Cajun White Rubber Boots

While many across the us break out their favorite pair of snow boots to keep their toes nice and warm here in louisiana s bayou country you ll see many pairs of a cultural classic the shrimp boot while these white rubber beauties go by many a name cajun reeboks cocodrie converse and swamp nikes just to name a few they serve a.

Cajun white rubber boots.

Delcambre is a town in louisiana where shrimpers are born and raised. Shrimp boots are white rubber boots that shrimpers wear when they are out on their boats. He wears these boots just about everywhere he goes. Several months ago i was finishing up a washdown of the betty jane when something inspiring occurred.

Rubber boots are important in this area not just because of the rain but because if you dig more than two feet into the ground you will hit water. He may even be seen wearing these boots to the fais do do cajun dance party and kicking up his heels with several pretty girls. Great foot ware for just every day running around in the wet louisiana weather. Backlasher and i met up with tkf whitey at christmas bay a while back.

I wouldn t say that shrimp boots can accompany formal wear but they can be worn in most any other occasion outside a wedding and nobody will bat an eye. Free shipping by amazon. A term used mainly in the cajun area of south central louisiana for the white rubber boots often worn by operators of shrimp boats. All hail the shrimp boot.

Actually they wear them more often than that. Not what you thought are they. Hunter women s original short rain boot. Cajun reeboks are short white rubber boots.

Xtratuf 11 men s pvc shrimp boots white 75136 size 8. Marlin white rubber boots size. 4 7 out of 5 stars 2 945. Dunlop 8101111 white pvc boots 100 waterproof pvc lightweight and durable protective footwear slip.

All good cajun men have ready their white rubber boots just in case the shrimp start running. Dunlop 8101111 white pvc boots 100 waterproof pvc lightweight and durable protective footwear slip resistant size 11 4 1 out of 5 stars 77. We would like to show you a description here but the site won t allow us. Cjlandry wrote he probably owns at least two pair of air pierre boots white shrimper s boots.

After noting that my sopping wet bare feet which had been encased for the scrub session in flow through day glo crocs resembled the cold shriveled remains of a waterlogged deep fried chicken i said to myself self why the heck don t you buy a set of white shrimp boots like you used. Shrimpers and fishermen wear these boots as opposed to a darker color because of the heat.