"G Mulcaster" wrote:
> My workshop/garage has a cement floor.
>
> After two hours or so using running shoes my feet start to ache,
> despite orthotics. (Approaching 70 does not help, I suppose).
>
> Any recomendations for suitable footwear?
Wait still Swingman checks in, he is my resident shoe guru.
Last time I think it was Rockport, but let him confirm.
Lew
"G Mulcaster" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hi Folks,
>
> My workshop/garage has a cement floor.
>
> After two hours or so using running shoes my feet start to ache,
> despite orthotics. (Approaching 70 does not help, I suppose).
>
> Any recomendations for suitable footwear?
>
> Thanks, Gary
>
>
There are some rubber mats that you can buy that soften the floor for old
feet.
On Jun 10, 12:14=A0am, "Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "G Mulcaster" wrote:
> > My workshop/garage has a cement floor.
>
> > After two hours or so using running shoes my feet start to ache,
> > despite orthotics. =A0(Approaching 70 does not help, I suppose).
>
> > Any recomendations =A0for suitable footwear?
>
> Wait still Swingman checks in, he is my resident shoe guru.
>
> Last time I think it was Rockport, but let him confirm.
>
> Lew
Yup, Rockies and DrMartin work boots for me. Picked up 3 pair of
Rockports for $ 100.00 at a factory outlet store (Birch Run, Highway
75 between Flint and Saginaw MI.
The Docs I have to wear when handling a 400 pound slab of
quartz..steel toes, dontchaknow and super lateral ankle support.
On Jun 9, 9:28=A0pm, G Mulcaster <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> My workshop/garage has a cement floor.
Mine, too. I got those 2x2 inter-locking rubber mat sections from Big
Lots & HFT when on sale for $2 per 2x2 section or < .50/ft.
You can also look at Stall Mats from Tractor Supply (or similar farm
products outlets) but they are much pricier and thicker and heavier.
I made the inter-locking mats into a "runner" of sorts that provided a
soft spot at every tool I was likely to find myself standing at/near
for any length of time.
I'm 63+ and have bad foot and no orthopedics.
On Jun 10, 8:33=A0am, "Leon" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I recently switched to this shoe/boothttp://www.timberland.com/product/in=
dex.jsp?productId=3D3470170&cp=3D1779...
Can you hear the opening music from the Twilight Zone?
That is the exact boot I was looking for when I posted the link, but
never did find the exact model. These are the boots I wear most of
the time. I love 'em.
Robert
"Doug Miller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> In article <[email protected]>, "Leon"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>3. You can no longer trust a Rockport Water Proof label.
>>4. Rockport used to be a great shoe but now IMHO are simply "average".
>
> Both issues probably related to Rockport having moved their manufacturing
> from
> the U.S. to China.
Or, related to a lessening of the manufacturing specifications by Rockport.
China is fully capable of producing some A1 quality stuff, and some pure
junk. It all depends on what the manufacturer wants - or better said, how
much money they are trying to save.
--
-Mike-
[email protected]
On Jun 11, 9:56=A0am, "Leon" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Mike Marlow" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> news:[email protected]...
>
>
>
>
>
> > "Doug Miller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >news:[email protected]...
> >> In article <[email protected]>, "Leon"
> >> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >>>3. =A0You can no longer trust a Rockport Water Proof label.
> >>>4. =A0Rockport used to be a great shoe but now IMHO are simply "averag=
e".
>
> >> Both issues probably related to Rockport having moved their manufactur=
ing
> >> from
> >> the U.S. to China.
>
> > Or, related to a lessening of the manufacturing specifications by
> > Rockport. China is fully capable of producing some A1 quality stuff, an=
d
> > some pure junk. =A0It all depends on what the manufacturer wants - or b=
etter
> > said, how much money they are trying to save.
>
> Agreed, as China has been making Rockport's for some time now. =A0I have =
had
> several, 4 or 5, great pairs of Rockport's that were made in China.
Absolutely. My Rockports are holding up just fine.
"Doug Miller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>, "Leon"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>3. You can no longer trust a Rockport Water Proof label.
>>4. Rockport used to be a great shoe but now IMHO are simply "average".
>
> Both issues probably related to Rockport having moved their manufacturing
> from
> the U.S. to China.
