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Boot Thread - First pair of work boots.

Dubbington

Dubbington

Slamdunk Champion
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Jul 15, 2007
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East Yay
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EX Street Triple ;(
Name
Dubs
What's your boot of choice?

I've become a boot snob and can't find the thread I posted years ago, if I even did. My first pair of 1000 Mile Wolverines in blue turned into 4 pair of 1000 mile boots, a pair of Truman (love!), pair of Allen Edmunds, pair of Red Wing Iron Rangers I spent too much to resole but will last forever, and I just added a pair of real work boots. Not to say any of my others can't be work boots but that's not what I got them for.

These Timberland PRO Gridworks Work Boot are really nice! I was using some low top slip in Merrells that eventually fell apart. I chose these Timberlands because they have a rubber outsole, not the poly foam that wears really fast. These also have a steel shank so shovel work or ladder work wont kill my feet. Also water proof. I did slip in arch support insole and they are perfect. Took two weeks of 6-8 hours to break in.

We got my sister a Nick's Boot gift card for his b-day. He's opted for a $600 pair of custom boots that are taking 10-12 weeks to make. He works on heavy machinery in the field and shop.

New Tim boots new versus a month old.

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The Iron Rangers I bought used but sent out to have a leather midsole added and a new green Dr. Sole heel and outsole added.


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My work boots are not your typical Red Wing type of work boots. I wear Schnees Beartooth or Granite boots depending on the conditions I expect to encounter in the field.
 
Not exactly boots, but I’ve been wearing Dr Marten steel-toe oxfords for work for literally decades.
Of course Dr Marten has decided they are now purely a fashion company and have discontinued the work shoes that built their brand, so I’m kinda screwed when my current pair wears out in another five years or so.
 
I've been rocking a pair of Iron Rangers for 3.5 years. I had them resoled with a standard Vibram lug sole in January. I wear them 5 days a week for 8+hours. Still love them!
 
Red Wings were top tier when I wore boots.

What size do you wear?
I have some vintage military jump boots...
Corcoran
In great shape...Bought new in 1983
 
I've been in TRUMAN boots nearly everyday, alternating between 2 pairs.
I freaking love these Trumans. Very comfortable.

They make for great riding boots, AND comfortable enough for all day wear too.


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I am so happy to not chime in with an opinion here.
I spent 40 years standing on concrete as a mechanic/tech.
I was a die hard Red Wing guy.
Now I'm just a lowly social worker wearing Sketchers to work each day...
I fucken love it.
 
Man I had a pair of Sketcher steel toes in College that I absolutely loved and were so comfortable but alas they decided that fasion footwear is where they wanted to be and stopped making them. Got some Red Wing Wellington style steel toes for around the yard but found that calf high boots don't work for me as I have some big ass calfs and it makes it hard to get on and off and to wear all day. Right now for rough and tumble around the house stuff I use Duluth Wild Boars high top style. I yank out the insole and put a heavy duty one in them and all is good they last quite a while for that I put them through.
 
If steel toes weren’t a requirement I’d be looking at the Irish Setter Elk Tracker. Had them in the past and great for stomping through the rough stuff where not sure what you’re walking on like possibly rattlers or ankle twisters.
 
Not wearing the required work boots was just another thing I was always in trouble over. I have very wierd, hard to fit feet. I tried all of them, but I'd always end up back in black tennies.
 
When I got hired at Pacific Telephone...I had to buy lineman boots
Knee high...Steel toes
They were spensy...Too bad I flunked out of training...Training was in SacTown in August...HAWT
Broke my heart...My Dad retired from PacBell @ 59.
 
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If steel toes weren’t a requirement...
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This is likely true where you are too, but after watching a guy get his foot rolled over by the rear wheel of a pickup, we kinda veered away from the steel toe and moved quickly to the composite toe. Slightly less protection, but less likely to cut your toes off with a dull steel knife like what happened to my buddy in the shop.
Frankly, I never looked at steel toed boots the same way after that....makes me kinda pucker up just writing about it.
Just a disgusting anecdote....carry on...
 
I watched a documentary on steel toe boots. Yes, they can crush and cut your toes off. But if something that heavy crushes the toe of your boot, your toes are gone, with or without the steel toes.
 
I was trying to get a lawnmower over a hump once so put my boot on the back to give it a push. Boot slipped under and struct the spinning blade. Normally I would wear sneakers but this day for whatever reason I was wearing my steel toe boots. The blade made a mess of my boot. Definitely would have lost a toe to two if not for the boots.
 
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I was trying to get a lawnmower over a hump once so put my boot on the back to give it a push. Boot slipped under and struct the spinning blade. Normally I would wear sneakers but this day for whatever reason I was wearing my steel toe boots. The blade made a mess of my boot. Definitely would have lost a toe to two if not for the boots.
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I did the exact same thing as a 13 yr old teen one afternoon in Tuscaloosa, Alabama while slightly high on the Chiba Chiba, only I was wearing vans, converse or some other thin ass tennis shoe. Definitely opened up my big toe but kinda bounced off the blade I guess, good-n relaxed from the heat and weed.
No permanent physical damage sustained, definitely psychologically traumatized for life though ;)
and I’ll never push on the back of lawn moved w my foot again, hopefully…
 
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