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What is your brand of work boots/safety toe boots? Pros? Cons? I personally use Caterpillar 2nd shift steel toe boots. Work perfect for what I do they take a thrashing every day how ever I’ve had them for 3 months and the Comfort aspect of them has gone away. Nothing Dr scholls can’t fix! They’re very affordable too
I like my Red Wings
I’ve had these Rocky’s for 12 years. There not on construction sites but I wear them all year. Not sure why I got called a jack booted thug but….oh well!!!!!!!!!
I’d love to get some Red Wings though!
Just don’t say Red Wings too loud around Eric trust me its a Chicago person thing 🙂
I’d love a pair of red wings as well I just can’t justify the price tag. I was thinking of getting Timberlands for my next pair
We had a pretty extensive thread on this a year or so ago.
I’ve tried them all. I like Red Wings, but they do have some cheaper, Chinese, models that aren’t too good.
Timberland Pro are great boots. The most comfortable boots out of the box you can buy. They don’t last quite as long as Red Wings, but they don’t cost Red Wing prices either.
I’ve grown fond of Doc Martin’s over the last couple of years. They’re very comfortable and seem to wear a little better than Timberland.
Ive never had doc martins. When I see them i just think of come crazy skinhead wearing them lol
StayGold661 wrote:
Ive never had doc martins. When I see them i just think of come crazy skinhead wearing them lol
Yea, I had the same vision. They’re great boots though.
If you wear boots every day, and can justify the expense, I would recommend Nicks or Whites boots, I prefer Nicks. For the custom fit boots they send a sheet to trace your feet on and put different foot and leg measurements on. You can order lots of styles, safety toes and up to 16″ uppers on the lineman boots iirc. Nicks are 100% American handmade in Spokane Wa. Being handmade there is up to a 4 month wait and they’re more expensive than most boots.
I wear Nike’s High tops of course for safety…LOL
Timberland Pro series has been my best bet, for the first week when you are still breaking in the “custom fit cushion” they feel weird but after that they are super comfortable… also I put a red wing toe boot guard on to avoid the steel from revealing itself.
I have heard good things about Danner boots. The made in the USA ones area supposed to be really nice the also have budget ones that are made over seas tool.
I have a pair of Danner winter boots for work. They are really solid and the toe lace is a nice feature. I’ve got the non steel toe ones.