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Wide shoes? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/buyitforlife@slrpnk.net
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I have weird flipper feet, so I find myself limited to brands that offer 4E width (typically 10.5 @ EEEE ) does anyone have any recommendations? Any style goes as long as they offer closed toes

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[–] 4 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Greetings fellow flipper Friend! I wear a 6E in Dunham brand boots, and for general sneakers / "running" (gym) shoes i wear a brand called "xelero". New balance makes exactly one 6e width shoe IIRC, the 990 i think? It used to come in multiple colors but now just the one color if its a wide shoe.

If it helps, I'm also stuck with very thick feet so my picks also account for that. Center of my sole to top of foot is 3 inches.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    I've been wearing 990s in a 14 or 15 6E for a while (12 years or so) for work and exercise, but the newer 990v6 just doesn't hold up or fit quite the same. I'm still wearing a (tightly laced) 15 in them, but I've had trouble finding alternatives, and I definitely feel like I need more of a 14/14.5 with more width (which doesn't exist).

    Given how expensive NB has gotten, I'm eyeing whatever other options turn up and wondering if I'll have to go custom. I'll give xelero a look over, though, thank you for sharing this. :)

    For boots I just wear thick socks in my red wings, but that's not too often.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

    I felt the same on the 990v6, they just didnt fit right and i returned them immediately because of it. Not much better than NB in price but well, thats 6E tax lol.

    Xelero ive got the X-GPS in 11 wide (its absolutely wide enough, trust me)

    I almost exclusively wear the Dunham boots, they've lasted about 2.5 years now i think? Still going strong. I've replaced the laces once.

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