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 Burzum
   
Noble Donor
 |  |  | Suggestions for draining footwear?
< on 11/4/2004 5:13 AM >
|  | | | Okay, I have the generic rubber boots, and i have good hiking boots, and i have combat boots - but none of it thusfar has been really satisfactory for draining. and no, i don't want to get wet, if i can help it.
So, if anyone has any other suggestions for draining footwear they wouldn't mind sharing, i would really appreciate it. i am not particularly concerned with price, as long as it is worth it - comfort and dryness are my primary concerns. apoligies in advance if this thread is a repeat, i tried various searched but didn't find what i was looking for.
www.rouskrew.com
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HairyTheTaco
Location: The Hammer, Ontario
Gender: Male
| | Re: Suggestions for draining footwear?
<Reply # 1 on 11/4/2004 5:51 AM >
| | | | Why are you unhappy with your rubber boots for draining? I cant think of any other appropriate footwear for a drain other then hip/chest waders that already have a boot attached to them.
I guess you can go and get better rubber boots. I suggest that you check out any hunting stores in your area, you can probably find some good insulated "duck hunting" boots. While your at it, check out any industrial-footwear store, they should have some good rubbers with a steal toe.
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Mark
  
Very Noble Donor
Location: South Carolina
Gender: Male
What is a lion, king of the savannah, when hes at the south pole?
| | Re: Suggestions for draining footwear?
<Reply # 2 on 11/4/2004 6:36 AM >
| | | | the highest wadders you can find!
I hope Applerust posts his pictures of me swiming to a drain with Inpenity.
"If the threat level goes up its probably because of me." "I am looking for a girl who enjoys headbutting beltbuckles" |
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Inphenity
Gender: Male
| |  | Re: Suggestions for draining footwear?
<Reply # 3 on 11/4/2004 7:19 AM >
| | | | good times ... yeah hip waders should keep you dry in most situations .. chest waders would be good but id imagine those get really heavy if you flood them
... well yea actually this is a flashlight in my pocket .. but im still happy to see you |
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Burzum
Noble Donor
| | | Re: Suggestions for draining footwear?
<Reply # 4 on 11/4/2004 4:40 PM >
| | | | Posted by HairyTheTaco
Why are you unhappy with your rubber boots for draining?
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Sorry, should have been clearer - i was hoping for something with a better degree of comfort - duck hunting boots are a good idea. i will check that out...
www.rouskrew.com
because evil won't just do itself. |
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Feztaa
Location: Victoria, Canada
Gender: Male
Hide yo kids, hide yo wife
| | Re: Suggestions for draining footwear?
<Reply # 5 on 11/4/2004 5:46 PM >
| | | | I agree, rubber boots can be quite uncomfortable 
Go to a footwear store and buy a good $20 pair of insoles, and put them in your rubber boots/hipwaders, and that should have you covered, I think. dryness AND comfort.
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Burzum
Noble Donor
| | | Re: Suggestions for draining footwear?
<Reply # 6 on 11/4/2004 6:27 PM >
| | | | Posted by Feztaa
Go to a footwear store and buy a good $20 pair of insoles, and put them in your rubber boots/hipwaders, and that should have you covered, I think. dryness AND comfort.
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good idea - i should have done that a while ago. thanks, Feztaa.
www.rouskrew.com
because evil won't just do itself. |
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Feztaa
Location: Victoria, Canada
Gender: Male
Hide yo kids, hide yo wife
| | Re: Suggestions for draining footwear?
<Reply # 7 on 11/4/2004 9:08 PM >
| | | | You're welcome
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HairyTheTaco
Location: The Hammer, Ontario
Gender: Male
| | Re: Suggestions for draining footwear?
<Reply # 8 on 11/4/2004 9:15 PM >
| | | | Here are some examples of rubber hunting boots:
http://www.cabelas.com/information/Footwear/MensHuntingBoots--RubberHuntingBoots.html
They are usually made for long distance walking, so they will be confortable, and a lot of them are insulated. Keep in mind, they are much more expensive then the cheap ones you can find at WalMart.
