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Anyone have recommendations for a good shoe or boot for everyday wear to be prepared in the event of a catastrophe? I feel like they would need to look like an every day wearing shoe/ boot (grey man). Good for weather, hiking, distance, etc.
 
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Something true to your roots.
 
Anyone have recommendations for a good shoe or boot for everyday wear to be prepared in the event of a catastrophe? I feel like they would need to look like an every day wearing shoe/ boot (grey man). Good for weather, hiking, distance, etc.
For insulated boots my favorite is Filson, uninsulated is Red Wing and Whites, all made in USA. My cold weather boots are Sorels, used to be made in Canada now....ug China.
 
For insulated boots my favorite is Filson, uninsulated is Red Wing and Whites, all made in USA. My cold weather boots are Sorels, used to be made in Canada now....ug China.

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I wear Tretorn year round. Above winter...below warmer months. They're made in Sweden...good quality reasonably priced.

Silent probably wouldn't like them though...not English looking enough.
 
Anyone have recommendations for a good shoe or boot for everyday wear to be prepared in the event of a catastrophe? I feel like they would need to look like an every day wearing shoe/ boot (grey man). Good for weather, hiking, distance, etc.

A rough industry standard for private security contractors tends to be approach shoes from Merrel and Salomen, and Ankle boots for really naff geograpghy and weather. Once over the survivalist community tended to wear combat boots like Danner Arcadias but like so many others they have now migrated over to top end civvy outdoor footwear PLUS uprated footbeds and better laces
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So let me get this straight. An English college student whom is prepping for "an inevitable apocalypse" moves from his rural town to a major metropolitan city. This "kid" then (who is already familiar with a compound bow mind you) joins a message forum to ask people how to make a proper B.O.B. bag...instead of googling/YouTubing it like every other person under 40 years old on planet earth.

Now this same alleged "college student" is asking FASHION ADVICE to a bunch of 60 year olds on the internet?

This is character development at its finest.
 
Anyone have recommendations for a good shoe or boot for everyday wear to be prepared in the event of a catastrophe? I feel like they would need to look like an every day wearing shoe/ boot (grey man). Good for weather, hiking, distance, etc.

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By the way "college student" grey man is spelled GRAY man in the states not "grey" man like it is often spelled in the UK.
 
A rough industry standard for private security contractors tends to be approach shoes from Merrel and Salomen, and Ankle boots for really naff geograpghy and weather. Once over the survivalist community tended to wear combat boots like Danner Arcadias but like so many others they have now migrated over to top end civvy outdoor footwear PLUS uprated footbeds and better lacesView attachment 8309 View attachment 8310 View attachment 8311 .

where is a good site to shop for upgraded footbeds?
 
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So let me get this straight. An English college student whom is prepping for "an inevitable apocalypse" moves from his rural town to a major metropolitan city. This "kid" then (who is already familiar with a compound bow mind you) joins a message forum to ask people how to make a proper B.O.B. bag...instead of googling/YouTubing it like every other person under 40 years old on planet earth.

Now this same alleged "college student" is asking FASHION ADVICE to a bunch of 60 year olds on the internet?

This is character development at its finest.

interesting i wonder why you feel so strongly about me and who you believe me to be. this site is the last place i would expect to find such drama. usually when people behave as such, rude, it's because they are entirely insecure with themselves and feel a lack of control. what is it that causes you to feel insecure or out of control?
 
interesting i wonder why you feel so strongly about me and who you believe me to be. this site is the last place i would expect to find such drama. usually when people behave as such, rude, it's because they are entirely insecure with themselves and feel a lack of control. what is it that causes you to feel insecure or out of control?

this coming from someone whom is supposedly worried about "an inevitable apocalypse." psychotic English piece of shyt.
 
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this coming from someone whom is supposedly worried about "an inevitable apocalypse." psychotic English piece of shyt.
apocalype: an event involving damage on a catastrophic level - that is the basis for this entire 'DoomsDay' website
inevitable: unavoidable

You seem to be a fan of posting definitions, so here. Yes, I do believe there will be a catastrophic event sometime in the future - that's the point of using this website as a tool to be prepared.
 
apocalype: an event involving damage on a catastrophic level - that is the basis for this entire 'DoomsDay' website
inevitable: unavoidable

You seem to be a fan of posting definitions, so here. Yes, I do believe there will be a catastrophic event sometime in the future - that's the point of using this website as a tool to be prepared.

