▲ 17 ▼ Why do people still eat beef when we know it's terrible for Earth? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by 3volver@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 310 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] iAmTheTot@kbin.social 33 points 2 years ago (3 children) Industrial leather boots last a year tops. With respect, you're buying awful boots. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Alto@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago If we had the same size, I could be wearing my grandfather's steeltoes that are probably a solid 40 years old. People really underestimate how long good footwear lasts when you take care of it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I can make hey dude's last 9 months. If OP can't make the cheapest leather boots last more than a year, they are using them wrong, or they should buy high end boots for whatever they're doing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Fosheze@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Seriously. I bought some dirt cheap full grain leather biker boots 3 years ago; I have given them exactly 0 care, abused the snot our of them daily, and they are still holding up strong. These weren't even boots meant for working and they still survived trudging through the various slops of all 4 minnesotan seasons for 3 years. As long as you are buying actual leather and not "genuine leather" then whatever you buy should easily last several years even if not cared for. Well cared for leather goods can last decades. permalink fedilink source parent [–] 7heo@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago* So, OK, I'm willing to learn: please show me good brands then. They need to resist to mud (thick mud, the kind with a ton of suction that will keep your soles when you try and move), seawater, rocks and sand, and pretty dense vegetation. They also need to have steel toe caps, good soles (vibram or equivalent if possible) that don't slip, and that aren't too hard (wet stone is enough of a female dog as it is), and to go higher than my ankle. The best brand I tried so far was caterpillar, but they lasted only 3 years. That's a far cry from "a decade or more". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Alto@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago If we had the same size, I could be wearing my grandfather's steeltoes that are probably a solid 40 years old. People really underestimate how long good footwear lasts when you take care of it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I can make hey dude's last 9 months. If OP can't make the cheapest leather boots last more than a year, they are using them wrong, or they should buy high end boots for whatever they're doing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Fosheze@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Seriously. I bought some dirt cheap full grain leather biker boots 3 years ago; I have given them exactly 0 care, abused the snot our of them daily, and they are still holding up strong. These weren't even boots meant for working and they still survived trudging through the various slops of all 4 minnesotan seasons for 3 years. As long as you are buying actual leather and not "genuine leather" then whatever you buy should easily last several years even if not cared for. Well cared for leather goods can last decades. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Fosheze@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Seriously. I bought some dirt cheap full grain leather biker boots 3 years ago; I have given them exactly 0 care, abused the snot our of them daily, and they are still holding up strong. These weren't even boots meant for working and they still survived trudging through the various slops of all 4 minnesotan seasons for 3 years. As long as you are buying actual leather and not "genuine leather" then whatever you buy should easily last several years even if not cared for. Well cared for leather goods can last decades. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 7heo@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago* So, OK, I'm willing to learn: please show me good brands then. They need to resist to mud (thick mud, the kind with a ton of suction that will keep your soles when you try and move), seawater, rocks and sand, and pretty dense vegetation. They also need to have steel toe caps, good soles (vibram or equivalent if possible) that don't slip, and that aren't too hard (wet stone is enough of a female dog as it is), and to go higher than my ankle. The best brand I tried so far was caterpillar, but they lasted only 3 years. That's a far cry from "a decade or more". permalink fedilink source parent