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.
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.
Crocs are really good!
"All great work starts with love .... then it is no longer work"
I like Redwing "comfort zone" boots.
AZCRAIG
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
As Cort would say: Fools are the only folk on the earth who can absolutely count on getting what they deserve.
As far as boots/shoes are concerned, I've worn nothing but Red Wings for 35 years.
Tom Veatch
Wichita, KS
USA
I wear athletic shoes...great support, light weight, etc. I've never felt comfortable in "boots" or other more industrial type footwear.
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The most expensive tool is the one you buy "cheaply" and often...
Z-coils. I call them boing-boing shoes!
Red Wing
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Use the fence Luke
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......
Now these would be perfect for you Jim.
http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/cb.aspx?a=350029
Crocs get my vote
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.
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.
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The most expensive tool is the one you buy "cheaply" and often...
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.