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He Gets the Last Word; Black Diamond Boot Review--The Finale
I could get all creative here and write something witty, but no time for that....Tokyo Burns, more later.
Here's Jim's final post on his Black Diamond Boot experience.
I'd say that's a two-thumbs up, but I can't count that high. ;-O
In his own words:
Ok, so I've had some time to really get some work in on these boots, and yes for some of you who thinks that the chief just stands on the sidewalk shouting orders, I invite you to come up to my neck of the woods and try out real firefighting; not that fake stuff that some of the pretty boys do down south of New York. (yep, he really did "go there")
I have had the honor of trying out these Black Diamond Boots for both Mary Ellen and Caitlyn and I have to say that these are the best boots that I've seen out there.
We've tried a few other brands over the past few years and I have to say that these are the best so far by comparison. Yeah, you can pay alot more to have a different name on them but these boots are a better boot for both fit and performance.
The comfort I experienced while wearing the Black Diamonds was impressive. After being in them for a couple hours there was no difference to my everyday work boot (which is a logger boot). They also passed the firefighting test as I jumped in and got a little dirty on a couple mutual aid fires.
I tromped around in some water to see how they would fair and my feet stayed dry. (coming from a rubber boot girl who pumps out her own fair share of basements, I'd give this one a + )
I also did some climbing on the apparatus to test the sure footing and grip on the aggressive lugged sole. I had no problems climbing up and down off the Engine Rescue, or climbing the 85 foot Tower Ladder that we operate.
I have purchased two more sets of these boots from a local distributor since taking delivery of the demo boots and plan on continuing to purchase these boots for my company in the future.
Well, I guess that just about says it all. As I've stated from the get-go, this is in no sense a formal endorsement of the Black Diamond boots, nor am I telling you that you must go home immediately and begin rolling the change under your sofa cushions and go buy a pair.
I'm simply giving you folks a review, straight from the horse's mouth. I can state unequivocally that standing around for hours and hours in an uncomfortable and leaky pair of boots is about as much fun as a tooth extraction conducted with a spoon. So if there are structurally safe options out there that pass the test and your department can afford them, at least you now have one man's viewpoint to consider.
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Comment by WestPhilly on May 21, 2010 at 10:23am
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Mary Ellen,
I'm not hijacking anything. I was merely responding in kind to his comments - you know, the ones that prompted you to add "(yep, he really did "go there")". We three know what that was about. But I'm sure he's not at all serious. Me either.
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Comment by Mary Ellen Shea on May 21, 2010 at 8:02am
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Philly, please stop hijacking my posts to make personal attacks on Jim. He's a friend of mine and I don't appreciate it.
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Come on now, Junior. An inferiority complex on top of thin skin? That's gotta hurt. Bad.
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Comment by Jim Brunelle Jr. on May 20, 2010 at 10:25pm
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Thanks WP, just another loser paid guy with a loser comment stinking up the place.
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I must say that first paragraph was pretty funny. (And here I was afraid Jimmy didn't have a sense of humor.)
Well, despite his endorsement: "...got a little dirty on a couple mutual aid fires." and "...did some climbing on the apparatus...", I hope Caitlyn and Black Diamond sell a lot of boots anyway.
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Comment by Bob Allard on May 20, 2010 at 2:44pm
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how is the running going ready for the big run you were going to do this year, and hope you have not given up on the firefighting duties as I am always talking how women are showing up the men in the many areas of firefighting.
Anyway have a grat day and keep working.
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sounds good, if a real fire chief says they are worth the money and likes how they fit then they must be good, ha ha.
Thanks for the info.
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