Peace at home... via clean boots. What do you use?

[Zerk]

I come and go out of the house a lot. I can't imagine taking my boots off every time. Life is to short. If they are really mud, I take off or use the brush by the door, which only works so-so. Gets the clumps off.


Maybe you guys should be a good provider, and get maids, instead of making your wives work so hard.

 

[not2old]

I cured the wife of nagging me about dirtying the floor by buying slip-on boots and removing them when I come in.

 

[oosik]

I agree Zerk, life IS to short. That's why I take my boots off - any mess I make, I have to clean up myself. There is no one else out here to do it.

 

[Looking4new]

I have smooth soled boots and a piece of railway track that I scrape them off on. I scrape them on the mounting flange.

 

[Zerk]

Why would you wear smoothed soled boots?

 

[two_bit_score]

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I have smooth soled boots and a piece of railway track that I scrape them off on. I scrape them on the mounting flange.

Never really found boot or shoe soles with deep lugs good for anything but picking up mud and debris.

The best sole I have ever found for a workbook is the neoprene cork sole on Red Wing model 8111 among others. It's difficult to accept unless you have worn boots with that sole. It's quiet on almost any surface. Has great traction and is very long wearing and comfortable. Oil resistance is good and doesn't slip on wet pavement.

Very easy to clean.


Men's 8111 Iron Ranger 6" Boot | Red Wing Heritage


TBS

 

[IslandTractor]

Why would you wear smoothed soled boots?

Perhaps you forget that prior to the 1970's most work boots were smooth soled. Lugged boots tear up grass so that's one reason to wear flat soles. No particular advantage for an equipment operator working in a cab either.

 

[Sysop]

Exactly, all shoes are smooth soled if actually working in real mud and muck. Sorta like all tires become slicks in mud. Quit buying the wrong type of shoes, old timers all wore smooth soles for ease of cleanup and lighter weight (packing around 15lbs of mud on the bottoms of shoe treads isn't easy for a long day of work). Even the muck boots from 30 years ago had a relatively smooth sole, generally just a pattern in the surface of the rubber, no deeper than a 16th of an inch.

 

[Deere Dude]

My wife started the no shoe rule about 25 years ago when we had light carpet and lived in a muddy area. I hated to take shoes off but acquiesced for peace in the household.

We finally bought a house a few years ago with low quality carpet and lot of concrete and blacktop outside. I was happy as could be. I could slip in and out of the house as long as no big chunks fell off. But a month ago we got a much higher quality carpet and now I get ragged on to take my shoes off all over again. I should have left well enough alone.

 

[IslandTractor]

My wife started the no shoe rule about 25 years ago when we had light carpet and lived in a muddy area. I hated to take shoes off but acquiesced for peace in the household.

That's called either a) a mature response or b) picking which hill you're willing to die on, or c) preferring to sleep in your bed rather than the couch. We've all been there in one way or another. Those of us who are still alive, still married and still sleeping with a warm partner have learned to respect certain wishes. Frankly, if I had a man cave, at this point I'd still look forward to getting the boots off and donning comfortable slippers. It is just part of the routine of coming home, like taking your coat and hat off.