It might be worthwhile to check out some boots marketed toward military personnel. There’s LOTS of opinions out there about military boots because tons of us wear them.
I know Danner makes very nice boots. I wore the Reckoning cold weather version and loved them so much. They’re lined with goretex to keep the wet and the cold out as best as possible.
I wore them nonstop for about 2 years. Every regular day of work, weeks or months in the field, even climbing Mount Fuji. Those things lasted a long time until I replaced them with…
the Danner Jungles, which are very much the opposite of cold weather boots. They’re made for hot and wet climates. I love these even more but that’s probably because they’re designed specifically for this type of area.
Kind of a random question, but what is a good way to wear good boots like those as a civilian? I mean fashion-wise. I want to change my wardrobe up and I have stuff like boots and a trench coat that I’ve never been able to figure out what to wear it with.
I get that but if I’m wearing a long old-looking coat in the middle of a hot summer day I’m gonna look sus (and melt)
Idk I’ll have to see if it gets cold enough this year to wear it. I’m going to wear it on Halloween as part of my costume, and then I can ask some of my friends what I could do to pull off the look normally
Sorry if this is a dumb question but what is an EGA (Wait nvm I googled it and it’s a logo of sorts? Gotcha that makes sense. Just want the boots to look like boots)
Extreme weather? Find a pair of legit US military “Mickey mouse” boots. I’ve worn them in 8hr shifts at -20° F and never felt cold.
Just know that they’re not work boots. If your husband need something steel toe or with a special sole, these won’t work. They’re also ugly as sin. But for pure cold weather protection, they’re the best I’ve ever worn by far.
Edit: you may be able to find them cheaper but here’s what I’m talking about
We call those bunny boots here in Alaska. They used to be white, at least most of the ones I’ve seen were. You could get them from military surplus stores regularly 20 years ago, but I think the new black ones maybe aren’t an actual military issue?
I believe the white ones are the Arctic V.2 versions that were developed later and can withstand even colder temperatures than the earlier, black V.1s that I linked
Those are nearly the ugliest boots I’ve ever seen, but they do seem suited to Northern British Columbia, and I can’t argue that price, even with the exchange rate.
Absolutely, they’re not winning any beauty contests, but as someone who works outdoors year round, they’re hands down the warmest boots I’ve ever worn. I believe there’s a V.2 model that’s rated for even colder temperatures but I’ve never tried them
Edit: I believe These are the newer models rated for -60°F
Sir Bob II because the first robot vacuum we had was a BobSweep named Bob, naturally, so when we upgraded to a Roomba we wanted to name it Bob II and the Sir just seemed to fit.
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