I have big feet

[rangeball]

Well, not really so long, just size 10, but 4E width. Finding a hunting boot is a chore.

Previously I was getting by with a pair of rocky's. Bearclaw, cornstalkers, something like that. Waterproof, 4-800 grams of thinsulate, their advertised "wide" width, and the only way they didn't cramp my feet was if I only wore thin polypropelene socks and kept the laces as wide as possible, and they still would restrict blood flow and make my feet cold.

Last season I read alot about muck boots being the cat's meow, talked to fellas who supposedly had wide feet, bout a pair of their extremes with the scent suppressive material, but they squeezed my feet like crazy. I was told they had to be broken in, but after several hunting trips putting up with the pain and eventually slipping them off my feet while in the blind, I can't see them ever breaking in.

Anyone else have wide feet? What do you use for hunting boots?

I want waterproof, like the scent free treated fabric (germ suppression kind, not scent absorbing like scent lok), and 4-800 grams of thinsulate.

Any ideas? I wish new balance would come out with something, their stuff fits my feet well

[raf]

I've got wide feet. My shoes are 10 1/2 5E. I buy my shoes in a speciality shoe store and pay through the nose for them. They've got work boots but no hunting boots. I buy the widest boot I can and then suffer until they're broke in and stretched.

[rangeball]

Thanks raf. Not what I wanted to hear, I was hoping someone out there new the secret hiding place of all the wide hunting boots...

I guess I need to bring my muck boots to my office and wear them as long as I can to break them in, if they ever will. I just went back and re-read the thread at another forum (traditional bow) that convinced me to give them a try, others with wide feet rave about them, they just hurt like hell, hopefully more time in pain will break them in. At least here I can slip them off and put my shoes back on, hard to do that in the field

[minst7877]

You might try looking at a boot stretcher. This would allow you to "break them in" without the pain of wearing them in. Check out the link and you can navigate the site to look at other options.

www.shoetreemarketplace.com/Men_s_Professional_Boot_stretcher_p/br-mbs.htm

DC

[rangeball]

Thanks DC. Looks like it mainly stretches in the toe area, and my problem is more back toward the ankle. The muck boots are ankle fit, designed snug in that area and my foot goes wide right from the ankle forward.

Great idea though

[3ncboys]

My two uncles both wear size 12eeee. They have had excellent luck with Cabelas boots. The lightweight, kangaroo leather ones with 400 gms Thinsulate. They come in 4E width through size 13 and are currently on sale. Good luck.

[lwh723]

Yeah, I've got wide feet too, and I really like my Cabela;s Outfitter Series boot. Of course, a pair will run you ~$180, but I've had my pair for 10 years!

[Rifleman]

The only hope I can offer is that in my younger days I recall visiting an Amish market in PA. There was an older gentleman there who was the owner/operator of an Amish shoe/boot shop. They made their own from scratch. If you have ever noticed many Amish have very big hands and feet. If I had the problem of extremely wide feet I think I would look into getting a pair of custom boots made by an Amish shoemaker. Not likely you would get the fancy materials but at least they would fit and be a pair of quality made leather boots. One could always treat them with water repellant products and use high tech socks. Just a suggestion.

[sagittarius]

You guys don't have a problem.
Try finding size 14 4E.

[Guessed]

Here's what I wear and recommend
www.russellmoccasin.com/boots_mountainhunting/mt_sheephunter.html
Also own a pair of their SS40's for hiking in the Summer.

[deadeer]

13 4E, same problem! Sketchers Extra wide for sneakers, and Mil spec Mickey (mouse) boots for hunting if you need a cold weather boot. Black have single layer felt, advertised at -30deg and white at -60deg, and I gaurentee you will never be cold. Too heavy to stalk or still hunt in though. I have the black ones and I sat in -15 deg last season, no prob.
Jay

[screwbolts]

13 EEEE here also, New Balance for general footwear, I can order a set of 13 4E from new balance and walk 4 miles just like they were a month old. Get their better shoes, yes the $90 to $125 pairs, the will be water proof and if you have 4E feet you probly need all the suport you can get, I do, I know i am 2' to short for my weight. ^_^

Then I discovered that Cabelas has a line of their own Guide boots that are offered in EEEE I have worn then since 99 when I discovered the product.

Ken