What’s the best footwear that you’ve found for this profession? I’m on foot a lot, and my old combat boots are wearing thin, and my ol’ flat feet hurt everyday. Thanks guys!
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Blundstone boots. They’re about $200, super comfortable, you can slip them on and off for working inside homes, they shine up nice, and they have a lifetime warranty. Best boots I’ve ever owned.
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I prefer boot over tennis shoe. Best boot so far I’ve found comfortable is the wolverine legend durashock. Work 8plus hours with no issues, waterproof all the way comfortable.
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Im definitely in the market for a new boot as well. My arches really start to hurt after just a few hours, sort of considering a custom insole… but the $400 price tag is a little tough to swallow. Ive tried the brand name insoles and they help a bit but not much.
Has anyone gone the custom insole route?
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i wear slip on dress shoes from sketcher, they look good, are comfortabel, easy to slip off for inside work (i wear slippers inside) and a nice grippy sole for roof work.
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I was wearing Red Wing boots for years; concrete, hiking, oil rigs, and even window cleaning but I wear Altra when not in work boots. I tried the Altra Lone Peak 4 mid and I’m in HEAVEN!!! Had them 4 months and they still feel great and are water resistant. Great wide footbed and grippy soles. They are $160-ish but My plantar fasciitis is 99% gone.
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Have some Irish Setters/Red Wings, after a while they felt like cement blocks on my feet. I rarely use round rung ladders so I try to rotate cheap lightweight sneakers now.
I like Danners and they last a while if you need a boot.
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Josh I’ve been using Birkenstock inserts for a long time, and they help quite a bit, but not enough.
I wear my GI issued boots on the outside and converse tennis shoes for inside and any roof work
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Dan -
Go to the search field in top right corner and type " SHOES ". There is all kinds of feedback for you.
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I wear red wings for everything. They last forever if you take care of them. My main work boot I oil every weekend. The guy at the store can help you pick out the right one for your needs. I recommend getting a custom insole. they can measure where the weight sits on your feet and recommend one for you.
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I wear the Altra Escalante -15 for work…most of my knee pain and plantar fasciitis is gone…
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I have those in blue for my walk about shoes. Great product.
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I love North face hedgehog waterproof hiking shoe for window cleaning. Awesome
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Tennis shoes
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I’m a big fan of Adidas Terrex hiking shoes. Depending on the model you choose , they have sneaker looks, and hiking functionality.
The Adidas Terrex Free Hiker is my current shoe ($199). It breathes well, handles mud and water well, and looks like it will hold up nicely throughout the season.
During the winter I used the Adidas Terrex Tracefinder. It was expensive ($275) , but very solid. Blocked out wind, water, and cold for me in negative temperatures. Post-season, they looked a lot less sleeker than they started, but still performed the same.
Last summer I tried the Adidas Fast-GTX Surround ($175) . They were great for hot weather, very breathable and dried quickly. They were starting to tear in multiple areas by the end of the season though. I might give them another try, they recently released one with “White Mountaineering” that looks very nice.
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Well since my Main job is an Electrician/fixer… I wear composit toe Timberland pros. O.K for awhile but I be screaming to get outta those boys… So when I part time Window clean Im back to the grippy Awesome wearing sneakers!! I noticed Luke the window cleaner wear boots on his vids. Stevo wear Sneakers… If you want your feet to FEEL GOOD… my Brooks Ghost 10 is a must. It’s a neutral shoe so mind that for you that need Arch support (which I have a slight arch but these feel awesome.) Last convenient store I did this week I wore my Vibram 5 fingers shoes which felt great too… I probably will be wearing more often. In homes if its hard floor I wear the shoe covers or the just plain Socks if its light colored carpet. 
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it’s a walking shoe, but with the air cushion it’s themost comfortable shoe Ive ever worn over the years and grippy too, no, not that durable, so what, I go thru about 2 pairs a year
work 9 hours straight on feet and back is not sore and feet feel great, a far cry from other shoes, including redwings even with their custom inserts, those redwings beat me up bad when I use them for a volunteer job where I have to wear them, way different than the reeboks
if on a ladder all day, like ON A LADDER ALL DAY, I could see how redwing type would be helpful
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My stipulations are…
True waterproof
Steel or hard plastic shank (for standing on ladders)
Low cut
Vibram soles (for roofs)
Merrill GTX Moab 2’s work well, gotta watch the widths though.
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