Best Boots for the Shop

[Doug Mason]

What do you find to be the best boot for the shop - w/comfort and durability in mind? I need to get a new pair and as my shop has a concrete floor, do you all have any recommendations? Brands I've heard mentioned are Wesco and Red Wing.

[Cary Swoveland]

See http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=65659

Cary

[Mark Singer]

Crocs are really good!

[Craig McCormick]

I like Redwing "comfort zone" boots.

AZCRAIG

[Greg Hines, MD]

I wear Wolverine safety boots in the shop. I bought them specifically to use while chain sawing, but have found them comfortable with a good pair of insoles to use most of the time in the shop too, and I don't have to worry if I drop something.

Doc

[Tom Veatch]

As far as boots/shoes are concerned, I've worn nothing but Red Wings for 35 years.

[Jim Becker]

I wear athletic shoes...great support, light weight, etc. I've never felt comfortable in "boots" or other more industrial type footwear.

[Eric Gustafson]

Z-coils. I call them boing-boing shoes!

[Doug Shepard]

Red Wing
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[Mark Engel]

Rocky steel toed sneakers.

Got 'em form Sportsmans Guide. Being the cheap bas... uh, person that I am, I don't like to pay a lot for clothes. Just ask my wife, or my kids, or any of my friends, or the folks that work at the hardware store......

[Mark Engel]

I wear athletic shoes...great support, light weight, etc. I've never felt comfortable in "boots" or other more industrial type footwear.

Now these would be perfect for you Jim.

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/cb.aspx?a=350029

[Brian Penning]

Crocs get my vote

[Gabriel Billings]

They're overkill, but I've been wearing my old pair of firefighting turnout boots. They're heavy, calf length leather, but they're the only footwear I own that I can slip on and off quickly, since I don't need to worry about laces. As a bonus, they're steel-toed, in case I drop something on my tootsies.

[Jim Becker]

Now these would be perfect for you Jim.

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/cb.aspx?a=350029

Thanks, Mark, but I haven't found a need for the steel toe in my shop...and I hope I never do! I "promote" my daily-wear "sneaks" to shop and home improvement use once they get to a certain point of, well...dirtiness. Right now my shop shoe is a nice pair of K-Swiss whites.

[Dylan Smith]

I stick w/ Doc Martens always: boots, steel caps, oxfords, wingtips - all with the Bouncing Sole. I've worn 'em nearly exclusively for a couple of decades.

Problem is, they've stopped making them in England, and have moved production to China, etc. The new ones are **** not very good.... The original factory turns 'em out under another brand, but with the current exchange rate, they're terribly expensive.

So much like tools, I seek out NOS boots. Gotta build up a lifetime supply.