You've Made the Switch to 0 Drop - Did you go back

[ThunderJack49]

That’s where I’m at. Might go out on assignment once or twice a year. Usually on a hand crew or engine crew. Seems like long days standing in hot ash are few and far between.
If the forest esc were a bit taller I probably would not look elsewhere. Really dislike filling my boots with wood chips when sawing.

I personally wouldn’t push the vivos into that roll after fighting some grass fires with them. I do everything in my vivos from construction to backcountry hunts but after a few local IAs in them I bought the Jim green trackers.
If I was getting back on a handcrew for a season I would look at these. I don’t have any experience with them but obviously lots of people wear nicks in fire.

https://nicksboots.com/products/strider-zero-drop?LAST=ZD-THUR&_has_apo=true&Length=9.5&Width=D&Leather=MaxSupport+Black&Pull+Loop=Yes&Top+Style=Standard&Toe+Style=Standard&Toe+Structure=Soft&False+Tongue=Dress&False+Tongue-1=Logger&Sole+Stitching+Thread=360+-+White&Laces=Leather

 

[bhylton]

I personally wouldn’t push the vivos into that roll after fighting some grass fires with them. I do everything in my vivos from construction to backcountry hunts but after a few local IAs in them I bought the Jim green trackers.
If I was getting back on a handcrew for a season I would look at these. I don’t have any experience with them but obviously lots of people wear nicks in fire.

https://nicksboots.com/products/strider-zero-drop?LAST=ZD-THUR&_has_apo=true&Length=9.5&Width=D&Leather=MaxSupport+Black&Pull+Loop=Yes&Top+Style=Standard&Toe+Style=Standard&Toe+Structure=Soft&False+Tongue=Dress&False+Tongue-1=Logger&Sole+Stitching+Thread=360+-+White&Laces=Leather

Oh interesting. I’ve done a little fire in the vivos but never got into a ton of heat. I use them as a forester from the day to day, so really like them for that.
I looked at those nicks… I’ve never been a fan of logging boots, went from some wescos to lowa/crisipi etc, to vivos. Sounds like the barefoot trooper might be a good compromise.
The rugged African troopers don’t look bad either, sort of a middle ground between a traditional logger and a barefoot

 

[nm.otter]

The rugged African troopers don’t look bad either, sort of a middle ground between a traditional logger and a barefoot

That was my thinking, and I need a shank for tower work. The polymer toe cap (they call it a 'puff' but it feels really similar to what was in may last pair of Danners) gives me a bit of drop protection for construction work.