Best Work Boots???

Sorry I spelled the name wrong... It's spelled Skechers:
http://www.skechers.com/

1. Georgia Boots

2. Danner

3. Lacrosse - Quad Comfort

Are the overall top three good boots as far as work boots with my experience. They are made for working in as to where hunting/hiking boots are only designed for seasonal use and not every day.

The Rocky company has an excellent customer service and guarantees their footwear "if" the proper footwear is used as designed. They will replace your boots and shoes as a lifetime warranty, if they don't have the boot/shoe available they will do their best to match up.

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.................I'm a Red Wing believer , but their quality has slipped IMHO since they've shifted some production overseas . My feet can't take the process of breaking in a new pair of stiff boots . I've got a "new pair" of RW's (4 years old) that are barely broken in ,they're insulated , waterproof , steel toe , etc , BUT I can't wear them in the summer as they're just too hot . Plus , I was advised too have zippers installed on each side and they will go on alot faster which I haven't gotten around too , Yet ! , fordy

I love discussions like this. We've searched for good work boots here too. We've tried Red Wing, they didn't make it a year and the sole wore out so we've never tried them again. We've tried Justin also and several other brands. Most only make it about a year of hard daily wear here. This time DH needed new winter work boots and after reading through previous posts on HT, we decided to try Lacrosse and he really really likes them! They're about 1 month old now and so far, so good!

It seems like it is always a challenge to find a multipurpose boot, in our case it was a boot that could handle winter farm work and snow/cold vs a boot that would keep his feet warm enough when sitting pushing snow etc. I talked to several store sales clerks and the conclusion we came to was to get two boots that were specialized for each type of activity but of course we couldn't afford that so we settled on one that seemed to be the best fit for the activities he did the most which was a chore style boot.

We don't have experience with other boots by Lacrosse but I know when he needs a new pair of summer work boots, that we're going to give them a try.

Good luck!

Generally, I get my boots 2nd hand. If I come across a pair that seems to wear well, I'll try buying a pair of those new. I go through Red Wings, Wolverines, Army issue, and blaze through the occasional pair of old oil-leather Doc Martins. Longest I've had a pair of boots last is about a year and a half. I like steel toes but they have to fit just right to not tear your foot apart. Steel shanks SHOULD be non-negotiable, texican!!!

My current pair of 2nd hand boots are holding up surprisingly well for having been worn (as someone else mentioned) for 16 hours a day, every day, for about a year now. They are from All American Boot Mfg. which I had never heard of before. Vibram sole, nice lace-in zipper option. The pair I have seems to be the 401 OSHA 9" Oblique Toe Fire Boot.

http://www.allamericanboot.com/fire_fighting.html

I treat my boots abominably. I probably oil them two or three times a year, maybe have a shoe shine if I have a long layover at an airport. I think I will be buying a new pair of these boots when they finally give out. It's possible that there might actually be enough life left in the uppers to consider having them resoled when the soles wear through. I think they are the toughest pair of boots I've owned so far. And yes, Red Wings aren't what they used to be.

Herman "Survivors"

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I second the motion on White's as being the longest lasting and most comfortable boot money can buy. They're made in the USA. A bit spendy but very much worth it. Get some rubber irrigating boots for the cement work.

When I'm pouring wet cement, I put on some ragged old boots. I know of no non rubber boots that'll withstand the caustic cement. Most other times I'm wearing the same boots all day, and a lot of that is around rough concrete walls and rock. However, sometimes 'stuff' happens and I've got on my only pair of 'good' boots, and something unexpected happens and they get soaked in mud, blood, animal wastes, etc.

I've got some good suggestions... now will have to find stores that carry em, and wear em around the store awhile...

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Whites. I wear mine nearly every day, practically sleep in the things. I can't see ever buying another brand, or possibly even another pair, since they'll rebuild the ones I have as they wear out. I am extremely hard on shoes, but these things are holding out well, and they don't hurt me.

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I've bought Carolinas that were pricey and hurt pretty bad about 5 hours into an 8 hour shift. I used to get engineer boots at Fleet Farm but they stopped making them.

Bought a pair of steel toe Brahmas at Wally World for 36 bucks. With just regular old odor eaters in them they are far and away the most comfortable boot I've bought. Our plant shifted to 12 hour shifts and they feel just as good at 6am as they did at 6 pm.
We get a boot allowance annually and I get a new pair every year, the old pair gets used at home till they fall apart. My first pair made it through the ravages of maintaining an aluminum extrusion plant...casutic, acid, heat, oil and grease for over 2 years before I took them home.

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I bought a pair of Skechers last year. They stood out as the most expensive pair of work shoes I've ever bought, and I loved them until about two weeks ago when one of them almost literally fell apart.

i wear justin boots in summer and muck boots by winter.

Am I the only one to put in a vote for Ariats? I bought a pair about six years ago, their cheapest model, "ropers." They were instanly broken in, the most confortable pair of boots I ever wore. I also did everything in them. I mucked the barn, rode my horse, hiked, put up hay, dug trenches in mud and clay, wore 'em to New Orleans after the hurricane when I went down to assist clean-up. For about four years they were just about the only thing I wore. Even to church, sometimes!

Anyway, they are finally showing their age...but I still wear them for the uckiest chorses, and for gardening and whatnot.

I can't speak for concrete, but those boots are the toughest I have seen, and comfortable. No tread to speak of, (they are, after all, technically riding boots) but I think they can come with tread.

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Army boots are the best by far when I left the service I took a life time supply of em. If you just wear them everyday on pavement mostly one pair will last 4 years.Now that I am farming with them the leather is wearing out before the soles though still lasting good.

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