OK I can't resist any longer!

Speaking from an over weight, 30 year construction battered roof and ladder beaten ankles I'll tell you, I have to have the high tops to make it through a trip.  
I have even had issues in the woods where it may take an hour before I can actually put weigh on my ankles without the pain or the feeling they might pop out of socket.  
My preferred boots are the Rocky Bear Claw.  I almost always wear the insulated boot year round.  
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I can grasp the idea of training and getting this under control, especially working one into a better tone of physic.  You younger guys take his advise and get in shape  ;D  Myself I'm sticking to the big gut, bad ankles, and wise cracks.   ::) Kinda like trying to teach an old dog a new trick.  Can it be done? Possibly!  But then I wouldn't be able to come home from a trip and get all that pampered attention I so desire from Mrs. qp   ;D

I do however wonder about this conditioning issue.  Is it possible to go bare foot in the cold temps and condition my feet to say warm?   :o  I get a lot of attention upon my return from the Q, but getting my stinky feet rubbed is NOT one of them.  

Further more in my Boot Garden, yes you are reading this correctly.  When the boots wear out it’s hard for me to part with all the memories I cherished trekking in the woods.  Filling the boots with dirt, you can grow a wide variety of flowers or vegetables.  Esp. the veggies dry them and eat them on your next trip in the woods.  It’s almost like taking 2 pairs of boots on a trip, less the weight of one pair.  The high top boots do remarkably well growing carrots. Hey, what can I say, I got good eye sight as long as I can find my glasses.   :D

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