Probably but the reason for the shoes leaking is that the tongue is not sewn
completely down both sides of the lace flaps as normal water proof shoes
are. I thought surely that the first pair was a QC issue but the new
replacements which were also XCS water proof shoes had no webbing at all
between the tongue and the lace flaps. The last pair were literally sewn
together like regular shoes. I could tell they were going to leak before I
laced them up.
On Jun 9, 11:07=A0pm, "Lee Michaels" <leemichaels*[email protected]>
wrote:
> "G Mulcaster" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:[email protected]...> Hi Folks,
>
> > My workshop/garage has a cement floor.
>
> > After two hours or so using running shoes my feet start to ache,
> > despite orthotics. =A0(Approaching 70 does not help, I suppose).
>
> > Any recomendations =A0for suitable footwear?
>
> > Thanks, Gary
>
> There are some rubber mats that you can buy that soften the floor for old
> feet.
Yeah, I used to work standing on tiled floors all day and rubber mats
DO make a big difference. They're better than any soft shoes.
At 6'2 and 280, my poor flat feet take a real beating. I am on them
all day on job sites, climbing ladders, working on roofs, hanging
doors, all the normal crap a remodel/repair contractor does.
I buy the Timberland hikers they have at my local sporting goods
stores. They are similar to this:
http://tinyurl.com/mnyy9a
I buy the lightest ones they have, without any waterproofing, and with
the most breathable nylon available.
My feet are so flat that footprints of my naked foot look like Donald
Duck's. I have had problems with footwear my entire life.
I take those lightweight boots and put some memory foam inserts (the
ones with the little arches) over the inserts in the boots. Wearing
them while working on concrete I have no problems with my feet all day
long. They have just enough support at the ankle to keep my foot
lined up when walking, and enough padding in the shoe to keep my arch
up (well... as much as possible).
Even with my tool bags on all day my feet or back don't hurt.
I haven't owned but a couple of pairs of tennis shoes that were as
comfortable as this arrangement. Boots were $69, and the insoles were
$12. They even let me try them out in the store.
As always, just my 0.02.
Robert
G Mulcaster <[email protected]> writes:
> My workshop/garage has a cement floor.
>
> After two hours or so using running shoes my feet start to ache,
> despite orthotics. (Approaching 70 does not help, I suppose).
>
> Any recomendations for suitable footwear?
I once suffered the same problem. I worked as a machinist and had
just bought a new pair of pricey running shoes. The first day I wore
them to work was sheer torture, foot muscles hurting in every
direction. I realized these shoes were too soft and while providing a
nice soft footbed to reduce impact during running, they provided
almost no support while standing. I went back to my old steel toe
oxfords with the Doc Martin style thick rubber sole. Whatta relief!
Lotta options on the web. Google for shoes standing:
http://www.standingcomfort.com/default.aspx?page=sc_detail&pid=165
nb
In article <[email protected]>, "Leon" <[email protected]> wrote:
>3. You can no longer trust a Rockport Water Proof label.
>4. Rockport used to be a great shoe but now IMHO are simply "average".
Both issues probably related to Rockport having moved their manufacturing from
the U.S. to China.
>G Mulcaster <[email protected]> writes:
>
>> My workshop/garage has a cement floor.
>>
>> Any recomendations for suitable footwear?
Hardly footwear, but I've fitted Flotex carpet
http://www.flotex.co.uk/pages/home/.
For a mostly hand-tool workshop it is expensive, but worth every penny.
Shavings sweep up without much difficulty though I have to be careful about
glue drips.
Jeff
--
Jeff Gorman, West Yorkshire, UK
email : Username is amgron
ISP is clara.co.uk
www.amgron.clara.net
"K Boop" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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On Jun 10, 8:33 am, "Leon" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I recently switched to this
> shoe/boothttp://www.timberland.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3470170&cp=1779...
Can you hear the opening music from the Twilight Zone?
That is the exact boot I was looking for when I posted the link, but
never did find the exact model. These are the boots I wear most of
the time. I love 'em.
Robert
Great Minds! ;~)
Where are you buying yours?
But uh, ,,,,, ,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, K Boop ??????? LOL
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On Jun 11, 10:40 am, Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Jun 11, 9:47 am, "Leon" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > But uh, ,,,,, ,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, K Boop ??????? LOL
>
> Betty's brother.
How strange... I don't know how that happened. I used LOML's machine,
and then switched to mine. I used google groups on hers, then the
same on mine.
Google has made some other changes in their security for posting, so
no telling what happened. I have been posting from GG for a long
time, so not paying attention, it could be operator error as well.
