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Anyone else have stupidly wide feet?

Started by SDK, April 09, 2023, 05:49:55 PM

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nativeks

Im a 12 4E. I wear LL Bean wide leather moctoe upland boots as my everyday wear.

Alpha Burly boots for rubber boots

I had a pair of custom logging boots made for working around my property. They were made by Drew's Boots.

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Yoder409

Quote from: runngun on April 09, 2023, 07:28:26 PM
Hoss, if you got 25 years out of a pair of boots, you need to have them dipped in Bronze!!!

I still have a pair of uninsulated Red Wing 6" work boots that I bought in 1984.
PA elitist since 1979

The good Lord ain't made a gobbler I can't kill.  I just gotta be there at the right time.....  on the day he wants to die.

Meleagris gallopavo

I wear zero drop boots and shoes a good bit and they tend to be more spacious than regular boots.  They are meant to simulate walking barefoot.


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captpete

Another mention for Keen boots/shoes being roomy. I don't have wide feet, but I had to wear steel toe boots for work. Almost every brand I tried I had to wear a wide boot to keep the steel toe cap from rubbing on the side of my big toes. When I tried the Keen boots, I could wear the regulars. As far as wear goes, they lasted me about a year, just like most of the other brands I tried.

Cut N Run

My feet are 9 EEE with fallen arches.  My family always told me to throw away the shoes and wear the boxes instead.
One of my father's friends asked me if I even owned shoes because my feet looked like I've been barefoot my whole life.

I got a pair of Danner Pronghorn snake boots in wide and they fit better than I expected.

Jim
Luck counts, good or bad.

tad1

SDK, footwear sure isn't easy cause no foot is alike.  Reviews only take you so far.
Ive been wearing Meindl German made boots built for cabelas (no longer sold by cabelas) called the "perfekt hunter". Bought some when I was 15 Yrs. old, ended up resoling them and eventually trashed them BC my local shop did crappy resole work.  Bought a new pair right at 10 years ago before a muley hunt. Have put many miles on them. Just this week the soles on this pair are coming off.  I'll likely have them resoled, the leather is in remarkably good condition still.
Anyway, they are now sold by meindl both in Germany and through Meindl USA which is actually in Sydney NE (cabelas home).
They have the popular "Vakuum" and "Comfort Fit" models.  The comfort fit (the ones I've worn) are built on a wider platform and gives a good bit of room in the toe box, they work great even with thicker socks which is nice to give you a 3 seasons kind of boot.  They also sell specific wide models in the different types.  Anyway, Im milling all this over too cuz I may be getting a new pair soon, depending on the resoling cost.  I
  It might be worth chatting with Meindl and seeing if they could recommend a boot for you.  I have really liked mine and the cork footbeds with the "comfort fit" although Id like to try on the vacuums too, sucks that there isn't anyone local to patronize.   

bowbird87

I'm 13 EEEE. I really like Keens, Merrells and Timberlands for hiking style boots. The merrells were nice but didn't hold up a year for me.

NCSWAMPFOX

very wide forefoot and narrow heel for me . recently bit the bullet and got pair of crispi boots from black ovis for mule deer tag i drew this year.

tad1

Quote from: NCSWAMPFOX on April 14, 2023, 01:05:32 PM
very wide forefoot and narrow heel for me . recently bit the bullet and got pair of crispi boots from black ovis for mule deer tag i drew this year.
Which other boots have you worn? 
Id like to be able to try on some of these other "Euro" brands.  Crispi, Hanwag, Kennetrek etc. 
Don't want to go chasing a better boot/fit and find out I had it right all along with my Meindls. !

NCSWAMPFOX

have worn many flavors of boots over the years, lowa stands out as decent ones, tried kennetreck and they didnt work for me. i called black ovis and spoke with boot specialist there. nice guy and knew his boots up and down. good return policy and gave me 15% discount as well. another pair that fit me well was danner sharptails .