scout.trooper Posted February 9, 2013 Posted February 9, 2013 Getting my trooper pieces together and debated if I should buy or make my boots. I figured I'd at least buy the shoes, give it a go, and see what happens. When you guys are putting the vinyl over the boots, do you take out the laces first? Would it not look weird with the laces in under the vinyl? How do you slip your foot in and out of the boot base without untying and retying the laces? If you put the vinyl over the boots with the laces loose (or no laces at all), how would your foot not slip out when walking?
4505Marcel Posted February 9, 2013 Posted February 9, 2013 I leave the laces in bud, but I put a little vynil piece in so no glue touches the laces, that way they can be pulled up tight.
Chef Posted February 9, 2013 Posted February 9, 2013 I leave them in too.... But I never ever do them up when I'm wearing mine, so why I leave them in there is beyond me! You can always leave them untied if it's too tight, you but you can't tie them up when it's too loose if you don't have them!
4505Marcel Posted February 9, 2013 Posted February 9, 2013 I always do my laces up, just habit though I guess lol
Southscout Posted February 9, 2013 Posted February 9, 2013 I always lace mine up as well (they're made by Marcel). I walk funny otherwise...
4505Marcel Posted February 9, 2013 Posted February 9, 2013 I always lace mine up as well (they're made by Marcel). I walk funny otherwise... Thats because I sent you two left feet by mistake lol
Pandatrooper Posted February 9, 2013 Posted February 9, 2013 Laces in. Way more support for walking etc. Instead of tying a knot, I use a slide lock / barrel lock like snowboard boots.
scout.trooper Posted February 11, 2013 Author Posted February 11, 2013 Thanks for the feedback, guys. Pandatrooper, that's a good idea about the slide lock... It's worth a try.
scout.trooper Posted February 19, 2013 Author Posted February 19, 2013 I just picked my boots: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Brahma-Women-s-Caraway-Work-Boots/21683080 Are these (pre-vinyl of course) acceptable? Tan soles (no two colors) and no stitching around the sides of the tan base (there's crimping, but no stitching). Plus they were only $20! What do you guys think?
Donovan Posted February 20, 2013 Posted February 20, 2013 Ive also heard if its hard to take them off, you can cut the black heel part off
scout.trooper Posted February 21, 2013 Author Posted February 21, 2013 Ive also heard if its hard to take them off, you can cut the black heel part off What do you mean, Donovan? There's no black on the heel. You mean the black part on top?
Dart Posted February 21, 2013 Posted February 21, 2013 I think he means the back part at the top of the boot. Yup, you can do that if you feel you need to (or if you made your own boots and they're way too tightly stretched over the laces. )
PanzerKraken Posted February 26, 2013 Posted February 26, 2013 Yea considering cutting off part of the back on the inner boot because it's so difficult to get them on. Usually takes help from the GF to get the darn things on lol.
mattcamaro Posted March 13, 2013 Posted March 13, 2013 Those are the same kind of boots I got gor my daughter and me.
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