I wonder how many accounts you have nutball. You might be able to fool these people here but I see right through your bullshyt.
 
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usually when people behave as such, rude, it's because they are entirely insecure with themselves and feel a lack of control.
You must be talking to toexist because he'd the only person I have on ignore that is so rude. I can't see his posts, thank goodness...

I suggest you put him on ignore too. Click on his name then click on "Ignore" and you won't be harassed by him anymore!
 
You must be talking to toexist because he'd the only person I have on ignore that is so rude. I can't see his posts, thank goodness...

I suggest you put him on ignore too. Click on his name then click on "Ignore" and you won't be harassed by him anymore!

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Dr every time I start to like you u open ur mouth and remind me why I couldn't stand you to begin with. You don't know wtf ur talking about half the time yet u feel the need to voice an opinion about everything.

Some people here are easily deceived. Let me just say if I ever decided to make a fake account like this nutcase Silent Earth does every two weeks...nobody here would have the slightest clue.

Here you a 60 year old Englishmen impersonating an 18 year old college student and half people here are taking bait. Awareness 101.
 
I was a paramedic for over a decade, and I have strong opinions about survival footware that come from real life.

I am very prejudiced in favor of Corcoran 975 jump boots, but, in fairness, many other styles would probably work almost as well post SHTF. Doc Marten 10 eyelets (British made, not liscensed copies from China and Vietnam) are an excellent choice.

So are Timberland work boots, Bates combat boots, and, possibly, Herman Survivors.

If you get Corcoran jump boots, keep a few points in mind:

1) They must be broken in, and this takes patience and time. The only real way to break them in is to wear them with whatever socks you plan to use. Don't take shortcuts like standing in water, or putting them in the freezer with plastic bags of ice. None of these shortcuts will work, and most of them will ruin your boots.

2) Use Kiwi shoe polish with water and cotton balls (cloth diapers that have been washed a few times work well too) to polish them with several thin layers as opposed to a few heavy "goopy" layers. A soft toothbrush is good for the seams. Stay away from silicones, teflons, etc. unless you work in an extreme or exotic environment like a chemical plant, oil rig, or salt water. After polishing with Kiwi, buff the surface with pantyhose.

3) Substitute paracord for laces, and use odor eaters to help preserve the insoles.

4) I love side-zipper jump boots...they look way cool (especially if you put a split ring in the hole in the zipper pull tab and tuck a pair of EMS trauma scissors in the top of your boot when you're wearing them...), but they should probably be avoided for survival purposes. It's another point of mechanical failure--I've had side-zipper boots become useless when the zipper got messed up--and aftermarker zippers are available which can be laced into the front of the boot. If you use such zippers, lube them up with Chapstick once in a while.

5) If you can, buy two identical pairs of boots, and alternate wearing them so that they wear evenly.

6) Post SHTF, it might make sense to make "boot sandals". You cut a piece of car tire a little larger than the sole of your boot, and strap it on your boot in the way that you'd strap on a sandal. This will preserve the sole if you are trekking across rough terrain, but be careful because this may affect your balance...especially if you have a pack.

7) Do not dry leather jump boots in the oven or hot sunshine or with a hair dryer.

8) If you carry a boot knife with a metal clip, check the leather surfaces from time to time to make sure that the repetitive motion of walking isn't gradually eating a hole in the top of your boot.

If you follow these ideas, a pair of boots should last many years. They can be resoled.

The steel shank in a Corcoran jump boot protects against a junkie's dirty needle and broken glass, there is excellent ankle support for when you carry a B.O.B., the higher top of the boot provides good protection from venomous snakes (although snake chaps work better), and the higher top helps protect from ticks and biting ants.

The work environment of an EMS paramedic seems, to me, like it would be a good model for post SHTF as far as footware goes.

I don't claim to have a monopoly on truth, and with descisions as important as footware, you should get as many opinions as possible.

I hope I was helpful.

All my best.
 
interesting i wonder why you feel so strongly about me and who you believe me to be. this site is the last place i would expect to find such drama. usually when people behave as such, rude, it's because they are entirely insecure with themselves and feel a lack of control. what is it that causes you to feel insecure or out of control?

Erm WHAT? I have no idea what you are going on about, what did I say that was rude?
 

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