Vibram—the brand known for its soles—popularized the lug sole, built with extremely durable vulcanized rubber and with a thick tread that gripped wet, muddy, and icy ground hikers walked on. Vibram ...

Blundstone made its iconic Chelsea boot even better by adding a lug sole. Prior to 1968, and even shortly after, because the rubberized soles didn’t catch on immediately, Blundstone was known as a ...

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