@jitterboogie place them in my pocket so i can reload them. Brass is not cheap.
Curiosity has the best of me so I'll ask; Why the aversion to x cuts?
Sincerely,
A guy who puts spikes in sidewalk cracks from time to time
I'll take a stab
most of them are just a fast sweep and not really that precise?
when I set one I use a speed square and a concrete scribe, then I hit it with a red carpenter pencil to fill the arms and then touch up the center with a black indelible marker, and clear coat.
usually it's for control so it matters.
but I'm willing to spend the 2 minutes or so to make it semi permanent and highly accurate and precise versus the criss cross of a grinder that gets you close enough for boundary stuff in most places.
Ha! I thought I could indirectly shame them into giving you a raise for new shoes but if you're paid well then I guess it's on you. I've noticed boots only last me a couple years before the seams rip and waterproofing goes away, and the padding is usually defeated by then anyway so it's just an all-around convenient time for an upgrade.
always amiable for more Money, and as far as boots, unless full mountaineer type 3.2mm leather, usually last a season, maybe longer if they're resoled.
No shaming needed, I have a pretty good gig here.
I roasted a pair in not even a year that cost north of 200 and they are going to some homeless guy next time I pull up to one.
hence why I'm not mentioning the name...
$200 boots are equivalent to buying boots from Walmart, in my opinion.
I have taken to buying $400-500 Crispi boots that last me 2 years. No safety toe options though....
Which one of you guys advocated for filling new boots with water on the first day, plunging your feet in there and walking it out to break them in?
Maybe no longer an active user, lol.
understandable.
the 200 dollars is a threshold most company wanks associated with the cost of being OSHA 10, 24, HAZWOPER 40 and the like, then cheap manufacturing followed suit and ramped up the price to meet the low bar.
I worked for a company that was midwest based, and you got a pair of boots yearly, 275 dollars and 500 every 5 yrs for insulation boots that were steel toe.
The kicker was that we also had a 50 percent discount for redwing due to the company location and relationship so effectively doubled the value. I didn't work there long enough to get the boots because I was working so much and never had time to breathe almost.
¯_(ツ)_/¯
that's old school like these types of boots:
which are about as comfortable as a 2x4 with nails to sit on during a covered wagon ride.
I'm sure there's a few old crusty surveyor types here that had these at some point or the even less comfortable version prior.
@party-chef Not I but my old 11” LL Beam boots i would break them in by starting in a creek of cold water. Walk a bit let them air dry and do that a couple times re oik and they were good . They were so stiff in the back ankle area they always rubbed a blister on me at first. I didn’t survey with them though. Fed cows road horses in winter they could handle a set of spurs. So wirked great during bird hunting field trial.
I think you're doing just fine with your boots. Check out this knucklehead.
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