Having some problems with my new boots

I have had some FSN 95s for about 5 years and will be wearing them again in about 4 hours. I also have the heavier Sasslongs. The Asolo last just happens to fit me very well.

If you are able to wear the boots at work for a few days, some more gentle use might finish the break in without beating up your feet.

Good luck,

DancesWithKnives
 
These days I feel it's no longer necessary for boots to be 'broken in'. (I remember back in the army we were told to urinate in our boots to soften them. I heard of some guy who did that only to find out that he couldn't fill even one boot enough to make a difference. He just got ribbed by his mates for stinking up the bungalow!)
Seriously....I find that if a boot doesn't fit then it cannot be made to. Some makes just don't fit me. I've never found a Hi-Tec that is comfortable to even just stand up in...thay all hurt. Merrels & Salomon & Coleman fit just great.
I'd suggest either take them back for a swap or refund or use them around town and get something else for hiking. Disappointing, but then that's life. Even some of the best looking knifes can be junkers.
 
Fit and breaking in are differently. All boots should fit but some stiffer quality off trail boots need break in time no matter how you slice it.

Not all boots are for everyone but 100% leather boots tend to mould to most feet better than other materials, again this takes time to do. This is why quality leather boots can and are designed to be resoled so the user need not go through the break in period again.

they are not cheap but as usual you get what you pay for in the end.

Skam
 
Okay, I'm right at 40 trail miles and change, along with whatever I've put on them walking around town, which is probably less than 2 miles. They still feel absolutely terrible. I'm sending an email to STP tonight.
 
Yeah, after 40 miles I'd think they should be feeling better, if the last truly fits your foot. Granted, a good boot usually needs breaking in, especially rough-duty boots; in my mind, 40 miles qualifies as enough time to have seen at least a little better fit.
 
Just to reduce the amount of heel slip I had to strap them down so tightly that the tops of my feet are still red more than 18 hours later. No joke.
 
Wonder if it would have been different if you had logged 40 street miles on them before the trail miles.
I always broke in my new ChiCom jungle boots walking in town.
Actually to, at, and from work.
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6zEjmVZQXU check out this link it is a video on how to fit boots.

Always try boots on at the end of the day when your foot is the largest.

If you want to brake them in quick there is a trick to the casing get a spray water bottle and mix it with half warm water and half rubbing alcholo the spray the boot wet then walk it dry.

Toe bruising means you didn't leave enough room on your fit and the heal problem is due tot the fact you don't have a properly fitting heal socket. When trying your boots on you should be able to leave them unlaced and slip in one finger the index finger between you heel and the back of the boot. When you lace them up this will help prevent your toes from jammig up against the front the other thing is a well fitting heel socket.

Abe
 
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canranger said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6zEjmVZQXU check out this link it is a video on how to fit boots.

Always try boots on at the end of the day when your foot is the largest.

If you want to brake them in quick there is a trick to the casing get a spray water bottle and mix it with half warm water and half rubbing alcholo the spray the boot wet then walk it dry.

Toe bruising means you didn't leave enough room on your fit and the heal problem is due tot the fact you don't have a properly fitting heal socket. When trying your boots on you should be able to leave them unlaced and slip in one finger the index finger between you heel and the back of the boot. When you lace them up this will help prevent your toes from jammig up against the front the other thing is a well fitting heel socket.

Abe
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My toes aren't touching the front of the boot. Besides, it wouldn't make sense for them both to do that when my feet are a half size different. If 9 is too small for the left then it should fit the right just fine. If 9 is too big for the right then it should be fine for the left.
 
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