As for the brands pictured on the link, or the Cabelas web site, I have no info on them. I just used it as a link since it has so many different rubber hunting boots all on one page. Of course, dont buy rubbers over the net, try them on first.
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Mark
Very Noble Donor
Location: South Carolina
Gender: Male
What is a lion, king of the savannah, when hes at the south pole?
| | Re: Suggestions for draining footwear?
<Reply # 9 on 11/4/2004 9:33 PM >
| | | | I thin this is kind of important. When we did this drain we were in boots,and ended up turning them into sea anchors. They were so heavy I damn near couldnt get in.
Just click on the pictures and you can see what a mess we got into.
[last edit 11/5/2004 1:29 AM by Mark - edited 2 times]
"If the threat level goes up its probably because of me." "I am looking for a girl who enjoys headbutting beltbuckles" |
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The Lost Flock
Location: Montreal, QC
Gender: Male
baaah.
| |  | | Re: Suggestions for draining footwear?
<Reply # 10 on 11/5/2004 12:20 AM >
| | | | Your pictures don't click...
The Lost Flock is finding it's way.
Scaffolding is like monkey bars for adults. |
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Mark
Very Noble Donor
Location: South Carolina
Gender: Male
What is a lion, king of the savannah, when hes at the south pole?
| | Re: Suggestions for draining footwear?
<Reply # 11 on 11/5/2004 1:27 AM >
| | | | Aww damn ok, let me see if I can fix this.....
SON OF A!!!
Ok there gonna be big Im not good at this, osrry guys.
[last edit 11/5/2004 1:30 AM by Mark - edited 1 times]
"If the threat level goes up its probably because of me." "I am looking for a girl who enjoys headbutting beltbuckles" |
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Burzum
Noble Donor
| | | Re: Suggestions for draining footwear?
<Reply # 12 on 11/5/2004 2:58 AM >
| | | | Posted by Mark
Aww damn ok, let me see if I can fix this.....
SON OF A!!!
Ok there gonna be big Im not good at this, osrry guys.
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did it rise on you, or did you continue into the water?
www.rouskrew.com
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Skaught
Location: Calgary
Gender: Male
| | | Re: Suggestions for draining footwear?
<Reply # 13 on 11/5/2004 5:12 AM >
| | | | There is only one option here.
Uberboots. With MEC paddling booties inside.
Uberboots are basically rubber boots that go just above the knee. We buy them as miltary surplus at Ribtor. Their website is at www.ribtor.com but you have to go to the surplus store in person to buy them. And the paddling booties are cheaper and thicker than most insoles, and they keep your feet dry, even if your boots flood.
I bought my booties at the MEC in Vancouver but most Canadian cities have an MEC or they have agreat online presence at www.mec.ca They are $7.50 a pair.
I think steel toed firefighters boots might work but we have not encountered any serious foot hazards in a drain yet.
With the booties, uber boots are uber comfortable. I am taking mine to the mine next time.
http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_detail.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=676791&PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=134969 &bmUID=1099639093155
[last edit 11/5/2004 7:15 AM by Skaught - edited 1 times]
If you ever come to Calgary then email [email protected] and you'll be made welcome, taken to locations and given free accommodation. We'll help save you the $$$ you spend on the flight over here :) |
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Inphenity
Gender: Male
| | | Re: Suggestions for draining footwear?
<Reply # 14 on 11/5/2004 5:36 AM >
| | | | booties sound like something i will be buying soon .. nothing is worse than having boots to keep yourself dry and then flooding them
... well yea actually this is a flashlight in my pocket .. but im still happy to see you |
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Skaught
Location: Calgary
Gender: Male
| | | Re: Suggestions for draining footwear?
<Reply # 15 on 11/5/2004 7:17 AM >
| | | | These neoprene socks can be worn with aquatic sandals (the kind without a strap around the big toe) for additional insulation while you’re paddling. Some paddlers also wear them under old oversized runners to make cheap paddling footwear that offers some grip and ankle support.
A few winter travellers wear these socks under their climbing boots and / or ski boots in cold and soggy conditions, such as drippy ice climbs or ski touring in melting snow.
Urban exploers use them while draining under their uberboots to increase comfort for those long walks in knee deep water.
