I’ve been wearing only Rocky boots for over 35 years. on concrete, dirt, and even on duty back in the day, they never failed me and always took great care of my feet. They’re not cheap, but neither are your feet!
Thanks for the recommendation. I will get a pair to keep in my BOB.
I’ll vacuum pack them using my food vacuum sealer. I do this for other stuff in my BOB to keep it compact, organized (especially if the stuff falls out of the BOB), and weatherproof.
TIP: Cut a small notch on each side of the bag near the top (about half the width of the seal) then mark the cuts with a permanent marker so they are easy to see. These notches make it quick and easy to rip the bag open without tools.
SurvivorCord® Survival Boot Laces (https://www.titansurvival.com/products/survivorcord-survival-boot-laces) are precut lengths of their SurvivorCord® (see below for details) PLUS a mini ferro rod and mini striker that thread onto the laces near the toe of the boot. The SurvivorCord® contains: 3x Braided Strands of MIL-SPEC Nylon, 1x Strand of Waxed Fire Tinder, 1x Strand of 25 LB Braided Fishing Line, and 1x Strand of 110 LB Kevlar Utility Line. So, you always have another way to make fire, catch fish, and make a snare whenever you’re wearing your boots. You just remove the laces, remove the ferro and striker rods, remove and use the inner strands you need, then use the outer sheath to re-lace your boots. (To fit my boots, I had to buy the longer length option, cut them to the proper length, and melt the ends.)
Their standard SurvivorCord® (not the boot lace version) comes in two different versions, many colors, and in 100- and 500-ft lengths.
Sorry if that sounded like a commercial. I do not have any connection to the company. I have just used SurvivorCord® for a few years now and really like it.
Houston resident so you got my attention on the virtues of this lightweight boot in tropical heat. Thanks for passing this on, not to mention your 2A commentaries.
I’ve been wearing only Rocky boots for over 35 years. on concrete, dirt, and even on duty back in the day, they never failed me and always took great care of my feet. They’re not cheap, but neither are your feet!
They look pretty good. Thanks Lee.
Thanks for the recommendation. I will get a pair to keep in my BOB.
I’ll vacuum pack them using my food vacuum sealer. I do this for other stuff in my BOB to keep it compact, organized (especially if the stuff falls out of the BOB), and weatherproof.
TIP: Cut a small notch on each side of the bag near the top (about half the width of the seal) then mark the cuts with a permanent marker so they are easy to see. These notches make it quick and easy to rip the bag open without tools.
I really like the idea of using paracord for boot laces. I use SurvivorCord® Survival Boot Laces (https://www.titansurvival.com/products/survivorcord-survival-boot-laces) by Titan Survival (https://www.titansurvival.com/).
SurvivorCord® Survival Boot Laces (https://www.titansurvival.com/products/survivorcord-survival-boot-laces) are precut lengths of their SurvivorCord® (see below for details) PLUS a mini ferro rod and mini striker that thread onto the laces near the toe of the boot. The SurvivorCord® contains: 3x Braided Strands of MIL-SPEC Nylon, 1x Strand of Waxed Fire Tinder, 1x Strand of 25 LB Braided Fishing Line, and 1x Strand of 110 LB Kevlar Utility Line. So, you always have another way to make fire, catch fish, and make a snare whenever you’re wearing your boots. You just remove the laces, remove the ferro and striker rods, remove and use the inner strands you need, then use the outer sheath to re-lace your boots. (To fit my boots, I had to buy the longer length option, cut them to the proper length, and melt the ends.)
Their standard SurvivorCord® (not the boot lace version) comes in two different versions, many colors, and in 100- and 500-ft lengths.
SurvivorCord® (https://www.titansurvival.com/collections/survivorcord) is their original, 620-lb version with: Brass 30 AWG Utility Wire (8 lbs), Fishing Line (25 lbs), and Waxed Jute (2.0 mm diameter)
SurvivorCord® XT (https://www.titansurvival.com/collections/patented-survivorcord-xt) is their newer 1,000-lb version with: Kevlar Thread (110 lbs) instead of the brass wire, Fishing Line (25 lbs), and Waxed Jute (1.5 mm diameter).
Sorry if that sounded like a commercial. I do not have any connection to the company. I have just used SurvivorCord® for a few years now and really like it.
Houston resident so you got my attention on the virtues of this lightweight boot in tropical heat. Thanks for passing this on, not to mention your 2A commentaries.
I wear 6E. Nobody makes wide boots.