What are good 8" boots to check out?
I'm starting an internship as a national forest river ranger and need some boots to wear. I have no experience with them so have just been looking. I've heard good things about Justin's and wolverines, what does /out/ suggest?
Get 10 inch you god damned idiot
>>785106
I suggest you look at individual boot reviews. Wolverines have some real pieces of shit that I hated working with for just a day. I personally like Columbia, but I don't wear 8 inch boots just for hiking.
I would suggest testing your first pair of boots.
Considering they should be light, yet gripful.
Go down with the price, maybe around 100$?
Then invest in some good footrub & merano working socks. Working in Boots can be a real torment, so take care of your feet!
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the Irish Setter 8", may be a little too hefty in price. I would even consider it being it too professional.
>>785106
The fit in regards to your foot matters. A boot that is amazing for one person might not work for you, perhaps due to too high/low and arch, too narrow/wide a toebox, etc. You're just going to have to try stuff on. Travel to an REI if you have to.
If you're going to be working with FS I would suggest a fire rated boot. Then if you get red carded you'll be set to jump in on prescribed burns or other filler slots on hand crews for fires to get hazard pay tacked on. A lot of fire guys will get Danner boots for the lower price range. And keep in mind the forest service now reimburses up to $300 every 3 years for boots required for your duties.
Pretty much just go to the respective websites of Rocky or Danner and look around, I don't want to come off shilly but if you buy something from either of them you're most likely going to be gait.
Just check your criteria against what they offer, essentially.
>>785106
Just remember to test them out in all conditions first. Including just stepping in water to check all of the stitching.
>be on pilgrimage
>stitching near the toes is shit
>welp I only tested them in the desert
>cue rain on pilgrimage
>nearly lose all the skin on my right foot
>fugg
>have to switch to my laxin sandals
>no room in pack for boots
>have to tie them to my pack
>try to make as evenly weight and unmoving as is possible
>didn't work
>fuck up my knee
aaand I was fucked. Got my pack stolen by gypsies in the next town to boot.
This folks, is why you always need to weather test your boots and support any sort of movement to completely genocide the gypsies.
I like my Redwings.
Heavy though.
>>787725
Those have a sympatex liner, btw. Not goretex. So you still need to protect the leather from water damage.
>>785150
I'm wearing some 8" boots right now and find they are to far up my leg to fit comfortably, how skinny are your legs that you can get another two inches higher without them running into your calf?
>>785182
What's wrong with wolverines? I'm just breaking these in and they are already the most comfortable boots I have ever owned, sparing the top inch and a half that is a little tight on my legs.
>>785182
>Wolverines have some real pieces of shit that I hated working with for just a day.
They do make some crap but I work hazmat and they used to make a 10" steel toe steel shank with the zipper up the side and the sole would last 5 or six months with all the caustics and acids and are comfy as fuck to stomp around in. When I bought the last pair at my local walmart one day a few years ago I had a feeling they were out of production so I bought ten pair They were oy $50 each pair and I get a stipend for PPE from the place I work. So happy I did that. SO if you find the perfect boots I say buy a couple 3 pair cause why the hell not..
