Years and years ago my grandfather, a forever-long fisherman and outdoorsman, taught me how to lace boots in at least two ways that are different than 'normal'.
One way is completely lost to me, but a memory fragment remains of the other. The laces didn't cross over each other at every point, only a couple of times. Doing this, he said, then pulling on the laces at the top of the boot, would let you tighten the entire lace structure on the boot with one simple tug. And, according to him (and part of that memory fragment), it would never loosen.
I wish I could remember more of his teaching. I walk about a mile for each hour on shift, and I find my foot swells and retreats many times in a shift, necessitating a loosening or tightening of my boot. If there was a way to do this in seconds, versus a minute or more screwin' aroung tying or untying each and every lace I'd be mighty grateful.
Anybody have any input on this?
wjohnc
One way is completely lost to me, but a memory fragment remains of the other. The laces didn't cross over each other at every point, only a couple of times. Doing this, he said, then pulling on the laces at the top of the boot, would let you tighten the entire lace structure on the boot with one simple tug. And, according to him (and part of that memory fragment), it would never loosen.
I wish I could remember more of his teaching. I walk about a mile for each hour on shift, and I find my foot swells and retreats many times in a shift, necessitating a loosening or tightening of my boot. If there was a way to do this in seconds, versus a minute or more screwin' aroung tying or untying each and every lace I'd be mighty grateful.
Anybody have any input on this?
wjohnc
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