trucker boots? cowboy boots?

[Jay B. Swift]

Chippewa lace-ups.

[Fozzy]

Depends entirely on what I'm doing and where I'm going. Leather steel toes or sneakers. NEVER flipflops or house slippers GAG!!!

[shyykatt]

...'heat your boot before applying it'.

Good idea. It may be easier to heat the oil- thats what I do for cleaning saddles; put it in a small jar/glass container and nuke it for a min (not so much that you'll burn fingers when applying it). But there again, oil thats too hot will actually damage leather fibers.
Another trick for breakin' them in- old cowboy trick- just wear them while you walk in some water(like a shallow stream or whatever) - then they will soften/ stretch a little n' comform to your feet better.

[terrylamar]

...'heat your boot before applying it'.

Good idea. It may be easier to heat the oil- thats what I do for cleaning saddles; put it in a small jar/glass container and nuke it for a min (not so much that you'll burn fingers when applying it). But there again, oil thats too hot will actually damage leather fibers.
Another trick for breakin' them in- old cowboy trick- just wear them while you walk in some water(like a shallow stream or whatever) - then they will soften/ stretch a little n' comform to your feet better.

Or a bathtub?

[shyykatt]

whatever works.

[Maximum Destruction]

ive heard about putting them in the bathtub

[terrylamar]

My point was that water is water, go use the water hose outside.

[Toothpick]

When I got snowed in earlier this week and got stuck at the Flying J in Sullivan, MO for a day and a half, I wore my Lacrosse insulated rubber boots that I also use for hunting to walk around in the snow and ice. Every one over there kept telling me I was lucky. Hell…I put them in the truck a couple of trips ago after I had to go barefooted in Virginia Beach to hook up to a trailer because the lot I was picking up in at the time was flooded. Now…I’m glad I did!

[nrvsreck]

Depends entirely on what I'm doing and where I'm going. Leather steel toes or sneakers. NEVER flipflops or house slippers GAG!!!

Oh no! You're not a real trucker unless you wear flip-flops! Not to mention the filthy sleeveless t-shirt with your belly hanging out from under it and baggy shorts that ride up your cra.., oh, wait... that was unmentionable. Don't worry, I won't mention it again.

Can the trucking industry just start over again with human beings at the wheel instead of the scrum of our society? :evil:

[bowslap]

Cowboy boots for me.....Double H is my brand of choice.

Aeroglide 7 soles are the best thing to ever happen to poopkickers....feels like wearing a sneaker. Regular treatments with mink oil and water repellant on the sole stitching ensures a long life. My current pair has lasted me for 2 years, and that's saying something. Most of that time was hauling heavy equipment(mud, stone, snow)....they're about due for new heelpads, but that's it.

I just quietly shake my head at the attire of some of our driving "brethren"......house slippers, cutoff sweatpants, dirty white t-shirts. I remember a time when the professional driver was one of the most neatly attired individuals out there.....button-down western-style shirts, clean jeans, and boots with a good shine on'em......what happened?

[Fozzy]

Trucking has become and industry where people just "end up". The glorified homeless and the desperate for work have become the majority I'm afraid. The industry has only itself to blame. When your biggest recruiting tool is stressing non-conformity and having no boss and no one "breathing down your neck all day" the standards head for the cellar. I get a kick out of the infomercials about making your living while working in your pajamas, there are too many drivers who take them literally.

I rememeber when most fleets required drivers to wear decent, suitable clothes and be presentable.

[Maximum Destruction]

Boot Update

my boots still make noise but not as often. i think its the new material its made out of. it said on the box that mud won't stick to the bottom as bad