Winter boot suggestions, please
Jan. 20th, 2011 12:12 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tzikehMy awesome and spectacular Ecco boots have given up the ghost after 20 years, and Ecco no longer makes them. So I must venture forth and find a new pair of winter boots that have the three qualities my Ecco boots had:
1) Warm. Really, really fuckin' warm.
2) Waterproof.
3) As good a tread for ice as exists on boots. Ice is ice, and there's only so much a boot can do, but some are much better than most.
My Ecco boots laced up to about three inches above the ankle (kind of like this), and I'm looking for the same (if it's closer to the calf than the ankle, it's too high for me). If you've got a pair of boots that fit the bill (that cost less than $150), please comment! And a link to a site where I can purchase them would be great.
Note: the boots do not have to be anywhere near pretty. Don't care. Warm, waterproof, and as good on the ice as can be is all I require.
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Date: 2011-01-20 06:18 pm (UTC)http://www.rei.com/product/788282
the great thing about them is that you lace them up once to the degree of snugness you want, and then you double know the lace and don't need to worry about it again (for the most part). You pull them on and off by opening the zip on the inside of the calf down to your instep. I have a very high instep and didn't think I could wear a pair of boots like this because I have a hard time getting my feet in them... but I've had *no* trouble with them.
:)
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Date: 2011-01-20 06:21 pm (UTC)http://www.zappos.com/keen-snowmass-mid-dark-shadow-deep-sea
They have a lot of boots, and most of them have freakin fantastic treads: http://www.zappos.com/keen-womens-boots~1
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Date: 2011-01-20 06:42 pm (UTC)I like my Coleman's hiking boots, which hit just right around my ankle. I'll see if I can find something more specific about the style name or something when I can get home and see if I can find that inside the boot.
I found them at Big 5 for cheap. Like, under $40.
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Date: 2011-01-20 06:44 pm (UTC)eta: i also just noticed that this kind have a replacement kit thing so you can put different types of spiky-things in them other than what comes installed. that could be really good.
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Date: 2011-01-20 07:44 pm (UTC)It is, and I didn't ever have any when I was back in the Midwest. They are pretty warm, and they have kept my feet dry in bad weather, though.
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Date: 2011-01-20 08:05 pm (UTC)I've worn them in 0 degree temps, in slush, in snow, and on ice and they've performed admirably. Very warm, easy on and off, and comfy like a sneaker. Reviews say to order up a size, but since I never wear anything heavier than a hand-knit sock on my feet, I got my regular size and they're fine.
Also? They're cute!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0037265K2/ref=oss_product
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Date: 2011-01-20 08:11 pm (UTC)though I got them for less than this at the Uggs store in Chicago (909 N. Rush).
I've found them to be very warm, even more so if you add a second fleece innersole to them as I did, completely waterproof, and good in ice and snow.
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Date: 2011-01-20 08:11 pm (UTC)But if you can get them, I have these (http://www.lansdaleltd.com/prod.php/prod/HANLIMAL) and I love them. They are a bit pricy, but they are warm, waterproof, they fit awesomely and they last for years. You could even get them re-soled (at least in Germany) if the soles should go.
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Date: 2011-01-20 08:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-01-20 08:36 pm (UTC)http://www.zappos.com/search/brand/588/filter/categoryFacet/%22Boots%22/gender/%22Womens%22/hide%3AproductTypeFacet/%22Shoes%22/subCategoryFacet/%22Ankle%22/sort/isNew/desc/productPopularity/asc/
The Montreal style looks like it might fit your bill -- I've found Sorels fit me worse than most people, while Ecco was always a great line for me, so we might have similiar problems. My Kamiks are sooooo warm and toasty and have great tread (though nothing works on ice, and I still had to walk very carefully on the sheer ice we get here). I used to mountain climb, so believe me, I need warm boots in snow or ice, since I had early stages of frostbite once.
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Date: 2011-01-20 08:40 pm (UTC)The Ugg store, you say.
I will have to go look.
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Date: 2011-01-20 10:12 pm (UTC)I second my recommendation for Bogs boots. Good to -40!
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