$100 is definitely not a week of rent in LA
if u share a room with someone in noho u would be surprised the quality of crack dens you can live in
Just get some better insoles.
I got some footprints insoles actually lol, I dunno if they even work honestly but im used to them so whatever.
Sounds like you are on tough times but damn man... so bad you are gonna skate vulcs?
JK but really, there is no point in switching to vulcs if you like cupsoles. A lot of people like vulc and I don't knock them but in reality it is an antiquated shoe-making process. There is a reason basketball shoes went from vulc to cupsole around '82 (the AF-1 was one of the first).
its crazy too cause when I first skated I would only get vulcs, vans and shit and I remember really liking the flick on authentic especially, but after skating those romero cups pretty much exclusively they feel way more natural.
got a day in with some emerica slips, not too bad but still feels like a clown shoe lol
went to the local and just looked at the newer style skate shoes. seems like the Nike Adidas Cons are most popular at the park and honestly the quality looks really good. I skated the dunks too when they came out and they were honestly sick at the time but honestly I just can't back that shit now. Emerica looks pretty "built to skate" or whatever lol I always fucked with them. Lakai all over the place I remember the Manchester shoe being the one back in the day but yeah there line seems like no direction. I see a lot of dudes rocking there slip ons and some of the newer models tho so and they look like they skate decent.
everything else is fucked I feel, if your out there skating globes man I feel for you bro
if anyone of you shoe companies head read this and need a skate nerd to do all your work for ya at low cost hmu