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danmdevries Offline
#1 Posted: Thu, Mar 23 2017, 2:58 AM EST
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I need to find a more comfortable pair of shoes.

Seems I can find reasonably comfortable but sweaty shoes, or uncomfortable but well ventilated.

Bought a pair of New Balance grampa shoes but they're too damn sweaty.

On my feet most of my shifts, do about 12-15k steps a night.

What say you FOGs?
dharbolt Offline
#2 Posted: Thu, Mar 23 2017, 6:16 AM EST
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I wear new Balance all terrain shoes. Do similar amount of walking most days. I love them for work, they make it about 8 months before needing replaced.

They are pretty well ventilated, better than the regular shoes, the whole upper is mesh with leather reinforcement. Ymmv and all that though.
99cobra2881 Offline
#3 Posted: Thu, Mar 23 2017, 7:03 AM EST
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I don't know if dansko makes men's shoes. I don't buy my wife the clogs just their tennis shoes. She loves them.

For well vented look at the addidas cloud foam running shoes. They're a mesh type and keep my feet very cool.
chazbo Offline
#4 Posted: Thu, Mar 23 2017, 7:08 AM EST
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Dan, check out Olukai. Very comfortable and breathe well. Cost is around $85 but have a year warranty. I have two pair,
Love them😎
namadio Offline
#5 Posted: Thu, Mar 23 2017, 7:30 AM EST
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I'm hooked on Merrells. I wear them pretty much everyday for all situations except for running. Always wear them for my test events that have similar # of steps and standing all day.

The waterproof ones will make you sweat so get the ventilated ones! They hold up pretty well too. I've got a few pairs now and my oldest from Apr 2015 is still in the rotation.
MACS Offline
#6 Posted: Thu, Mar 23 2017, 7:42 AM EST
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I feel your pain, Dan... literally. I had plantar fasciitis in my left foot. A few cortisone shots and it resolved itself. Now I have it in my right foot... one cortisone shot, which has wore off, and we're back to "Ow, f*** that hurts".

I just got myself a pair of Kuru shoes. They have plenty of cushion and support. For work my shoes have to be all black, and leather.

http://www.kurufootwear.com/mens-shoes/kinetic-mens.html?color=Smokestack-Black
Thunder.Gerbil Offline
#7 Posted: Thu, Mar 23 2017, 8:02 AM EST
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I'd go with Red Wing or Keen.

I spend 90% of my work day on my feet. I also have a long list of safety and environmental requirements that my footwear has to comply with. These are about the only ones I've found so far that meet the specs, are comfortable and last. Spendy, but well worth it. While my requirements necessitate boots, my experiences with footwear from these two companies would definitely have me giving their shoes a try if that was what I needed.
Hank_The_Tank Offline
#8 Posted: Thu, Mar 23 2017, 8:07 AM EST
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chazbo wrote:
Dan, check out Olukai. Very comfortable and breathe well. Cost is around $85 but have a year warranty. I have two pair,
Love them😎


I have been wanting a pair of Olukai shoes for a while now...can't find a place that sells them though...I want to try them on before I purchase.
jjanecka Offline
#9 Posted: Thu, Mar 23 2017, 8:42 AM EST
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What kind of work?
Mr. Jones Offline
#10 Posted: Thu, Mar 23 2017, 8:43 AM EST
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bgz Offline
#11 Posted: Thu, Mar 23 2017, 9:02 AM EST
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Sketchers with memory foam.
tonygraz Offline
#12 Posted: Thu, Mar 23 2017, 9:12 AM EST
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Hospital gals swear by Dansco. My wife bought a pair once for work - they had to revive me after they rang them up. She still has them a decade or so later. Not sure if there is a male equivalent.
DrafterX Offline
#13 Posted: Thu, Mar 23 2017, 10:10 AM EST
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Momma used to say you can tell alot about a person by the kind of shoes they wear... Mellow
SteveS Offline
#14 Posted: Thu, Mar 23 2017, 10:20 AM EST
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Dunham Exeter ...
tailgater Offline
#15 Posted: Thu, Mar 23 2017, 11:15 AM EST
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Crocs.
Gene363 Offline
#16 Posted: Thu, Mar 23 2017, 11:18 AM EST
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This FOG wears flip flops, I hate shoes. I get them from Cabela's and they have arch support. I also have some Crocs that have leather tops and plenty of side vents. They look like heck, but were recommended by my foot doc.

When working I wore Rockport Perth Loafers, usually two or three pairs that I rotated. I still had one new pair in the top of the closet when I retired.

