Best Shoes for Concrete Shop Floor

[Robert Bonomi]

Y'know, they do call it 'book-binder twine' for a =reason=. *snicker*

[George]

Whatever you find comfortable, try sorbothane insoles in it...

[Larry Jaques]

On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 23:25:52 GMT, "Lew Hodgett" calmly ranted:

Inserts always ride up/down/sideways/out of place. I found the perfect shoe for my flat feet was the Reebok Classic Nylon (or the Saucony Jazz/Shadow) with over an inch of sponge rubber underfoot. NICE!

I just got 2 more pairs of Reeboks from

last month for under $60 on sale with free shipping.

SAS made a nice men's walking shoe which is nearly as comfy, as does Hush Puppy. All have spongy soles which work in lieu of cow mats.

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[tillius]

Larry Jaques proclaimed... "Inserts always ride up/down/sideways/out of place."

Isn't that why they make carpet tape?

Tillman

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[dbird]

how about Propet shoes.. i get the black color LifeWalkers on the internet and they work great... i ran across them in a Sporting goods store in a shopping mall years ago.. they were like $49.95 and always on sale for $29.95 at this store. well the store went out of business and i then had to get them on the internet.. i have found them on sale on the internet for $29.95 one time.. then had to get them for $39.95 and then $49.95.... they are worth it.. i tried the reboks and others and found these non advertised shoes alot better for the money than those other paid althlete sponsored shoes....

[A Dubya]

Charlie hollered:

Indeed, I agree...

...extremely comfortable, no sense of fatigue or pain at the end of the day, doing the concrete conga . Which was common with other above mentioned products. IMO they're great tool ....

Cheers,

aw

[Tom Veatch]

Well, I don't get ignored by the sales clerks! Bail costs are getting a little over-budget, 'though. 8-)

Tom Veatch Wichita, KS USA

[Bob Davis]

My feet and joints were killing me the first few months after putting together a shop and working in it for several hours a day on weekends. I bought a matt to put in front of the table saw and drill press. The relief I got was profound. I purchased the interlocking rubber matts available at Lowe's.

Bob

[Jay]

I second the steel-toe. I did landscraping as a summer-job in high school. You could wear shorts, but you had to have steel-toes. Not wanting to wear boots with shorts, I got a pair of steel-toed sneakers and loved the things. Kept them around for quite a few years, including when I was a bouncer/barback in college. Only time I "Used" the steel-toe was when I dropped a sweaty keg on my toe.

Here's a quick link I found using Froogle. I've never used the site, just providing a picture of a shoe:

[J T]

Mon, Jun 21, 2004, 11:57pm [e-mail] (Jay=A0Pique) who doesn't want to be barefoot anymore, asks: I've googled

If it's your own shop, I'd put down cow mats, or let the sawdust build up a bit.

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[CW]

I have known a few people that seem to like those but I could never see it. To me, combat boots were near the worst thing I ever wore. After basic training, I chucked mine. You couldn't give me a pair of those now. Wear Wolverines now. Spend 10 hours a day on concrete. No problem.

[CW]

I tend to be that way myself. About a year and the shoe/boot is gone. I think it has something to do with the shape of the foot nd the way you walk.

[J G]

If you want to find comfortable boots look to what Letter Carriers or Police Officers wear. Rocky, or Bates..... Danner boots are incredible if you can afford the cha-ching. Just about everybody on the force wears one of those three.

I have a 2 pair of Bates' I picked up on sale at the Exchange, and I alternate them daily. I think that is the most important thing you cna do. Gives them a chance to dry out and they don't get funky. They have been through hell and back and barely show it. A quick buff in the morning before roll-call and the are ready for another day.

-- J G

[Doug Miller]

Possibly yours didn't fit right? I dunno, but mine feel great.

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