Made in USA Canvas Shoes......

[Destry L. Hoffard]

For the past several years I've been slowly replacing shoes, because my damn feet have gotten larger as I've aged. It's a thing apparently, look it up.....

I've gone from a 12D to a 13EEE or sometimes a 14 even! So a lot of my long time shoes are now a bit tight for comfort unfortunatly.

I've looked a long time for a pair of light canvas shooting shoes (think dove and squirrel hunting in hot weather) that were made in the USA. The only ones that I could find were P.F. Flyers but they didn't really come in any colors that I thought were shooting appropriate, and now they've completely dropped their USA made line sadly.

The other day I was doing a little Google work and came onto the ones shown below. They're made by a veteran owned company in Texas called Woobies. Not life changingly expensive either, at around $100 (on sale) to $140 full price. They're kinda like overbuilt military grade Chuck Taylor lowtop basketball shoes, most folks remember those from younger years.

I've been wearing them for a couple days now and really like them, they need a little breaking in but I think they're just what the doctor ordered.

Just sharing here, if you guys don't think this is appropriate for the site please let me know. You've all heard me howl against foreign made products, so when I find something that seems to work for hunting / shooting purposes I like to spread the word.

https://woobiesshoes.com/collections/shoes

[Phillip Carr]

I guess I will keep checking back at their website. No 10.5 size anything. I really liked their shoes design.

[Destry L. Hoffard]

Yeah I got lucky and they had 14s in stock. I think there's a click you can make to sign up for an alert when they restock a size.

[Phillip Carr]

Thanks Destry. I hadn’t noticed. I Just signed up for notification.

[Bill Murphy]

That's a good looking shoe, in a great outdoorsy color. I recently got the $140 alert when I purchased Ortho-Feet canvas shoes. I don't know where they are made, but I bet it's not USA. OK, Southern China.

[Stan Hillis]

Those look good. I'm looking for something similar but in hightop style.

[William Davis]

Good tip and much appreciated Destry. Side note received email overnight Russell Moccasin has been sold. New owner sounds committed to continue the Line. Hope so.

William

[Destry L. Hoffard]

I think they've done some hightops in the past.

[charlie cleveland]

thanks for the heads up on these shoes....in time as you grow older your feet will shrink some....charlie

[Destry L. Hoffard]

I wish they would shrink, then I could fit into my Russell Birdshooters and Wolverine 1000 Mile Boots again......

[John Dallas]

Think you have a shoe fit problem? Try going from 12A to 13/14 A. I need to shop in a ski shop. I think they have gotten longer as my arches have fallen

[Destry L. Hoffard]

They say your feet lose their elasticity as you age and that's why they seem to grow. At least yours didn't get any wider, I was a D and now I'm a EEE! I wish something else would get bigger instead of my damn feet.....

[Phillip Carr]

Gravity is not our friend Destry. Anyone that recalls the strip tease scene in Bad Grandpa can attest to that. LoL. Stupid movie but I laughed until I cried when grandpa did the strip tease part. :rotf:
Now back to the shoes.

[Brian Dudley]

Do you have a follow up on the woobies after almost a year? How have they held up?

I just got in a pair. Overall I am happy with them so far. Are you sure they are supposed to be US made? There is no tagging at all on the shoes about where they are made.

[Destry L. Hoffard]

Yeah I really like mine, I wear them pretty regularly.

I noticed that too, it did seem strange. But Veteran Made in Texas is all over their website.

[Stan Hillis]

FWIW, my brother has had growing feet and hands for many years now. He's in his 60s. They found that he had a growth on his pituitary gland which was causing growth hormones to be released into his body at a much higher than normal rate, causing the feet and hands to grow excessively. They recently removed the growth and has body is now returning to normal. He said he feels better than he has in many years, and that the doctors say there is a very good chance that his feet and hands will slowly "retract" to their normal size, before the growth hormones caused them to grow so much.

For those who are experiencing such growth it may be worth talking to your doctor about. I'm 71 years old and mine are not growing at all, and are the same size they were when I was 25.

[Phillip Carr]

I bought a pair of the grey high tops. My biggest complaint is the grey shows dirt really bad. So they always look dusty.
Unfortunately my understanding is they are now made in Spain. This is better than China.

[Bill Murphy]

Stan, there are many high top models on the website. Also, the different sizes are shown when you click on the ARROW. I am disappointed to hear that they are not made in the USA. Phil, the site says "Made in USA". No mention of Spain. Back to the website for more information.

[Phillip Carr]

Mine were made in Spain. Possibly others are now being made in the USA.
That said they are high tops and are comfortable and well made.
The color I ordered was Cemento. I should have ordered Kaki.
Here is the CEO talking about the move. When I ordered they were made in Spain.
I hope they have now found a US company.

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=811126643245054

[Ed Blake]

How are they sized? I usually have to order a size up from dress shoes when I buy anything like this.

[Destry L. Hoffard]

OK guys, wanted to let everybody know. I finally got an email back from the company. Even though the website still says Made in USA they (several months ago) have moved all manufacturing to Spain. I'm super disappointed as I really like mine.

[Destry L. Hoffard]

Apparently the original run of shoes was USA made as they claimed.