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Waterproof barefoot shoes and/or boots that have no taper and no arch in the sole like THIS please? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 days ago by to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.ca
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Im just looking for shoes and/or boots that have soles that look like EXACTLY this and are waterproof and BIFL. My feet dont taper and look big and flat EXACTLY like this sole (I dont know if I have a disorder or if my feet are just naturally supposed to be like this)

These boots in the picture are from the company manitobah and most reviews conclude that the boots are not as waterproof as theyre advertised to be.

The sneakers Im using right now for winter and the rest of the year I bought frkm a company called last resort AB cause that particular model of sneakers they sold had surprisingly wide soles. However these sneakers are very low quality cause the soles of the last resort AB sneakers broke open after only 3 months of using them . I get my socks super wet when I go for walks in the winter and in the rain obviously. Annd the last resort sneakers are not waterproof at all in the top of the sneaker.

Or should I just get it custom made?

Also I live in toronto so any recommendations have to be able to be shipped here or to a nearby city.

Also I dont care if theyre barefoot shoes/boots or not.

Also I dont mind having to wax the entirety of the boot to keep them waterproof

No budget limit.

Thanks.

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[โ€“] 3 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I like Xero sandals, the soles are made from reused tyres and are as close to BIFL as you get (going on a decade for my first pair (had to sew up the uppers but soles are still good). However zero drop boots are rare and sandals are likely not the thing for Toronto. You probably want to be searching on 'welted', 'resoleable', etc. You might look at Hanwag who seem (still a moving target, bloody enshittifacation) to still build good boots, but not zero drop, just low. Truth said, actually looking for a good local bootmaker is likely worth your time (and money) for something this specific. Footwear is never BIFL, but if made appropriately can be repaired in due course.

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  • [โ€“] [S] 1 point 1 day ago (2 children)

    Thanks for replying

    But something Ill add is I find it odd that footwear isnt by default BIFL. Humnans spend so much time standing and walking in footwear . AND a person typically has to walk through puddles of different depths , high grass, mud, gravel, sand, sharp rocks , animal droppings, gasolone that has leaked fr vehicles , snow, all types of things that can cut and degrade footweaer . AND a person could walk hundreds or thousands of kilometres in total in these footwear ....so how does it make sense for such a thing to NOT be BIFL or as durable possible? or NOT as resoleable as possible?

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 child)

    Capitalism DOESNT reward the best, BIFL product, it rewards perpetual revenue, subscriptions, walled gardens, monopoly, addictive/BITL drug subscriptions etc

    Companies that deign to offer BIFL seriously need to have their numbers together and a "we are a ___ family" level referral/perpetuation system that so wins over its customers that their children cant imagine it any other way (for better or worse) and the product equivalent of legacy status among family members and descendants to make sure they dont bankrupt their own asses

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  • [โ€“] [S] 2 points 16 hours ago

    I 100% agrree with what youre saying. But then the questiom becomes why is most of humanity STILL OK with capitalism anyways?

    The system doesnt work . YOu have things that are breaking dowen all the time due to planned obsolescence , there are less homeless people in most countries than there are vacant residential living spaces so you have random peaceful people freezing or burning to death on the streets, most people dont lile their jobs or the hours they work, most people live in places where the infrastructure is becoming more ugly, less green , less appetizing, and more car-centric, you have mercenaries flying out to Lebanon, Iran, Sudan, The Congo, Palestine Yemen, and so many other places just to kill people for a paycheque, you have random economies all over the planet like the usa, greece , zimbabwe that get thoroughly fucked up and where the biggest business owners and bigges tbank owners get bailed out all the time and its the average hard-working woman or man who has to pay the most consequences when such an event happens, you have youngins who would rather lose their lives over some clout on instagram or over some random gang beef all because they want brotherhood/sisterhood or they wanna make some money off of gang activities or off clout chasing instead of working the bullshit jobs that most places have nowadays or volunteering to aid their communities....

    Why is most of humanity still OK with ALL.OF.THIS bullshit?? All this bullshit I just listed has been perpetual for the last millenia or so.... So hasnt overstayed its welcome? ...or what?

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