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Hi Anons
Bit of background.
I am a single Dad to a teen son. We have been hiking together and enjoying the outdoors since he was able to walk.
The problem is he has grown A LOT in the past year.
Right now his foot size is 2.5 sizes larger than mine and he is almost as tall as me at only 13 yrs old.

Finding boots that fit his foot size is ok but he has these huge calf muscles that can't fit inside the shaft of the boot. And if we do find something that sort of fits he runs out of lace to tie them up.

It's the same with socks. I tried XXL merino wool socks from Cabelas and while they fit his foot they are digging into his calf muscles and causing pain just trying them on.

He says he wants to just wear ankle socks and running shoes but that is a no go because I'm concerned about him rolling his ankles.
Will I have to go custom? Or can any anons recommend some hiking boot/socks brands for larger people?
picrel my Lowa Boots