I spend a lot of time on my feet and over the years have come to know that bargain footwear is the pits. My casual walking shoes have cost at least $160.00/pair and I have three pairs that I spend a bunch of time in. In the warmer weather I wear Keen sandals [I have two pairs, identical] most of the time except when we do our daily walk. My hunting boots are both insulated so they're out as far as spring/summer/fall wear. I have a pair of half high boots that I wear when mowing [sloped yard] or when I hit the shoreline for fish or very early season deer if the weather has stayed warm. Today I bought another pair of half high boots, Keens. Just under two c-notes, but they fit well and are not heavy like the leather boots. I picked up a pair of footbed liners at the same time to uyse later on when the originals seem to be too worn and my feet tire.
We walk outside in parks and on trails a lot when its nice out and often encounter hills or rougher terrain and a shoe just doesn't cut it anymore. I have had bad lower leg injuries to both legs and those injuries have left my feet to suffer. It was hard to swallow the $190.00 for another pair of boots but I know Keen products and trust in them so its money well spent I feel. My deer boots see the least amount of use and each pair cost in the $275.00 neighborhood but again the cost is worth every penny. One bonus with these new Keen boots in the much, much lighter weight.
I have a pair of Crocs I wear around the house and in the garage occasionally. I slip them on to fetch the mail or wheel the trash containers to the curb and back but for the most part am not real impressed with them.
What do you all wear for, say, yardwork or fishing or hunting? Do you lay out decent change for what you buy or can you get by with lesser expensive footwear. Do you ever replace the footbed liners?
