I could really use a pair of good boots. I would like work boots but they do not need to be steel toes. I have a set of steel toes which are ok but not great and they are too bulky for to get my feet into my Civic. I keep clipping other pedals other then the one I want. So basically I need a not too bulky work boot which is comfortable.
What kind of environment are you talking about? Construction? Shop? Outdoors? Office?
Bates. I really do like them ,comfortable, light and fairly priced.
How ever my pair started to delaminate the soul a few months after buying them. Wrote a letter to the company and got a free replacement pair and kept the old ones, just glued them back together with some of our more potent bonding agents. They are my paint boots now.
ThePhranc wrote: How ever my pair started to delaminate the soul a few months after buying them. Wrote a letter to the company and got a free replacement pair and kept the old ones, just glued them back together with some of our more potent bonding agents. They are my paint boots now.
more potent bonding agents for a soul = religion? 
scardeal wrote: What kind of environment are you talking about? Construction? Shop? Outdoors? Office?
Machine Shop, welding shop and outdoors.
I have a pair of these that have been great.
My feet are comfortable at the end of a day at work, they've handled 10 mile hikes over varied terrain, I even tried a little trail jogging in them and they did OK. They've held up well, but even if they hadn't the price is low enough that I won't cry when its finally time for a new pair.
Best of all, I won't have to break in the next pair because they're comfortable right out of the box.
http://www.militaryboots.com/mens-tactical-research-khyber-mountain-hybrid
In reply to fromeast2west:
He might do better with a desert-style boot in Alabama...
I've had good luck with Wolverine boots and Red Wing boots. Based on my experience with Timberland hikers, I wouldn't be opposed to their work boot line. However, I think that with most work boots, you're going to have trouble with it being a bit on the chunky side.
Grizz wrote:ThePhranc wrote: How ever my pair started to delaminate the soul a few months after buying them. Wrote a letter to the company and got a free replacement pair and kept the old ones, just glued them back together with some of our more potent bonding agents. They are my paint boots now.more potent bonding agents for a soul = religion?
Touche.
What about oil resistance? I work at a shop and I'm constantly walking through oil and anti-freeze. The cheaper boots I've had all seem to split the soles apart, I'm guessing from the oil and what-not. What's a cheap boot that holds up to oil exposure?
In reply to 16vCorey:
Walmart carries Brahma boots, pretty sure all of their stuff has oil and skid resistant soles.
They're pretty much all I buy anymore, as I can't see paying 200 bucks for a pair of boots, and my 30 dollar steel toes have lasted me 6 years of very hard use. Granted, I can't wear them anywhere because they smell horrific, but what are you gonna do.
My old Civil Air Patrol summer boots were great for everything except snow. I think they were $25 but that was a long time ago. They are unfortunately not impervious to cat urine.
Grizz wrote: In reply to 16vCorey: Walmart carries Brahma boots, pretty sure all of their stuff has oil and skid resistant soles. They're pretty much all I buy anymore, as I can't see paying 200 bucks for a pair of boots, and my 30 dollar steel toes have lasted me 6 years of very hard use. Granted, I can't wear them anywhere because they smell horrific, but what are you gonna do.
I used to swear by Brahmas, but I only stopped because I haven't been able to find the right mix of style, tread pattern, and practical use.
I ended up with a pair of mid height Sears brand boots, $30 regular/ $35 steel toe. I loved them but they where too big so I gave them to a friend.
Red Wings are made in the USA right?
Edit: Yes they do. I would like USA made boots if I can find them.
Grizz wrote: In reply to 16vCorey: Walmart carries Brahma boots, pretty sure all of their stuff has oil and skid resistant soles. They're pretty much all I buy anymore, as I can't see paying 200 bucks for a pair of boots, and my 30 dollar steel toes have lasted me 6 years of very hard use. Granted, I can't wear them anywhere because they smell horrific, but what are you gonna do.
My current pair are Brahmas, and they lasted maybe 4 or 5 months before both soles split. They're still in great shape other than that, but now I can't wear them if it's wet outside because my feet will get soaked.
In a machine shop around cutting oil. Timberland Pro's steel toe.
At the foundry, I wear a pair of Dr. Marten's low cut slip-ons with a steel toe. Comfy enough for all day, looks good enough to go visit a customer and not look like a hobo, and steel toe so they are safe.
93EXCivic wrote: Red Wings are made in the USA right? Edit: Yes they do. I would like USA made boots if I can find them.
Boots are among those glorious thing that are still readily available with "Made in the USA" proudly printed on them.
What kind of construction are you looking for in a boot?
MG Bryan wrote:93EXCivic wrote: Red Wings are made in the USA right? Edit: Yes they do. I would like USA made boots if I can find them.Boots are among those glorious thing that are still readily available with "Made in the USA" proudly printed on them. What kind of construction are you looking for in a boot?
What do mean by construction?
93EXCivic wrote:MG Bryan wrote:What do mean by construction?93EXCivic wrote: Red Wings are made in the USA right? Edit: Yes they do. I would like USA made boots if I can find them.Boots are among those glorious thing that are still readily available with "Made in the USA" proudly printed on them. What kind of construction are you looking for in a boot?
Basically, you have welted (and there are various styles of welt) and bonded boots to choose from. You have a lot of height choices and there are different shapes and lacing styles to choose from too.
If you like bonded, look for something that's military issue or approved for military issue. Wellco, Belleville, etc.
I wear Chippewas when it's cold and E36 M3ty and I'm working outside and I also have a pair of Carolinas kicking around for when it's warmer.
I would prefer low cut. And I live in Alabama so I don't need cold weather boots.
MG Bryan wrote:93EXCivic wrote: Red Wings are made in the USA right? Edit: Yes they do. I would like USA made boots if I can find them.Boots are among those glorious thing that are still readily available with "Made in the USA" proudly printed on them. What kind of construction are you looking for in a boot?
Not all Red Wings are Made in USA. According to the old guy who owns the Red Wing store near me, the imported ones are not up to the same quality as the USA ones.
93EXCivic wrote: I would prefer low cut. And I live in Alabama so I don't need cold weather boots.
Unless an 8 inch boot is low cut to you, I'm officially useless.
I think what I am looking for is something tougher then tennis shoes which I can drive in and wear to work but don't have to worry about when I work in our shop at work or outside with testing and it is raining. I may just have to go to the Red Wing store and also find somewhere that sells a wide selection of Doc Martens. I have steel toes if I need to work in really rough situations.
The Brahmas I've got look something like this:
Before that I've had several pairs on these from the local Army surplus:
The Brahmas lasted 4 or 5 months before the soles split, the combat boots last about a year before the soles split, but they're not as comfortable and the traction sucks, especially in oil.
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