If you ever come to Calgary then email [email protected] and you'll be made welcome, taken to locations and given free accommodation. We'll help save you the $$$ you spend on the flight over here :) |
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F A S T
Location: Oakland, CA
Gender: Male
Coastal Wind
| | | | Re: Suggestions for draining footwear?
<Reply # 16 on 11/7/2004 6:09 PM >
| | | | Posted by Burzum
Okay, I have the generic rubber boots, and i have good hiking boots, and i have combat boots - but none of it thusfar has been really satisfactory for draining. and no, i don't want to get wet, if i can help it.
So, if anyone has any other suggestions for draining footwear they wouldn't mind sharing, i would really appreciate it. i am not particularly concerned with price, as long as it is worth it - comfort and dryness are my primary concerns. apoligies in advance if this thread is a repeat, i tried various searched but didn't find what i was looking for.
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Sneakers baby! Hard core exploration! If you find an old pair with pretty good grip your in good shape. Then you can sort of "morph" from in the drain to out of the drain without looking like some nut with rubber boots in the middle of summer. The feeling of a waterlogged sneaker is awesome too. If your really concerned with keeping your feet dry (I think wet feet is one of the best parts) then put your foot in a plastic bag before you put it in your shoe. Then you have the lightness and versatility of a sneaker and the insulation of the plastic bag.
F A S T |
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Skaught
Location: Calgary
Gender: Male
| | | Re: Suggestions for draining footwear?
<Reply # 17 on 11/8/2004 4:45 AM >
| | | | Being a nut in rubber boots is half the fun.
Part of the reason we go draining is to create a scene and freak out the normals. We often wear business suits, costumes and silly hats. Nothing beats
confusing the fuck out the cops when 20 ppl stream out of a manhole.
Why else would someone wear tabi boots and ninja suits? hehe
We have had a concert or two in drains too. I missed the biggest one but they had a french horn, bagpipes, electric keyboard, kazoos, and some serious noisemakers.
Don't forget, we have offical Sydney Caveclan membership here in Alberta so we have a pretty good time.
We nearly had an undgeround drain bowling league, unfortunately our bowling alley got too much sediment and the bowling balls get stuck.
Then there is the famous pizza party which had music, strobe lights, black lights and all sorts of stuff. We ran power through some side pipes to a power source on the surface. Now I would never do it again but it was one hell of a night. http://efirehose.net/~olduea/drains/files/reduxzero-minibar.jpg
We also still plan to try and get the sport of drainsledding into the olympics as a medal event.
If you ever come to Calgary then email [email protected] and you'll be made welcome, taken to locations and given free accommodation. We'll help save you the $$$ you spend on the flight over here :) |
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BigPoppaMikey
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| | |  | | Re: Suggestions for draining footwear?
<Reply # 18 on 11/8/2004 5:07 AM >
| | | | Posted by Rev. Skaught
I think steel toed firefighters boots might work but we have not encountered any serious foot hazards in a drain yet.
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These are what I used while hydroblasting at work. Everyone hydroblasting is required to wear these types of boots. A hydrobaster can blow through a regular pair of rubber boots like a shotgun.
For draining though, I bought the cheap pair of waders from Cabelas.
BPM
Wishing I was Jack Dalton just to have all the cool leftovers... |
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Burzum
Noble Donor
| | | Re: Suggestions for draining footwear?
<Reply # 19 on 11/8/2004 5:58 PM >
| | | | Posted by F A S T
Sneakers baby! Hard core exploration! If you find an old pair with pretty good grip your in good shape. Then you can sort of "morph" from in the drain to out of the drain without looking like some nut with rubber boots in the middle of summer. The feeling of a waterlogged sneaker is awesome too. If your really concerned with keeping your feet dry (I think wet feet is one of the best parts) then put your foot in a plastic bag before you put it in your shoe. Then you have the lightness and versatility of a sneaker and the insulation of the plastic bag.
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Yeah, i'm just not that hardcore... go figure. i am willing to crawl down a teeny little tunnel filled with spiders and goo in the pitch black, but i don't want to get my feet wet - i guess i am a very peculiar form of wuss 
www.rouskrew.com
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