BOAT SHOES – SOLILOQUY OF A USELESS EATER by Daire Feeney

You Own a Big Boat – If you own a bit boat, like a large fishing boat or yacht, then a boat shoe is just what the doctor ordered.So, you might want a boat shoe if your boating needs meet any of the following: But elsewhere, especially in southern climates along the Ocean, boat shoes are very popular and practical. Indeed, one could call them an endangered species in Montana. Overall, boat shoes are far from popular in Montana. So if you spend time on a larger boat-or just want a comfortable yet rather dressy shoe for around town-a boat shoe might just be for you. That said, outside of Montana boat shoes definitely have their uses. Instead, about the only place you see boat shoes in Montana are at some of the fancy restaurants around Flathead Lake and Whitefish Lake. And few people have big boats in Montana to use them on. The climate is simply too cold for them to be widely utilized as a comfortable dress shoe. Overall, boat shoes are destined never to be popular in Montana. Moreover, unlike most loafers and other dress shoes, boat shoes have very good traction even in wet conditions. But unlike many dress shoes, boat shoes are very comfortable and help keep the feet cool. After all, boat shoes-being made of leather-look great at the office and out on the town once work ends. Instead, boat shoes are often used today as a 'work shoe.' And that this has happened makes perfect sense. Indeed, one of the most popular uses of a boat shoe these days doesn’t have anything whatsoever to do with boating. The easy in/easy out nature of a boat shoe-combined with their comfort and attractiveness-allows boat shoes to be very functional far away from a water source. While boat shoes are often associated with being worn 'around the ocean,' that isn’t necessarily the case. Instead, boat shoes are very popular in southern, warmer climates. And the reason for that is quite simple-the weather and geography provides for only very limited uses for a boat shoe in Montana.

Boat shoes are very popular, yet are nearly an endangered species in Montana.

BOAT SHOES – SOLILOQUY OF A USELESS EATER by Daire Feeney