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gorgeousgary December 13 2009, 19:53:23 UTC
I bought my current pair of NB sneakers at a Nordstrom's.

I have fun finding shoes. My true shoe size is 9-1/2 A, and I have little arch support. I've found my choices are basically New Balance, Rockport and Florsheim.

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mdlbear December 14 2009, 00:08:41 UTC
Mine used to be, although my toes were always wider than that and I didn't know it. I'm now 10 1/2 to 11, and I need a very wide toe box.

New Balance and Keen are my current favorites.

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cflute December 14 2009, 16:47:48 UTC
A Google search on 'Keen hiking boots men' showed that REI has them for sale online, the brand's website is keenfootwear.com, and consumerresearch gave them specific mention in their ratings.

While you're up here you could check out what Market St Shoes has (that's where I found my first pair of Keens), or we could go to the Brooks Outlet store; several of their shoes have decent foot support (my podiatrist specifically recommended the Addiction Walker, and that's what I just got a new pair of). That's only a month away.

Still, if you know what size and model has worked well for your feet before, online ordering is probably the most efficient way to go.

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mdlbear December 14 2009, 17:46:27 UTC
Heh. It's true that Keen still makes hiking boots, but the ones I really liked, the Brooklyn Mid, which had plain leather uppers, have been hard to find of late. REI no longer carries them.

They do appear to be available directly, though; I should ordered some before they go away again.

keenfootwear.com comes back with an XML parsing error in Firefox, but it works in Chrome.

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ranch101 December 13 2009, 20:36:04 UTC
Big 5 Sporting Goods also carries a variety of New Balance stuff and a variety of hiking boots. I'm planning to go shoe/boot shopping there soon. I have a wide foot and usually find men's shoes more comfortable. My brother wore a 12 B - veritable skis.

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mdlbear December 14 2009, 00:09:08 UTC
Good to know. I wear 11's these days.

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victorthecook December 14 2009, 05:23:24 UTC
Next time you're up in the city, On the Run (9th Ave between Irving and Judah) has a very good selection of supportive, functional shoes and boots. Despite the name, it's not by any means just for runners. They don't carry a lot of inexpensive items, but I've had very good luck there for years.

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mdlbear December 14 2009, 15:18:16 UTC
"Next time I'm up in the city" with time to shop might be quite a while from now, unfortunately.

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