{"id":9626,"date":"2015-04-20T11:51:03","date_gmt":"2015-04-20T15:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=9626"},"modified":"2020-08-09T13:17:28","modified_gmt":"2020-08-09T17:17:28","slug":"whites-nomad-boots-feel-hard-as-stone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=9626","title":{"rendered":"White’s Nomad Boots: Feel Hard As Stone"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Foxchapsbrown11\"The other day, I pulled on some new brown leather chaps<\/a>, and selected a pair of brown White’s Nomad engineer boots<\/a> to wear with them, then went for a ride on my Harley to run some errands.<\/p>\n

Man, soon after pulling on the boots, my feet…
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\n…were in agony. At first, I thought it would take a few minutes and my feet would adjust. But after wearing the boots for a while, I realized — darn it — these boots feel as hard as stone. <\/p>\n

Why?<\/p>\n

There are two reasons:<\/p>\n

1. White’s Boots are exceptionally well-made. However, the soles of those boots do not flex. At.all. Non-flexing soles put a lot of pressure on the foot as one walks or stands. <\/p>\n

2. My feet are not getting any younger. Human feet loose natural padding as they age. Cartilage hardens. <\/p>\n

\"Nomadbrown13\"These boots run large, so there is plenty of room for thick socks and gel insoles which I wore and used for these boots. However, my feet were still quite sore after wearing the boots for just a couple hours.<\/p>\n

I am very disappointed. I paid a significant sum for these well-made but very uncomfortable boots. Because these boots make my feet hurt so badly, I am less inclined to choose to wear them over other choices of boots in my motorcycle boots collection<\/a>. That’s really too bad.<\/p>\n

In summary, these boots are great for younger feet, but I cannot recommend them for bikers age 50 or older. Also, the boots run large. Seriously large. Boots that are labeled 9.5D really fit a 10.5D foot. If you are considering buying these boots, plan to order a full size smaller in the length. The width is fine.<\/p>\n

Life is short: Don’t take it for granite — choose comfortable boots.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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