I'll be leaving the construction industry after 23 years to start a new career in Corrections. What's a good duty boot these days? Must be available in black.
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Create a channel Learn moreDanners. Been walking runs for 20 Years.I'll be leaving the construction industry after 23 years to start a new career in Corrections. What's a good duty boot these days? Must be available in black.
I have Asolo fugitives for my hiking boots. Love them. Need all black for uniform though.Asolo Fugitive (ironically) are the best fit and feel right out of the box and they have other models that are every bit as good
Georgia makes good "traditional" type boots.
Carolina boots are nothing to sneer at
I am considering Danner Acadia. Danners seem to run super narrow in my experience. Might get an EE to fit.Danners. Been walking runs for 20 Years.
They make them all black......but don't sell them that way in the US.I have Asolo fugitives for my hiking boots. Love them. Need all black for uniform though.
Just thought some Danner 2650 GTX hiking shoes/boots this weekend. I normally wear a D, but had to get EE. They are super light, not sure if they come in black though.I am considering Danner Acadia. Danners seem to run super narrow in my experience. Might get an EE to fit.
This. My dad took a job at a correctional facility after retiring to supplement his income and lasted about a month. He hated. It was a private facility that was contracted for Alaska. It was in Colorado.Fuck the boots and fuck corrections. Keep your favorite work boots and find a niche within the construction industry you enjoy the most and start your own company or freelance your skill sets. I can't imagine a more soul sucking job than corrections other than maybe being a CNA in a nursing home. I just wonder if CNAs backstab the fuck out of each other like cops and corrections do.
I just took off my Speed Assault IIs after 15hrs on duty. They're lightweight, comfortable, feel like a sneaker, very nice. I tried a couple options before I picked them, and when I did I got the Gore-Tex option.Solomon Speed Assualts are my go to. Super light and comfortable.
Eeeeeeyup. This. Oh and piss. A lot of piss.Seriously Gore-tex and waterproof, no matter what waterproof and a smooth texture on the outside so that feces, vomit, semen, ass lube, blood and eyeball juice wash or wipe off easily.
Saying this, my next pair I am going to try some Nicks.
Danner Acadia have been and still are my favorite lace up boots.
The pair I have now are due for replacement, the soles are about bald but the leather is soft as a babies ass and they are as comfortable as running shoes i just can't seem to retire them.
I have looked into getting them resoled and that is most likely what I will do.Danner will resole them for about 100$
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A new pair of replacement Acadias are running over 300$ these days.
I had a pair of Acadias resoled about 8 years ago, and they did a great job. I also have a pair of Danner 26000's, which are basically just Acadias, but in Mojave Brown leather and speedlace eyelets. They have been awesome.
They havn't made the 26000 in quite a few years. My current pair were new old stock that i found listed on ebay for 100$.
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What didn't you like about the Acadia ?I ordered a pair of Danner Acadias and promptly returned them. That is not a nearly $400 dollar boot! All of you suggesting things not available in ALL BLACK apparently have zero reading comprehension... I'm a big fan of Nick's and Frank's boots, but don't have that kind of time to wait at the moment. I wound up ordering a cheap pair of Garmont Nemesis 4 to get me started. I'm sure those won't be my boots for long if I stick with the job but will work in the beginning.
My Acadias I bought in 2010 have been great but the EE size fit my foot shape really well and even better with the orthopedic insert since I have a high arch in my feet and the reason I could never wear Redwing boots no matter how well they are made as they are just to flat.It's not that I didn't like them... I didn't like them enough to justify what they sell for now. A few years back at $250 they'd have been a decent value. They are currently $322. Danners don't fit me particularly well, the regular is too narrow by an uncomfortable amount ant the EE is sometimes just a fuzz too loose. As in this case. Also, the leather wasn't particularly thick, and has a weird soft surface quality reminiscent of sneakers that use a thin layer of leather with some sort of synthetic material over the top to fake it. Maybe these were great boots a few years back, in no way did they have value at the price point for me.
I should add I have worn traditional American work boots for 24 years. Red Wing 899s and 875s mostly. Leather and cork soles, thick leather. More recently Nick's and Frank's. I'm used to break in and perfect comfort in that price. The Danners weren't uncomfortable but didn't seem remotely as rugged.