Ways to ensure the best fit: 1) Try boots on at the end of the day. 2) Wear the socks you’ll hike in. 3) Measure your feet. 4) Snugly lace up each boot. 5) Tap your toe. 6) Walk up and down a ...

4. Skip some of the lace holes at first “If your job requires a lot of kneeling, you can skip the first set of hooks while lacing to keep the bottom set of hooks from biting you,” he says. “Over a ...

Lace your boots normally up until you're at the top second to last eyelet at the top (not including speed hooks at the top of the shaft). Like window lacing, go straight up to the next eyelet and ...