Question:
I have had a problem all my life, leave it alone. I have extremely wide
feet XXX or better in size. When I take off my shoes I swear my damn feet
were grafted on from a duck. Is there any where out there where I can buy a
pair of xxx wide mc boots. I have never been able to find anything more
than a medium width which really blows. Mainly have been wearing work type
boots only ones I have found in xxx size.
Answer:
See if you can try these on at your nearby shoe or boot emporium:
http://www.chippewaboots.com/boots/detail.asp?sDiv=04&sGender=4&sType...
A competant boot tech can stretch em a half size wider even than EE.
I wear these and like em. My 2 feet are a size different and they were
able to make em fit real nice. Disclamer: these might not be considered
by some the absolute safest boots as they velcro up the side. They sure are
comfy though.
I've never bought real MC boots. I always wear work boots, probably because
I tend to be cheap about such things. Then again, some work boots these
days make the ones at the local dealership look inexpensive. Several of the
work brands I've worn come in triple and quadruple X sizes. Unless yours
have to say Harley Davidson on the side, you should be able to find some to
waddle about in.
I think real motorcycle boots are just real work boots that say Harley on the
toe. The whole idea is to consider the problem you are trying to solve and turn
up the solution set. Considerations: Heel that is ramped toward the toe so they
don't bite in - broke a foot learning that one. Steel to or not? Some like them,
some don't. Depends on whether your toes are crushed in the steel cap or your
buddy's. I don't have a problem with them. Materials: leather can rot in certain
climates. Plastics leak in wet areas. Temperature requirements: Are they lined
or not? Is that important? High or low cut? Laces or buckles/velcro/snaps?
Weight, comfort, fit - all very important, all very individual.
I have Skechers and like them fine. They're laced, ramped heel, steel toe, low
cut, warm enough for Washington State weather. Comfortable enough to wear all
day, easy to remove at the end of the day without a bootjack, enough flex in the
tops to prevent that skiboot stride.
Had a friend who knew he was going to get drafted, so in 1967 (1968?)
he enlisted in the Navy so he wouldn't have to stomp around in rice
paddies and get shot at. Near the end of boot camp they passed around
a sheet he called a "dream sheet" that listed areas in which you may
have expertise or experience. He saw "Medicine" on there. Figuring
they'd make him a nurse and he'd spend his time in a hospital behind
the lines, he checked that category. Next thing he realized was they
put a big red cross on his helmet and made him a medic. As I
understand it, Marines don't have their own medics...they use Navy
medics. Guess what my friend did for the next two years. That's
right...he stomped around in rice paddies getting shot at with a bunch
of Marines. Out of 52 in his medic class, only 2 of them returned. My
friend was fine, but the other guy lost his legs. He said it was the
stupidest check-mark he ever made.
I never served. I was a sole-surviving son...the last living male in
my family, so they didn't call me up. My dad was a WWII vet, and died
in 1955 from lingering complications from his wounds he received in
Europe. In many ways I feel like I never paid my dues. I tip my hat to
those of you that did serve.
Motorcycle content: I wear lace up boots. The MSF guy told me to
double knot them and tuck the laces in the top of the boot. Don't want
to have the wind tie a loose shoe lace to a foot peg and then try to
put a foot down when stopping. Probably common knowledge to most of
you, but I'm not very common.
