What boots do you use?

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I long for a boot that will work with a seven hole zipper system someone gave me. I currently use a Wal-Mart special which is comfortable as can be, but has a speedlace system and doesnt work with my seven-eyelet zipper thingys.

What do you use, and do you like it?
 
Sometimes I wear solid black Nike hightops, although comfy they offer no protection. They look like boots, and I can get by wearing those when my FD does EMS stand-bys. Usually I wear steel-toed Redwings. Sturdy boots, keeps my tootsies from getting smooshed.
 
I've been wearing a pair of Magnums's for about a year. They are very comfortable all 24hrs. And they will work with your 7 hole zipper. The best place to find them is at an army navy surplus, or ems store.
 
magnums? can you send me a link? pleeeease?
 
I wear Mil-Spec Infantry Combat Boots - www.altama.com

Comfy, and durable.

I'm looking into a pair of HAIX boots with a steel toe and zipper... it would be AWSOME to have a steel toe.

Maybe I should just think of getting me a pair of "Tims"
 
Mine are leather, go to the knee, they have about a 2 inch heel on them and go with every outfit I have. I love them :P
 
When I get the money, I'm probably going to get the 5.11 ATAC 8" Shield Duty Boot.

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They're $140 at Galls, but I might get them from TheFireStore.com, where they're ten bucks cheaper.
 
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Gee... Everone buys from the FireStore... But HAVE YOU BEEN THERE?

They are truly "Whacker Central" - The front lobby looks like a hose tower, and it has a large brass pole ;) (The ;) has to do with the off-hours potential uses ;) )

My squad has 2 members who are employed by the fine establisment of whackerdom...
 
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MedicStudentJon said:
Gee... Everone buys from the FireStore... But HAVE YOU BEEN THERE?

They are truly "Whacker Central" - The front lobby looks like a hose tower, and it has a large brass pole ;) (The ;) has to do with the off-hours potential uses ;) )

My squad has 2 members who are employed by the fine establisment of whackerdom...
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No, I didn't realize they were that relatively close to where I live (slightly south of Baltimore). An hour northwest of Philly is still too far for me to take a casual browsing trip. But maybe I'll wait until I get enough money together to buy a bunch of stuff, maybe I'll see if some other people in my station want to get a bunch of stuff all at once, and that might be worth it.

BTW, here's a picture:
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I wear bates enforcers, they arent that expensive at academy sports. im kind of an impulse person, so i hate ordering off the net, cause then you have to wait the three days for your stuff to come in the mail. i prefer the non-steel toe, just due to the fact that when i go to kick up the back bumper of the medic, i dont gouge out a chunk of leather off my boot, ive had my pair for about a year now, and they still look new, got some of that "Parade Polish" from wally world, it works great, as close to patton as you can get.
 
I don't have a choice, steel toes are required.
 
JJR512 said:
No, I didn't realize they were that relatively close to where I live (slightly south of Baltimore). An hour northwest of Philly is still too far for me to take a casual browsing trip. But maybe I'll wait until I get enough money together to buy a bunch of stuff, maybe I'll see if some other people in my station want to get a bunch of stuff all at once, and that might be worth it.

BTW, here's a picture:
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They are west of Philadelphia, on Rt. 30 near PA 82... By Coatsville City.
 
Magnums for me too,very comfortable,slip on very fast with that side zipper,good price too.
 
I have used the High Tec Magnums and they were a comfortable boot as long as you are pounding pavement. I now use Danner Fort Lewis (10") leather boots or Danner Arcadia (8") boots. They are comfortable in all terane and did I mention you can get them rebuilt by Danner. I have rebuilt both of pairs. The company charges from $45- $150 to do the work. I do notice that there was no break in period for my danners. They were comfortable from day one.
 
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I have used the High Tec Magnums and they were a comfortable boot as long as you are pounding pavement. I now use Danner Fort Lewis (10") leather boots or Danner Arcadia (8") boots. They are comfortable in all terane and did I mention you can get them rebuilt by Danner. I have rebuilt both of pairs. The company charges from $45- $150 to do the work. I do notice that there was no break in period for my danners. They were comfortable from day one.
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Where can we get more information on these and buy them?
 
what I ended up buying

JJR512 said:
Where can we get more information on these and buy them?
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http://www.chiefsupply.com/danner-fort-lewis.phtml

too much boot for me personally with my current budget, not to mention the fact that I need to be on the road from a dead sleep in thirty seconds and sleeping in boots sucks a$$.

Thanks to everyone for your imput. After viewing everyones thoughts and listening to the opinion of some friends and superiors, I picked up the following.

http://www.galls.com/style.html?assort=general_catalog&style=SP526

It was right for me, maybe it will be right for one of you lurkers out there too. :)

-pf.
 
Based on the positive review of the company provided by RALS504, I may decide to go with Danner Striker Side Zip GTX NMT 8". As the name implies it's a side-zip 8" duty boot with a non-metallic safety toe. That particular model is not listed on the chiefsupply.com website as far as I could find, but I looked up Danner's home page and saw them there. A bit more expensive, but I figure you usually get what you pay for. Are all Danner boots rebuildable?
 
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JJR512 said:
Based on the positive review of the company provided by RALS504, I may decide to go with Danner Striker Side Zip GTX NMT 8". As the name implies it's a side-zip 8" duty boot with a non-metallic safety toe. That particular model is not listed on the chiefsupply.com website as far as I could find, but I looked up Danner's home page and saw them there. A bit more expensive, but I figure you usually get what you pay for. Are all Danner boots rebuildable?
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Not all Danner boots are rebuildable; However, any of them can be converted to a zippered boot. I have both my pairs with Danner zippers laced in. I tried Hi Tech zippers and they broke after a year of use. I have bought both pairs of boots from http://bakershoe.com. They usually have great prices. My only complaint about my Danners are that they have a sole that does leave black marks in the back of the rig. We have tan colored floors in all of our ambulances. The marks are removable with a scrub brush and soap. Most of our crew use Danner boots bought from the above website. A few use Hi Tech and two poeple use Matterhorn boots. The Matterhorn is a good boot. They are a little cheaper and do not last as long. I do not believe they are rebuildable, but if I could not afford Danners I would buy Matterhorns. Oh yeh, The other advatage of both boots is they can be had with full leather/ insulation for those of you up north or a leather/nylon for those of us in the southwest. I hope this helps you.
 
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