stillatit
04-24-2013, 17:43
I have large feet, 14 EEEE. Since my feet swell up at least a full size when hiking, I need 15 EE/W or 16 W. As anyone knows who has normal sized feet, a person does not go into a boot or shoe shop, try on just one pair, and then purchase them. Rather multiple pairs are brought out, tried on, and the purchaser then decides on one, if any, that fits best.
Where can someone with my size feet do this? (A rhetorical question...)? I blew out 2 old well-fitting pairs in just 3 days on the trail. I tried ordering a pair of 16 W Columbia boots from BigShoes.com, but they were still too tight. I had to pay the shipping out and back, about $36, merely to find out that they don't work for me. Of course, BigShoes willingly refunds the price of the boots, but the waste of money for shipping and the time involved are discouraging. Meanwhile, I'm not on the trail.
1. Does anyone know which manufacturers produce TRULY LARGE AND WIDE hiking boots? I'd appreciate any input on this before I keep trying to do this on line, and keep wasting my $ on shipping costs and time off the trail.
2. Does anyone know of a store in the eastern US (somewhat near the AT) that has multiple large sizes in stock so that I could go there and try on several pairs? (There is one in Cheyenne, WO, but that's out for now).
Any help here would be most appreciated.
Where can someone with my size feet do this? (A rhetorical question...)? I blew out 2 old well-fitting pairs in just 3 days on the trail. I tried ordering a pair of 16 W Columbia boots from BigShoes.com, but they were still too tight. I had to pay the shipping out and back, about $36, merely to find out that they don't work for me. Of course, BigShoes willingly refunds the price of the boots, but the waste of money for shipping and the time involved are discouraging. Meanwhile, I'm not on the trail.
1. Does anyone know which manufacturers produce TRULY LARGE AND WIDE hiking boots? I'd appreciate any input on this before I keep trying to do this on line, and keep wasting my $ on shipping costs and time off the trail.
2. Does anyone know of a store in the eastern US (somewhat near the AT) that has multiple large sizes in stock so that I could go there and try on several pairs? (There is one in Cheyenne, WO, but that's out for now).
Any help here would be most appreciated.