Slip on are nice but I can't wear the for work . Not enough ankle support.
Favorite Boots
- Thread starter 10mmLife
- Start date
Grifter
Custom
I have two pairs of these in different colors.
Been wearing them for the last 14yrs when they started as Station 8s. Light and comfy.
- CSA certified
- ASTM F2413-05 M C/75 I/75 EH PR certified
- Full-grain leather is polishable and waterproof
- Composite safety toe
- Waterproof membrane is breathable and resists blood-borne pathogens
- Antibacterial and moisture-wicking technology enhance comfort
- Quiet outsole provides slip and oil resistance
- Midsole board resists puncture
- 5.11's patented Shock Mitigation System
- Imported
- YKK Side zipper
* side note i previously wore Bates and found these infinitely more comfortable.
One pair is pretty beat up from lots of outdoor use. The other pair I wear to work when I ride the motorcycle or when the weather gets a little messy.
Bassbob
Emissary
I have to do concrete fairly often. This is how I found out the leather on the toes of most Carolina boots will not last long if you find yourself on your knees very often. Maybe if you put that black coating on them. I have literally had the safety toe hanging out of a pair of them within 2 days of buying them.
Bassbob
Emissary
RandomHero
Custom
Nike SFB Field 2 8" Boot
Shop now for the Nike SFB Field 2 8" Boot at Galls, your trusted authority for tactical gear, duty gear, first responder equipment & more.
Classified
Professional
One of the best ways of preserving you boots in harsh environments is to coat the leather with WD40 before you go in and after.
Bassbob
Emissary
Interesting. It's not something I could see myself doing every day though. It's easier to buy work boots that require little or no maintenance to begin with.
jmcd
Professional
I have used a silicone spray in the past. That has worked very well for me.
I usually coat nubuck leather boots in mink oil for better waterproofing.
The best waterproofing for boots I found was on accident was when I poured diesel fuel all over my boots when filling up a piece of equipment. Water would just bead off the boots for months but it had the added side effect of smelling really badly of diesel that never went away. Basically ruined them.
BangBang
Professional
I do the same with you. I use mink oil on my boots and does a great job. You may be onto something with the diesel fuel. Get a lil scientific and come up with a waterproof boot oil....
My gf does the same thing, lol, but I’m in multiple so she asks “FGorC?”
Forum (here)
Group (I admin a couple of SA related FB groups)
Cult (The gun cult- a tight knit community, based around a gun podcast, that bashes each other incessantly with memes)
RandomHero
Custom
See you on an episode of Shark Tank.
jmcd
Professional
I got the "clown shoes on a gun forum"? speech after so there is no way she believes me.
I kind of feel like this:
My “Cult” is constant shenanigans so the gf is not surprised by much of anything she sees on my phone. I just the the eye roll.
Keystone19250
SAINT
Slip on steel toe Caterpillar boots.
djthumper
Custom
Not too many of those.
Annihilator
Emissary
Bet you ain’t seen this yet.....
jmcd
Professional
If the wife is anywhere near the computer, I am NOT opening this thread.Bet you ain’t seen this yet.....
Way to much to try to explain, and I am not sure that I could.
Annihilator
Emissary
Or this............