My wife is a retired RN, she could not wear clogs so she preferred shoes from the San Antonio Shoes SAS with aftermarket inserts. They also make shoes for men, but they didn't fit my wide paddle feet as well as the Rockports.

As shoes wear replace/resole them to avoid back and joint troubles.
Hank_The_Tank Offline
#17 Posted: Thu, Mar 23 2017, 11:43 AM EST
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tailgater wrote:
Crocs.


If they made a shoe that wasn't so hideous, they would probably be the best selling shoe company in the world (ten times over). I have heard they are super comfy and good for your feet/body but I would rather my arches break than wear those ugly things. Wouldn't be caught dead wearing them.
elRopo Offline
#18 Posted: Thu, Mar 23 2017, 1:02 PM EST
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Crocs rocks! I wouldn't try running with them but they are super comfy and weigh almost nothing.
DrafterX Offline
#19 Posted: Thu, Mar 23 2017, 1:06 PM EST
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Victor has a couple friends that got beat up for wearing crocs in Georgetown... Mellow
elRopo Offline
#20 Posted: Thu, Mar 23 2017, 1:12 PM EST
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Poor Crocs
delta1 Offline
#21 Posted: Thu, Mar 23 2017, 1:16 PM EST
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+1 for Rockport.

They make a bunch of different styles and colors, if you have to meet specs...from uniform patrol to office dress and casual...once I found them I didn't buy any other shoes for work.
elRopo Offline
#22 Posted: Thu, Mar 23 2017, 1:36 PM EST
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Around here we have some footwear we call Rockport Ropers. White rubber boots we wear on the boat while fishing.
MACS Offline
#23 Posted: Thu, Mar 23 2017, 2:19 PM EST
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elRopo wrote:
Around here we have some footwear we call Rockport Ropers. White rubber boots we wear on the boat while fishing.


http://www.xtratufboots.com/product/non-insulated-xtratuf-legacy-12-22172g/performance

^^My fishing boots.
DrafterX Offline
#24 Posted: Thu, Mar 23 2017, 2:28 PM EST
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Last ocean fishing I did was in Jamaica and they wouldn't let us wear shoes in da boat... Mellow
elRopo Offline
#25 Posted: Thu, Mar 23 2017, 3:47 PM EST
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MACS wrote:
http://www.xtratufboots.com/product/non-insulated-xtratuf-legacy-12-22172g/performance

^^My fishing boots.

Everyone wears the white ones down here, guess we're all racist rednecks

Herfing
DrafterX Offline
#26 Posted: Thu, Mar 23 2017, 4:12 PM EST
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What about when they're clam diggin..?? Huh
elRopo Offline
#27 Posted: Thu, Mar 23 2017, 4:18 PM EST
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DrafterX wrote:
What about when they're clam diggin..?? Huh




Blink
jespear Offline
#28 Posted: Thu, Mar 23 2017, 4:26 PM EST
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No matter which brand of shoe you decide, always wear cotton socks !
JadeRose Offline
#29 Posted: Thu, Mar 23 2017, 6:05 PM EST
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Have you asked a lesbian?
Burner02 Offline
#30 Posted: Thu, Mar 23 2017, 8:35 PM EST
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MACS wrote:
plantar fasciitis

The Strassburg sock works.

https://thesock.com/how-it-works/
tonygraz Offline
#31 Posted: Fri, Mar 24 2017, 9:09 AM EST
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DrafterX wrote:
Momma used to say you can tell alot about a person by the kind of shoes they wear... Mellow


Did you inherit the foot fetish too ?
madspackler Offline
#32 Posted: Fri, Mar 24 2017, 10:54 AM EST
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Thunder.Gerbil wrote:
I'd go with Red Wing or Keen.

I spend 90% of my work day on my feet. I also have a long list of safety and environmental requirements that my footwear has to comply with. These are about the only ones I've found so far that meet the specs, are comfortable and last. Spendy, but well worth it. While my requirements necessitate boots, my experiences with footwear from these two companies would definitely have me giving their shoes a try if that was what I needed.

I'm with TG with the Redwings. Work requires safety toed boots. Irish Setter is their line of casual footwear.
I keep two or three pairs of boots in rotation. Never wear the same pair two days in a row. The rest allows the boots to air out and dry before I work them another day. Really stops athletes foot and the boots wear and last longer.
DrafterX Offline
#33 Posted: Fri, Mar 24 2017, 10:57 AM EST
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two or three times longer..?? Huh
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