Shoes

[Thedude]

I bought a pait of ropers from one of those western warehouses in the Grape Vine Mills mall there in Grapevine, TX. Its just out the north entrance to DFW. They ran about $75 and are well worth it, the only thing is you might want to put some rubber soles on top of the leather soles or else you'll be skating sown the terminal when you step on a little water.

 

[stillaboo]

Ropers? What for?

What is it with pilots and ropers?

Think about it. What % of the population wears 'cowboy' boots to work? Now, what % of pilots do?

Do more pilots come from the southwest than the average occupation or what?

Anyone know why (like pilots wear 'naval' uniforms b/c Juan Trippe though that his planes should be like ocean liners. That's why there were Captains, First Officers, and Stewardesses too)

Just curious.
-Boo!

 

[tredding@swa]

GOat Ropers....

By far the MOST disgusting pair of shoes/boots EVER designed... my wife calls them "birth control shoes", meaning that IF you wear them, your chances of getting laid are close to ZERO!!

Pilots are notorious for being poor on fashion and cheap, those who wear Justin Ropers are at the top of that list.....

U G L Y!!!!

 

[trainerjet]

Yeah, but they look good on you.

 

[AF757Pilot]

Re: GOat Ropers....

By far the MOST disgusting pair of shoes/boots EVER designed... my wife calls them "birth control shoes", meaning that IF you wear them, your chances of getting laid are close to ZERO!!

Pilots are notorious for being poor on fashion and cheap, those who wear Justin Ropers are at the top of that list.....

U G L Y!!!!

I guess it depends on where you are from....If you are from Oklahoma or Texas, you probably have been laid WHILE wearing a pair of Justin Ropers!!

AF (From both Texas and OK)

 

[FearlessFreep]

SAS Shoes. Very comfortable, no metal shanks to my knowledge.

Once you wear a pair, you will want to wear nothing else.

 

[SWA/FO]

Dr. Martens best shoe ever made.

 

[be02cpt]

Dr. Martens, best shoes I've ever had. My $80 Rockports wore out in 7 months ringing and summoning the dreaded wand at nearly every airport. Now, thanks to the good doctor, I relish the frowns of TSA after declining the advice to remove my shoes and breezing through anyway. My casual brown Docs have lasted three years as I'm sure the new black ones will too. The lug sole is excellent for anyone who does winter walk-arounds in seas of Type 1. About $110. Recommend number 8053. Color in the bit of yellow stitching if you must, or let it be a small amount of rebel shining through. Good Luck

 

[SWA/FO]

Black 8754...no yellow stitching. They look great with jeans too.
Check out the link below. #8053Z looks good too.


http://www.drmartens.com/FootwearDetail.asp?setCat=7

 

[B190Captain]

I wear Bates lites (Military Officer shoes) although they make your feet sweat up a storm and my feet dooo stink. They do not set off metal detectors. And when I do set off a detector for something else and they tell me to take my shoes off, they can certainly get a nosefull of my maximus piedus odorus.

 

[wil]

Check local Army/Navy surplus stores for "Royal Mail" Doc Martens. These are issued to the U.K. post carriers and are about 1/2 the price of regular Doc Martens (retail about 55.00). No yellow stiching. They look like the black pair on the linked page. I just picked up a pair for 32.00 bucks including tax (on sale). Walked through security this morning without removing my shoes- God that was great!!

 

[Airpiraterob]

Well, Just travelled cross country. I try a different pair of shoes each time to see what is and isnt gonna make it beep.

Sketchers. nope. the doc marten copy that sketchers makes. Went out bound just fine but going throuigh for the trip back (Denver TSA compound corall) it went off. so you never know when it will happen or at what strength that detector is set at. Burlington didnt beep. same kind of detectors.

New tech? i think some nice form of plastic/nylon shanks and eyelets will be the new style. theyre already headed that way as its been mentioned above. they should learn from those guys making the plastic guns to make strong plastic shoe parts.