I have a 25 year old pair old Merrill slip on tan suede. I have worn rubbers over them. i dont wear to work but to the store and mail and such. Longest lasting shoes I ever had. 100 dollar shoes and 15 dollar rubbers. Saved the salt wet and snow from everything else and they slip on!
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I have a 25 year old pair old Merrill slip on tan suede. I have worn rubbers over them. i dont wear to work but to the store and mail and such. Longest lasting shoes I ever had. 100 dollar shoes and 15 dollar rubbers. Saved the salt wet and snow from everything else and they slip on!
When I was up in NY it was either my trail runners or my work boots (Red Wing lace-ups, which I spend about 90% of my time in anyways).
If it was really nasty out I had some water proof hiking boots I'd go with.
Shoveling I brought out the insulated muck boots.
If it was really nasty out I had some water proof hiking boots I'd go with.
Shoveling I brought out the insulated muck boots.
I wear Keen hiking boots from the middle of October until it dries out in the Spring. I hate getting soggy shoes.
We literally have the same taste in shoes. I have a pair of Doc Martens slide-on shoes that I wear into the office on a regular basis, and a pair of steel-toed Doc Martens that I wear in the shop on days that require that, and they're so comfortable I don't have an issue wearing them into the office on snowy days. That being said, I'll run my snowblower in a pair of Nikes.
I have Keen Brixen Lo. Insulated, waterproof but kind of clunky. Really comfortable and slip ons.
Sounds like you need a pair of mens dress boots.
They have the protection of regular boots, but look like a casual shoe once your pants cover the top part. They also have the rubber sole to provide traction.
Something like this:
Well now we have identified the actual problem - your job requires a level of dress that’s simply too fancy.
I have a pair of ArticCat Snowmobile boots that I wear out to shovel and blow snow. I alway wear a pair of Nike dri fit sweat pant also. I have a pair of Carhartt bibs but just to damn lazy to spend 10 minutes to put everything on and sweat to death outside.
I bought my Doc Martins in 2000 with my NCAA Clothing Fund money (when they were new and cool) and now they are still in good shape and are my snow/work boots.
I can't get my Docs to last that long simply because I completely wear out the rubber soles or I'll break something on the inside. The leather is still perfectly good, but the shoes become unwearable nonetheless.
I wear my waterproof boots on the way to work & then change into dress shoes once I'm in my parking garage.
