If anyone has any advice for BIFL , wide toed winter boots that are also waterproof , available to be shipped to canada, dont use goretex, AND have good traction on ice or steel cleats? please let me know.
a very specific type of winter boot please?
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motionofethre 4 points 21 hours ago
I got these from #eesti https://www.samelin.ee/
They have a lot of toe room and are very good
UnequalExchange 2 points 10 hours ago
I plan on walking like 10 or 20 KMs in -30 °C weather with these almost every day. Yes in the snow, mud, rain, or ice. Whatever I encounter.
Brokkr 1 point 3 hours ago
Depending on the depth of the snow, you may want to consider gaters.
As for the boots, you might be able to use a good pair of leather boots with lots of insulation (buy a size or 2 above what you need and wrap your feet up well). The advantage of full leather boots is that they can be maintained and repaired, whereas rubber will wear out eventually. Wearing the insulation will be better than having it built into the boot. Worn out socks are easier to replace than built-in insulation.
Regardless, look for Merrell out soles or plan to use crimp-ons for icy conditions.
gravitas_deficiency 4 points 16 hours ago
Check out Kodiak - they’re made in Canada iirc
shittydwarf 3 points 19 hours ago
Wolverine 1883 Felix rain boot - leather, fur lined duck boot
Nomad 3 points 21 hours ago
I bought iron rangers, thats classic bifl. But they are heavy and expensive and need some maintenance once a year and you need to wear thick socks inside for them to be comfortable. Bought them 5 years ago and so far they have not made any trouble. Can be resoled too.
UnequalExchange 2 points 10 hours ago
Thanks.
Now when you say yearly maintenance....
I already have thick wool socks so I have that covered.
UnequalExchange 3 points a day ago
or should I just get it custom made at this point?
solo 4 points a day ago
I was thinking the same thing and was about to ask you what's your budget, cause they are super expensive. Another solution could be some boots made as work equipement. And sorry for not having something more specific, like a brand
Now that I think more about it, when we talk about boots that last forever like, this means to me that they will need to be repaired at some point. Why not ask a shoe repair service near you this too?
UnequalExchange 2 points 10 hours ago
Actually Ill prbably just ask a shoe repair service how often the boots I get will probably need to be fixed
mutemule 2 points 18 hours ago
I don’t know if they’re BIFL, but I bought a pair of Farmer Boots from RealFoot a few years back. Like all leather goods, they need proper care, but five years in and the only real sign of wear/tear is colour changes in the leather.
UnequalExchange 2 points 17 hours ago
Doh! Sorry my fault I should have been more specific. Something that I notice about that boot is that there lat met to med met based on this picture of a foot https://www.researchgate.net/...
My feet are extremely wide through it s entirety .
From the lat arch to med arch of my foot that is probably wider than the distance from the lat met to med met for my foot.
mutemule 3 points 17 hours ago
My feet are slightly wide, all the way down, but very thick. These boots are the only ones I’ve ever found that actually fit well, probably because the boot itself is very flexible and malleable.
I don’t know if they’ll fit your “extremely wide” feet, though. They do have a few sizing guides that might help you answer that question?
UnequalExchange 2 points 10 hours ago
huh now that I think aboit it you might be onto something . Cause my feet at wide so should the malleability of those soles be able to make my feet fit? Huh Ill see what I cam find on their website about this. Thank
Also I was wondering what is the lowest tempersture you have walked around in these boots in? I plan on walking like 10 or 20 KMs in -30 °C weather with these almost every day.
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They probably won't be BIFL, but I recently bought the Lems Summit Waterproof boots. They have a "foot shaped" toe box and a relatively wide fit. I should be able to let you know how they fare on ice and snow within a couple of weeks.
They list a bunch of Canadian stockists on their website on the store locator page. I won't give a direct link because my comment already sounds enough like an ad.
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