Work boots

[hudy]

Looking for opinions on work boots. It is best if you work in a shop type enviornment, but any opinion is nice. I have some Redhead's that I got from Bass Pro Shop and they are starting to fall apart after a few months. Red Wings were the last 2 pairs and they fell apart in less than 6 months for both.

What do you wear? How long have they lasted?

Thanks!

Jeff

[snwbrdr435]

Chippewa. I have abused the hell out of them over the last 2 summers. Still holding together well and I should be able to get another year out of them. In a shop type atmosphere you could probably get 10 years out of them if not more

[Ace 2.0]

go with Dr.Martens,i killed a set of bates in about 10months at work and before that had cheapies that made me feel like a 72 year old man(my whole body hurt)

the Doc's have lasted over a year and my back is not killing me.

[GrilledCheese33]

I have a pair of Rocky's that i've had for 3 years now. I don't wear them all the time, but anytime i'm riding dirtbikes or working in the outdoors I wear them. They still look really nice too when I condition/oil them.

[numbnuts240]

one of the latest issues of popular mechanics had a review on the best types of boots for different jobs.

[alms24sebring]

Wolverines are ok

[nissangirl74]

What kind of chemicals are you working with / stepping in? Are steel-toes a requirement?

+2 for Rocky's.

[hudy]

Any fluid that comes out of a car/truck. I don't care for steel toe, but not a deal breaker.

[numbnuts240]

i had to buy safety toed boots for my stints at the power plant (i never wore them before since i'm actually a floor guy and hard toes aren't very nice to floors). because i didn't want to change shoes every day to get through the metal detectors, i opted for composite toes. all the protection of steel toed boots, only lighter and they don't get stupid cold in the winter.

popular mechanics suggested these for mechanics.

[alms24sebring]

Trust me you want something that protects your toes

[Dattebayo]

False. Steel toes are only needed if you do heavy construction. I've had a wide range of everyday equipment dropped on my foot without steel toes and cant see where they help much. Some sites still require them for PPE, tho.

I have a pair of rockys that have lasted 10 years, and I use them almost every day. Now they finally need resoling cause the tread wore out, lol.

I bought a cheap pair of Roebucks steel toed for those union jobsites I visit, they hold up pretty good for cheapies. And they're comfortable.

[SBC 240Z]

Dr. Marten's, good quality boot. I had the full length slip on steel toe. I was jumping up and down off of cranes and heavy equipment all day and I felt fine when I got home. Good price too.

[z06hellcat]

steel toe justin ropers!

[4cefed]

Scetchers Work! boots are some of the most comfortable steel toes I've ever strapped on right out of the box. They are not too expensive either. I get about two years out of them too.

Last year I got a pair of composite toes from Caterpillar when the shoe truck came to out plant. They are shoes but damn comfortable.