Grrrrr

I have short but wide feet. Size 8-9, depending on the brand.

For years I have tried to find decent boots that were comfortable. And all black, for work.

Keens are the only brand in which I can reliably find properly fitting boots. I’ve got four pairs right now. But I want a combat boot style to have in the rotation.

Years ago I had some Nike jungle type boots that were comfortable, but they didn’t hold up very well.

Just got some 5.11s that I thought were going to work. Nope. Even the wides were too flipping narrow. Gonna take them back tomorrow.

I’d gladly pay $500 for a pair of custom ones if I knew for certain they would fit. But all the companies are too far away for an in-person visit, and I don’t trust measurements at home to produce the proper fit.

So damned aggravating. The symptom is a squeeze that doesn’t improve around the middle to front third of my foot. Drives me insane and hurts for hours after. In the 5.11s my foot is actually wider than the damn sole. But if you measure me on the shoe store doohickey, it says I’m a regular width.

Damned Hobbit feet.

I have a pair of Bates jump boots that are 20 years old and have been resoled three times. But they have stretched through the years and I have to wear my thickest socks with them now to avoid blisters.

I’m complaining because I don’t expect any solutions. I’m 40 and have been dealing with this for a long time.

I feel your pain. I'm size 12.5/13 EEEE on the shoe chart, which is hard enough to find as it is, but the bigger issue is that my feet are boxy with wide toes... Which is not the shape that most shoes come in. Finding shoes that fit correctly has been a lifelong struggle for me.

Run don't walk to this boot. These are the most comfortable boot I have ever worn. I have had ones you mentioned plus others in a 30 year career and when I found these, after retirement, I found the mother load. We live on the side of a mountain, walking is at an angle in many places. All my other boots were almost ankle busting. Came across these Solomon Forces and now traction is no problem and they are LIGHT weight (maybe little over a pound each) and comfortable. Excellent traction sole, so much so that I will wear these year round instead of tennis shoes. 2-years on my current yard pair and still going strong.

If you get a pair, would love to hear your 'comfort' stories.

https://www.us-elitegear.com/p...riant=39621421629517

Have you tried Red Wing? They have a lot of styles and sizes. For example:

https://www.redwingshoes.com/w...Exos-Lite-02455.html

C'mon you know you want them...LOL



Have you looked at Birkenstock? They were made for wide feet, and they make a boot:



I used to wear Birkenstock chef shoes when I did that line of work and they were very comfy for my super wide feet



Birkenstock Prescott

If you have Hobbit feet, I have elephant feet, size 11 9E.

Fats Waller wrote about my feet in Your Feets' Too Big when he said:

quote:

Say, up in Harlem at a table for two
There were four of us: me, your big feet, and you

Try bigandwideshoes.com.

I buy my shoes there.

Console yourself with the fact that it takes a giant foundation to support enormous testicles.

Then the pain will fade.

It's always worked for me.

Same. Many shoes my feet will hang over the soles. For boots, I’ve been really happy with Lowa. Size 8.5 Renegade for example. Normally need a wide but the regular works for me and is still snug in the heel.

I don’t know if these are black enough for uniform: https://www.lowaboots.com/mens...gade-gtx-mid?v=38865

Or maybe these, I imagine they’d take a polish decently enough.

https://www.lowaboots.com/mens...ical/r-6-gtx?v=34802

I had some Belleville desert boots that lasted and fit well.

https://www.bellevilleboot.com...product_detail&p=143

I have two pair of 12 y.o. Red wing hiking boots that I've kept in better than ok condition.

They stopped making them 16 months after I purchased them.

Size 14 three E.
My orthodics fit , my feet fit, but they are 1/3 heavier than I like.

quote:

Originally posted by Riley:
Same. Many shoes my feet will hang over the soles. For boots, I’ve been really happy with Lowa. Size 8.5 Renegade for example. Normally need a wide but the regular works for me and is still snug in the heel.

I don’t know if these are black enough for uniform: https://www.lowaboots.com/mens...gade-gtx-mid?v=38865

Or maybe these, I imagine they’d take a polish decently enough.

https://www.lowaboots.com/mens...ical/r-6-gtx?v=34802

I had some Belleville desert boots that lasted and fit well.

https://www.bellevilleboot.com...product_detail&p=143

I wear the 2nd pair of Lowas as my duty boots. They are excellent

I wear size 10 in EEE (sometimes EEEE) and I have started wearing and LOVE Jim Green African Rangers. I was skeptical at first because they don't come in a "wide" size, but right out of the box, they fit my feet better and way more comfortable than any other boots I have tried including Red Wings.

Jim Green does have some boots on Amazon but their website has fast shipping and free returns as well if you don't like them.

Jim Green African Ranger

If you need more tactical they also have the AR8 in all black.

Jim Green AR8

You don't need an in-person visit to custom bootmakers like White's or Nick's. You literally trace your foot while standing on a printed template. I have a pair from each that I had them make after giving them a trace and some other measurements.

They do fit (after a FUN break-in period ).

If you are worried, I believe White's does allow you to return a single pair if they still don't meet your expectations.

All black and good for wide feet

https://jimgreenfootwear.com/s...frican-ranger-black/

Also pretty cool charity set up.

AE “combat boot” come in 8-9 EEE.