WANTED the WORLDS "BEST Bootlace......HELP

[hoosierarcher]

I double lace my boots with 550 paracord. This allows me to use one set as cordage in a survival situation.

[crashdive123]

The only draw back I have experienced with using 550 cord for my boot laces (I leave the strands in for future use if needed) is that I need to double knot them to keep from coming untied. Since I double knot most things anyway, it's no big deal for me.

[Rick]

Oh, sure. Wait until you get that next hot foot. THEN we'll see if it's a big deal or knot. Get it? Knot, not? I'll be playing the 8:00 show in the lounge folks.

[mbarnatl]

Oh, sure. Wait until you get that next hot foot. THEN we'll see if it's a big deal or knot. Get it? Knot, not? I'll be playing the 8:00 show in the lounge folks.

That was knot funny!

[crashdive123]

You guys just tie me up laughing. Stomachs all in knots.

[Rick]

This thread got me to thinking (terribly dangerous thing to do). If there is a "best" all around boot lace is there a best all around way to tie those laces? Well, as it turns out there is.

http://www.hitthetrail.com/boot_lacing.php

And, by golly, just about anything you ever wanted to know about laces (and a whole bunch you don't even care about):

http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/

[Sourdough]

This thread got me to thinking (terribly dangerous thing to do). If there is a "best" all around boot lace is there a best all around way to tie those laces? Well, as it turns out there is.

http://www.hitthetrail.com/boot_lacing.php

And, by golly, just about anything you ever wanted to know about laces (and a whole bunch you don't even care about):

http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/

And the reason you have been hoarding this "Top secret" valuable information........... Thank you, and what else are you keeping from us.......

[Rick]

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Actually, I did some searching after you posted the thread.

[Sourdough]

There is a lot to learn about foot care, toe nail length, etc. Some just assume that everyone knows. Like packing heavy loads "DOWN" the mountain, (Two boned'out Dall Sheep, or even one unboned Dall Sheep). The next day your big toe turns black, not good. There should be a thread about just feet.

[Rick]

I opened one about boots some time back and I said in the post that I think your feet are one of the most important tools you take into the woods. If you have a serious foot problem you have a serious problem. I'm with you.

Just hauling a pack down a really nice incline can give you a good dose of grief if your boots are tied loose enough so your foot slips inside the boot. One of the things I've always tried to do is keep my boots tied snug but adjust the laces through the day. After an hour or so, I retie my boots to accommodate my feet swelling. After another couple of hours I do the same.

[Sourdough]

One of the biggest problems mountain (Sheep) hunting clients have is that there toe nails are to long. And the effect of a long steep descent is like hitting the end of the toe nail with a soft blow hammer. The hunters try to get in shape for the hunt by running, but it just does not prepare them for the down hill.

I have had hunters cut the front out of their very expensive hiking boots in the field with a knife.

I suggest hunters bring a old pair of running shoes, (or sneakers if you remember them). They can use the sneakers around camp, and also to cross some rivers and streams. And if their feet get chewed-up sometimes they can still hunt in sneakers, but the sharp rocks will shread them quickly.

Rough'out leather is much more resistant to cuts from sharp rocks, I don't know why.

[Rick]

Take a look at the Keene Newport. I carry a pair with me for just the reasons you mention. They are a lot tougher than sneakers, don't mind the water, dry pretty quickly and are pretty darned comfortable. You won't climb up or down in them but they work like a champ if you have to cross water and get you out of your boots around camp. And they are machine washable when you get home.

http://www.backcountry.com/store/KEN...ndal-Mens.html

[Sourdough]

Rick, I'll bet you a two pack of Twinkie's, that you don't guess what boots most experienced Alaska Hunting Guides wear 95% of the time in the field. Well, I am not made of twinkie's so you only get three guesses.

[Rick]

1. Rubber Knee High Boots
2. Sneakers
3. Sandals

[Sourdough]

Well, fairly close but no twinkie.

#1.) Ankle fit hip boots, w/ airbob soles

#2.) Burley (which is a knee high ankle fit with air Bob soles)

OK, OK, I owe you one twinkie with a small bite out of it.

[Rick]

So that's what they call those. I have a pair of Burley boots but had never heard that name. That's what I meant by the rubber knee high boots. Those are pretty popular around here for concrete work and farm work.

[Sourdough]

"BURLEY" is a brand name for the LaCrosse boot, co., which went to H*ll when they moved manufacturing over seas. The Lacrosse "BIG CHIEF" was the best hip boot made, but most likely not anymore.

OK you get ONE whole single Twinkie, with no bite marks.

[Sourdough]

My point was that Cabela's and everyone markets a Stout heavy "Leather" boot called "THE ALASKA GUIDE BOOT" but most guides wear hip boots.

[Rick]

I take marketing names with a grain of salt. It's a bit like naming cars. Just designed to conjure up some image the manufacturer wants you to equate to their product.

[RobertRogers]

While you could use five-fifty, I suggest only in a pinch. Leather laces work well, though they stretch with time.