Boots

[gtrman66]

I wear Sears Die Hard. Comfortable, good ankle support. Cheap.

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1260 ... hard+boots" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[LarryH]

My goodness. I thought Die-Hard just applied to batteries.

[C-dub]

I wear Sears Die Hard. Comfortable, good ankle support. Cheap.

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1260 ... hard+boots" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Those aren't too bad looking. They even offer a low and mid-rise version. Excellent $$$ and waterproof, but I wonder what they mean by "airport friendly."

[Teamless]

I wonder what they mean by "airport friendly."

is probably meaning that it does not have a steel shank in the sole, so if you were not in the USA, where you do not have to remove your shoes, it would not set off the metal detectors.

[C-dub]

I wonder what they mean by "airport friendly."

is probably meaning that it does not have a steel shank in the sole, so if you were not in the USA, where you do not have to remove your shoes, it would not set off the metal detectors.

I thought about that , but did not consider travel outside of the US.

[pbwalker]

If I'm not wearing loafers for work, I am wearing these puppies:

[Zoomie]

Check out 5.11 Boots, you won't be disappointed.

http://www.511tactical.com/browse/Home/ ... 0000:50600" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[casingpoint]

Old hat. Saw it in Japan fifty years ago, patterned in socks worn with sandals, below, made from woven straw. Sometimes all five toes were separated, but usually only the big toe. Something about being warmer. And good for your Ninja.

[marksiwel]

theres some book about running barefoot and all the good it does for you. Something about the toes being able to move independently of the foot.

[cougartex]

I wear Sears Die Hard. Comfortable, good ankle support. Cheap.

[C-dub]

I wear Sears Die Hard. Comfortable, good ankle support. Cheap.

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1260 ... hard+boots" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

...but I wonder what they mean by "airport friendly."

Made of ceramic, perhaps - like the "Glock 7"

Good one McLean.

[gtrman66]

They are not steel toe, but you still have to remove your shoes in the US regardless.

[tacticool]

theres some book about running barefoot and all the good it does for you. Something about the toes being able to move independently of the foot.

It's more about heel-strike than free toes.

Scientists have found that those who run barefoot, or in minimal footwear, tend to avoid "heel-striking," and instead land on the ball of the foot or the middle of the foot. In so doing, these runners use the architecture of the foot and leg and some clever Newtonian physics to avoid hurtful and potentially damaging impacts, equivalent to two to three times body weight, that shod heel-strikers repeatedly experience.

"People who don't wear shoes when they run have an astonishingly different strike," says Daniel E. Lieberman, professor of human evolutionary biology at Harvard University and co-author of a paper appearing this week in the journal Nature. "By landing on the middle or front of the foot, barefoot runners have almost no impact collision, much less than most shod runners generate when they heel-strike. Most people today think barefoot running is dangerous and hurts, but actually you can run barefoot on the world's hardest surfaces without the slightest discomfort and pain. All you need is a few calluses to avoid roughing up the skin of the foot. Further, it might be less injurious than the way some people run in shoes."

[flb_78]

Yeah, I don't believe the part about your foot not hurting. I can barely walk on grass and it not hurt. My footsies are sensitive and it's not from a lack of callouses. I can provide photographic proof if you wish.