Guess we'll see when I post this one, eh?
Boops I did it again! LOL
In article <[email protected]>, G Mulcaster <[email protected]> wrote:
>Hi Folks,
>
>My workshop/garage has a cement floor.
>
> After two hours or so using running shoes my feet start to ache,
>despite orthotics. (Approaching 70 does not help, I suppose).
>
>Any recomendations for suitable footwear?
Combat boots, believe it or not -- most comfortable shoes I've ever worn. Next
choice would be Rockports. And get some rubber floor mats.
G Mulcaster wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> My workshop/garage has a cement floor.
>
> After two hours or so using running shoes my feet start to ache,
> despite orthotics. (Approaching 70 does not help, I suppose).
>
> Any recomendations for suitable footwear?
>
> Thanks, Gary
>
>
My 69 y/O feet enjoy Timberland loafers. I wear them year round, with
socks in winter, w/0 in summer. Also I have a plywood pad at the table
saw and lathe where I spend a lot of time. My wife gave me some of
those jigsaw puzzle pads and I stapled them to the plywood, as they
try to creep around.
--
Gerald Ross
Cochran, GA
Make it idiot proof and someone will
make a better idiot.
On Jun 11, 9:47=A0am, "Leon" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> But uh, ,,,,, =A0 ,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, =A0 =A0K Boop =A0 ?????=
?? =A0LOL
Betty's brother.
On Jun 11, 10:40=A0am, Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Jun 11, 9:47=A0am, "Leon" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > But uh, ,,,,, =A0 ,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, =A0 =A0K Boop =A0 ???=
???? =A0LOL
>
> Betty's brother.
How strange... I don't know how that happened. I used LOML's machine,
and then switched to mine. I used google groups on hers, then the
same on mine.
Google has made some other changes in their security for posting, so
no telling what happened. I have been posting from GG for a long
time, so not paying attention, it could be operator error as well.
Guess we'll see when I post this one, eh?
;^)
Robert
BTW - Boop is indeed an inside joke with me and her about B Boop. It
has to do with her ALWAYS sunshiny outlook on life... ummm.....
errr..... or maybe the opposite....
"Mike Marlow" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "Doug Miller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> In article <[email protected]>, "Leon"
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>3. You can no longer trust a Rockport Water Proof label.
>>>4. Rockport used to be a great shoe but now IMHO are simply "average".
>>
>> Both issues probably related to Rockport having moved their manufacturing
>> from
>> the U.S. to China.
>
> Or, related to a lessening of the manufacturing specifications by
> Rockport. China is fully capable of producing some A1 quality stuff, and
> some pure junk. It all depends on what the manufacturer wants - or better
> said, how much money they are trying to save.
Agreed, as China has been making Rockport's for some time now. I have had
several, 4 or 5, great pairs of Rockport's that were made in China.
On Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:28:11 -0700, G Mulcaster
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Hi Folks,
>
>My workshop/garage has a cement floor.
>
> After two hours or so using running shoes my feet start to ache,
>despite orthotics. (Approaching 70 does not help, I suppose).
>
>Any recomendations for suitable footwear?
>
Thanks to everyone for your helpful responses. Time to go shopping :)
Regards, Gary
<[email protected]> wrote in message
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> At 6'2 and 280, my poor flat feet take a real beating. I am on them
> all day on job sites, climbing ladders, working on roofs, hanging
> doors, all the normal crap a remodel/repair contractor does.
>
> I buy the Timberland hikers they have at my local sporting goods
> stores. They are similar to this:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/mnyy9a
I recently switched to this shoe/boot
http://www.timberland.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3470170&cp=1779791.1761081.2889894&parentPage=family
This one is water proof and hot if you lace the shoe tightly, it took me
about 4 weeks to learn how tight to tie the laces. ;!) My feet got wet
from sweat. Now with a bit looser lacing at the top my feet stay perfectly
comfortable and dry all day long.
About $89 at Academy.
I suffer from plantar faciitus (don't trust my spelling) and heel
spurs. I use Aliner orthotics, but can do all right without them
if I have the right shoes/boots.
Before you buy any shoe, grab the toe and the heel and bend the
toe upward. If anything moves in the arch area of the shoe, DO
NOT buy it. The shoe should bend or flex at the ball of the foot,
Even good brands need to be checked from model to model. New
Balance, Rockport, some models of Nevados tend to work for me.
