The company I’m going to work for says gotta wear steel toe boots, oil resistant, with a heel and should be waterproof. It’s down south so its gonna be hot on a steel deck. I like the slip-on wellington type boots and thinking about a pair of Justin boots, but I’m looking for opinions… what do ya’ll…

Every engineer I’ve worked with wore redwings. Mine are going strong 3 years running.

Those are NICE!! One question, are they fairly slip resistant when the soles get wet?

Yessir, even got a big red X on the bottom of the sole claiming oil resistance. I’ve got the lined ones which do get a little warm during the hotter months. But, I knew this going in as I wanted some decent boots for foul weather.

Dr. Martins Wellingtons are comfortable, but for all around protection go for Dr. Martin Outland riggers. They have an electrical rating, are water proof, light weight, and comfortable, all without being hot.[image][image][image][image]

I’ve been wearing a pair Redwings since 2010. I have to cushion where the top of the steel toe meets the leather. I use the felt side of Velcro tape, sticks pretty good and provides a barrier to the harsh edge of the steel toe on tops of my toes. But why should I have to do this with $200 boots? Tha…

I wear Timberlands with a composite toe in them. WAY lighter than steel toe. They’re not the longest lasting boots out there, but since I can get them for $90, I don’t really care if I destroy them. They just get chucked when I’m heading home.

We started wearing Red Wing Model 2491 (sorry, don’t remember the name) at work a little over a year ago. Slip on with a ratchet/airplane wire for a lace. They are real comfortable and long lasting. Wish I had these back when I was sailing Mate on a bitumen tanker, they would have done well on th…

Ended up buying the Timberland Pro series. Very comfortable from minute one of use. The new Timberland Pros have a wider steel toe cap. Great boots for a wide fat footed fella like myself. Had the Red Wings and endured 2 years of misery with the uncomfortable and barely padded toe caps. If you have …

Wow I’m gonna order a pair,I’ve never been able to find steel or safety toes to fit me,and I’ve tried just about all of them.they all dig into the inside edge of both big toes.i try to make sure I have them on when the safety guys are around but get caught and written up on a regular basis.they hur…

Steel Toe Required, What Are The Best Work-Boots?

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Kingrobby May 5, 2012, 6:27pm 25

Check out the Dr Marten Outland ST Rigger’s. Soft oiled leather, steel toe, waterproof, electrical hazard protection, slip resistant, ankle protection, etc. Just my 2cents.

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