hannieIII Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 I have just bought a pair of hiking boots with all the fittings for laces. First I think ..too late, that the laces will snag on all the thorns and undergrowth. My sneakers had velcro straps, no problem. Since I can't take them back and guess they all have laces anyway, very little selection here., I need to know how to tie them. There was no instruction manual, and even the website about the science of tieing laces is not much help, anyone out there have any advice please.? Btw the boots have no little loop at the heel. I have thought of duct taping over them but...... Quote Link to comment
+EraSeek Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 Thailand, huh? Tie them in a bow, then tie the 2 bows together in an overhand knot. Quote Link to comment
+H2OBob Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 Good, heavy duty gaiters will help. You can make a set from old jeans and elastic. Quote Link to comment
+EraSeek Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=htt...6lr%3D%26sa%3DN Quote Link to comment
hannieIII Posted September 14, 2006 Author Share Posted September 14, 2006 http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=htt...6lr%3D%26sa%3DN Those loops look exactly what I don't want, but thanks. Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 How about this? If that's not good enough, I'm not sure what you're looking for. Quote Link to comment
hannieIII Posted September 14, 2006 Author Share Posted September 14, 2006 How about this? If that's not good enough, I'm not sure what you're looking for. TVM..looks promising..will let you know after trial run. Quote Link to comment
+TheBeast Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 I used to tie mine and then tuck the lace in the top so that the "loops" didn't get hung on anything. Quote Link to comment
+oldsoldier Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 Do it military style. Wrap them around your ankles, make a square not in the front, then tuck the laces into the boot. Quote Link to comment
bogleman Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 If you are that obsessed USE DUCT TAPE. Those bows wont get caught in nothing. Quote Link to comment
tacitus59 Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 How about this? If that's not good enough, I'm not sure what you're looking for. Nice link - I will have to try one or more to see if the boot heal lock improves my heal stability. Quote Link to comment
hannieIII Posted September 15, 2006 Author Share Posted September 15, 2006 If you are that obsessed USE DUCT TAPE. Those bows wont get caught in nothing. Obsessed Who Me ?..Well maybe a little..nit noi ka Quote Link to comment
hannieIII Posted September 15, 2006 Author Share Posted September 15, 2006 Back to the Drawing Board ? Quote Link to comment
+Big Max Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 I've always tied mine the same as Old Soldier. Wrap loose ends around the boot, tie in a square knot and then tuck extra inside. Quote Link to comment
+Jhwk Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 I've always tied mine the same as Old Soldier. Wrap loose ends around the boot, tie in a square knot and then tuck extra inside. ditto don't make it harder than it needs to be. Quote Link to comment
+Big Max Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 If you are that obsessed USE DUCT TAPE. Those bows wont get caught in nothing. Used to wrap our hunting dogs feet in duct tape. Tried the fancy booties, rubber inner tube, etc but they always managed to throw them. Finally in desperation one trip we duct taped one of the dogs feet. Worked great. We reverse wrapped it loosely around the feet so the pads could splay out then wrapped it regular above that. Worked like a champ and they never lost one. It pulled some hairs out when you took it off but that never seemed to bother the dogs. Quote Link to comment
+Jhwk Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 How about this? If that's not good enough, I'm not sure what you're looking for. see, it's stuff like this that keep you "da man" i like to learn something new every day, and now I learned how to tie my boots - again. will have to try it out - thx bs Quote Link to comment
hannieIII Posted September 17, 2006 Author Share Posted September 17, 2006 How about this? If that's not good enough, I'm not sure what you're looking for. see, it's stuff like this that keep you "da man" i like to learn something new every day, and now I learned how to tie my boots - again. will have to try it out - thx bs Here's the final word..tried and true KNOTS For Laces Quote Link to comment
Earleheart° Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 I just tie them licke normal and then tie them again and when they get caught they don't come untied. sheesh Quote Link to comment
+redtj Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 (edited) first lose the flat laces and get round ones ( para cord works great or get some military laces) Pull them up as tight as you can, this will reduce blisters. Tie the laces in a square knot. Wrap any excess around ankles ( or cut it off and tie knots in the ends ) Tie another square knot and tuck everything else you got leftover into the tops. para cord might be hard to untie square knots but the military laces do not deform when cinched down on and are therefore easy to untie by hand but not by anything else. This is a combat proven method. I know some soldiers that put in new laces everyday as they just make a bird's nest of knots every morning and cut them of every night. just advice from a not so old soldier! remember a knot is only as good as the person who tied it! Edited September 19, 2006 by redtj Quote Link to comment
+Tequila Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 Tie them from the inside out. That is, take the lace and feed it through the outside of the lace by taking it over top of the boot and feeding it back through. That will force the lace to keep the boot tight. Another tip. Buy really small bungee cords. Put them around the top of the boot and tuck your pant leg up in. Police do it all the time. Keeps pant legs dry and keeps ticks etc. out Quote Link to comment
hannieIII Posted September 29, 2006 Author Share Posted September 29, 2006 DUCT TAPE A CLEAR WINNER!! Quote Link to comment
+yyzdnl Posted October 1, 2006 Share Posted October 1, 2006 Dude, get some leg gators. http://www.mackspw.com/item.asp?im=BUC5+NB...gger_Leg_Gators Quote Link to comment
gerboa Posted October 1, 2006 Share Posted October 1, 2006 Dude, get some leg gators. http://www.mackspw.com/item.asp?im=BUC5+NB...gger_Leg_Gators I'd buy a DOZEN pairs if I had a credit card, In thailand the banks worry that us old farangs will die and stiff them with an unpaid bill or do a runner, even thouh I've lived here 33 years and am "a man of property" A kind USA cacher comes here and brings goodies loke TB's and Camo tape. He's coming in 2 days, next time GATORS..thanks very much. Quote Link to comment
+disenchanted Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 Perhaps I am completely misunderstanding your question, but... Are you seriously asking us how to tie your shoes?? Quote Link to comment
+ironman114 Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 I have a different way of tying my boots and since it doesn't involve a knot but a cinch they don't come undone. Unfortunately looking at the pic of your boots my way won't work because the top of your boots have hooks instead of lace holes. I find these come undone often too and try to avoid those type of boots. But I understand that where you live the choices may be more limited than where I live. Now if you ever get a pair that have lace holes here is how I do it: After lacing all the way to the top I double the lace back into the hole you just put it through. I do this on each side leaving a small loop. Then I cross the lace over and through the loop on the opposite side and pull both laces taught at the same time. If there is too much excess lace I just cut them off and melt the ends or stiffen them with super glue so they double back through the lace hole easier. If after some hiking they loosen a little (they will never come undone on their own) I just pull both ends and they are tight again! The boot on the right is before inserting through the loop and the boot on the left is finished. No loose loops to get snagged by brush. I have tied mine like this for years whether I am walking steel beams hundreds of feet in the air or busting my way through the dense rain forests where I live. Quote Link to comment
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