After buying a $70 pair of Vans at famous footwear and having them literally fall apart after using them as daily walking shoes, I’ve realized the quality of shoes overall has gone down over the last decade or so.
I don’t mind if they cost $100 or more, are there medium-light weight walking shoes that can withstand the horrors of walking on pavement? I remember checking out some Ecco shoes at the mall years ago, didn’t pull the trigger as they were almost $300 but the way the construction was described to me it sounds like those could last 5+ years.
What shoes do you have that you wear almost daily (not during the winter), and have had for almost a year but aren’t falling apart?
As a young punk I learned jumping and the general abuse of skateboarding destroys regular shoes. I don’t skate nearly enough these days, but I still mainly buy Fallen shoes as they tend to be comfortable for walking+skating and don’t just fall apart. I’ve had some pairs I actually grew out of and gave to my younger brother as they tend to be well made.
I’ve had good luck with DC and Emerica as well, Vans does make some thicker ones (as opposed to the Converse style) which I got good use out of.
Yea, skate shoes in general are pretty tough. I have a pair of vans that I have had around at least for a few years that are still completely usable to me. They have a small hole on the top of them, but I use them for skating and walking around town.
I’m wondering if their quality has gone down recently, or what. Vans skate shoes, especially the pro model ones, are pretty hard to wear down quickly from my experience. The only people I see that normally go through them quickly skate all the time.
Oh theve definitely gone down in quality. I used to skate hard on a pair of half cabs and they would last a year. Now I walk on them and within 6 months I got holes in the rubber. Absolutely quality has gone down as part of the planned obsolescence maximize profit plan.
Need to find a company that doesn’t suck cause these vans have turned to shit