--
______________________________
Keep the whole world singing . . . .
DanG (remove the sevens)
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"G Mulcaster" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hi Folks,
>
> My workshop/garage has a cement floor.
>
> After two hours or so using running shoes my feet start to ache,
> despite orthotics. (Approaching 70 does not help, I suppose).
>
> Any recomendations for suitable footwear?
>
> Thanks, Gary
>
>
"G Mulcaster" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi Folks,
>
> My workshop/garage has a cement floor.
>
> After two hours or so using running shoes my feet start to ache,
> despite orthotics. (Approaching 70 does not help, I suppose).
>
> Any recomendations for suitable footwear?
>
> Thanks, Gary
>
>
Rock ports have been my shoe of choice since 1987, I worked 8 hour days in a
concrete floor warehouse.
Now I do a lot of working on concrete floors, not as much but do a lot of
walking on concrete streets.
Over the years I have learned,
1. A good hiking shoe tends to hold up better than most as far as the sole
is concerned, it is also more comfortable on various surface conditions.
2. Water proof is wonderful, I typically wear these shoes all day long
every day. Washing the car or washing in on wet ground or streets in these
shoes keep my feet dry.
3. You can no longer trust a Rockport Water Proof label. My last 2 pair of
Rockport water proof shoes leak water worse than regular tennis shoes. Rock
port replaced the second to last pair of water proof shoes with a different
style of water proof shoe and they were worse than the ones they replaced.
Having mentioned this to the Rockport web site the answer was that their
shoe is Waterproof, meaning it is OK to get the shoe wet, it will not
necessarily keep your feet dry like my 5 previous pair did.
4. Rockport used to be a great shoe but now IMHO are simply "average".
5. Timberland hiking high top shoes are in deed water proof and very
comfortable.
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On Jun 10, 12:14 am, "Lew Hodgett" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "G Mulcaster" wrote:
> > My workshop/garage has a cement floor.
>
> > After two hours or so using running shoes my feet start to ache,
> > despite orthotics. (Approaching 70 does not help, I suppose).
>
> > Any recomendations for suitable footwear?
>
> Wait still Swingman checks in, he is my resident shoe guru.
>
> Last time I think it was Rockport, but let him confirm.
>
> Lew
Yup, Rockies and DrMartin work boots for me. Picked up 3 pair of
Rockports for $ 100.00 at a factory outlet store (Birch Run, Highway
75 between Flint and Saginaw MI.
The Docs I have to wear when handling a 400 pound slab of
quartz..steel toes, dontchaknow and super lateral ankle support.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
an old lady was installing some wooden slat type mats in a butchers shop in
the places where she stood the most. (to get some height for her feet away
from the floor)
she said it was the *coldness* (rather than the hardness) of the cement
floor that was causing the aches.
Doug Miller wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>, G Mulcaster <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Hi Folks,
>>
>> My workshop/garage has a cement floor.
>>
>> After two hours or so using running shoes my feet start to ache,
>> despite orthotics. (Approaching 70 does not help, I suppose).
>>
>> Any recomendations for suitable footwear?
>
> Combat boots, believe it or not -- most comfortable shoes I've ever worn. Next
> choice would be Rockports. And get some rubber floor mats.
I have a horse mat at my workbench. Got it at the local feed store.
Much cheaper than purpose-built mats for woodshops. It's very dense,
but I can really notice the difference between the concrete and the mat.
The only downside is that the slightly rough surface makes it a bit more
difficult to sweep up fine shavings.
G Mulcaster wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> My workshop/garage has a cement floor.
>
> After two hours or so using running shoes my feet start to ache,
> despite orthotics. (Approaching 70 does not help, I suppose).
>
> Any recomendations for suitable footwear?
>
> Thanks, Gary
This - and back trouble - were occupational hazards for dentists. About 30
years ago, the whole practice of dentistry changed with a new model of
treatment.
The patient chair was lowered and the dentist sat on a stool.
A couple of stools may be the answer to your problem. Just getting off your
feet and onto your butt for a short while will make a big difference.
Wood floor ?
I have the same feet issue. I think spring boards in teh isles would be the
item.
Martin
G Mulcaster wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> My workshop/garage has a cement floor.
>
> After two hours or so using running shoes my feet start to ache,
> despite orthotics. (Approaching 70 does not help, I suppose).
>
> Any recomendations for suitable footwear?
>
> Thanks, Gary
>
>