FYI those that wear steel toe boots to work

[ram57ta]

Several years ago when I worked at DART (we were required to wear steel toe boots) I tried all the ones wal mart sells over the years...and found them to be uncomfortable, overpriced, and poorly made. I found a set at Academy made by Brazos (plain black service boots) that are..get ready....$29.99..and they last MUCH longer than the previous ones I've worn, are comfortable as hell...and I'm on my 3rd pair in about 6 years now (railroad use is VERY hard on boots)

http://www.academy.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_10051_98835_-1?color=Black&N=610945392

[bcoop]

But do they feel like a tennis shoe?




edit: Pfft. Ninja edits make the day less fun. you suck.



And Red Wing king toe is where it's at.

Thats what I wear. Comfortable as shit. And I wear the cowboy boot style, not lace ups.

[sosoe]

Steel toe boots are for pussies. I wear these bad boys right here..

[ThreeFingerPete]

All I can say is my Dr. Marten's have lasted for 11 years of regular use, that is fucking incredible.

Yup. I bought them because the Dr Martens that I had when I was 15 were indestructible. After that, I'll never waste my money on them again.

There's absolutely zero chance that currently manufactured Dr Martens are as good as the American made Red Wings. I seriously can't break them. I keep losing them, and they will get ugly, but it's pretty much impossible to be harder on shoes than a 275lb+ guy climbing in them from what I've seen.

[runin90lx]

just fyi..i have had 4 pairs of the DR martin cowboy style boot. i only paid for 1 pair. if you buy from academy you can take your old pair in and get a new pair. every pair of mine had started leaking(i work in oilfield and get all sorts of chemicals and tears in them over time) and academy has given me a new boot every time.


but now i am wearing ariat square toe in the steel toe version and i love them. they are not as comfy as the dr martins but they have held up over time alot longer.

[forbes]

just fyi..i have had 4 pairs of the DR martin cowboy style boot. i only paid for 1 pair. if you buy from academy you can take your old pair in and get a new pair. every pair of mine had started leaking(i work in oilfield and get all sorts of chemicals and tears in them over time) and academy has given me a new boot every time.


but now i am wearing ariat square toe in the steel toe version and i love them. they are not as comfy as the dr martins but they have held up over time alot longer.

i use to wear ariat... good boots, just hard to fit with someone who wears a triple e

[lincolnboy]

You get a bad boot from a batch every now and then. I'm a manager at a western wear store. We get a boot every now and then that is just a reject. I'm talking work boots here. I've had a few guys who have had soles come apart after a couple of weeks. The boot wasn't wore the fuck out in those two weeks, it was just a bad run. It happens.

Discount. !!!!!!

[03trubluGT]

You would think that my job would require steel toe to helP prevent injuries working accidents, etc, but we are specifically prohibited from wearing them because we might kick somebody.

[Strychnine]

You would think that my job would require steel toe to helP prevent injuries working accidents, etc, but we are specifically prohibited from wearing them because we might kick somebody.

"trip violently" into "presumed innocent person" in non steeltoe shoes + broken toe = workers comp? Sounds win/win to me!

[racrguy]

Discount. !!!!!!

This

You would think that my job would require steel toe to helP prevent injuries working accidents, etc, but we are specifically prohibited from wearing them because we might kick somebody.

I can see the logic in that. Kick a perp in the head "by accident" he turns blue, family gets paid.

trollololol

Edit: I need to type faster. Strychnine beat me to it.

[black2002ls]

Discount. !!!!!!

Anyone purchasing a western style steel toe or work boot. Hell or dress boot, and wants to drive out to Greenville, I will gladly give 10% off of your purchase!

Edit: We have work boots other than western style

[stephen4785]

I havent found a boot yet that will last me more than 6 months. Red Wing, cat, wolerine, ariat, justin, Tony Lama. It doesnt matter. The soles rip, the heel part wears through, the soles crack right where m toes bend. Iv come to the conclusion that I have to buy boots every 6 months.

[Fern]

The preferred choice of nazi punks!

[46Tbird]

I got a really great pair at the Army Navy Surplus store on White Settlement. They don't have a brand on them anywhere. They are very comfortable but a little heavy. Might check them out as an option.

[midnight]

I wear Timberland composite toe. Dm sucks as far as work boots go. Imho