Bates Shoes

[PA44Jockey]

Would you recommend Bates lites or Durashocks for an airline pilot? Are these shoes cheaper at the Px? I am going to the Exchange in DC on Saturday with my Father(Us Navy.) I have found Bates Lites locally at uniform shops for about 90.00

 

[Oh-ryan]

Would you recommend Bates lites or Durashocks for an airline pilot? Are these shoes cheaper at the Px? I am going to the Exchange in DC on Saturday with my Father(Us Navy.) I have found Bates Lites locally at uniform shops for about 90.00

Bates suck. They are the worst shoes out there. In about 6-12 months one of the following things will happen to you:
1. The soles will begin to peel away from the shoe.
2. You will have a blow out of the seam near the balls of your feet.
3. Your feet and shoes will smell like an old bag of Fritos corn chips.

I use similar looking shoes made by Nun Bush. Very comfy, durable and about the same price.

 

[scoreboardII]

Get Ecco, avoid bates, I had two pair do #2 mentioned above

 

[SIG600]

If you want to fit in with the young airline pilot crowd, I recommend Sketchers and an iPod.

 

[ableone]

get a pair of Eccos and make sure they have fiberglass instead of steel shanks. Either that or go shoeless through security everyday.

 

[hawkerjet]

One of the best pair of shoes I ever bought was a pair of Alden wing tips. Quite expensive at $560 a pair, but they'll last you at least 20 years. You'll have to get the soles done every 5 years or so, the Good Year hard rubber sole.
Also I saw a similar looking wing tip on Amazon.com under Allen Edmonds for $300. Once again they'll last 20 years. Very comfortable.


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[LJDRVR]

Eccos with the fiberglass shank. My pair is over four years old and 3500 hours of flying. I'm about to replace the shoe laces - everything else looks really good. Best shoes I ever owned.

 

[bagasticks]

checkerboard slip-on Vans, 50 bucks at the mall, nicest shoe i have ever worn, never re-soled, they are preserved in a thin glaze of PBR, hydraulic fluid, and broken dreams.