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[mel]

Nah lol. Well, a tad here and there. Like my fingers were hurting the other day, think it was from the different gloves I tried, or working a certain piece on the product, til someone told me "jus get a different size and cut it down" lol. My one knee on the side bothers me a tad, from an old injury. Im use to standing, but I dont like these steel toes. I get more exhausted than anything, from the pace. Im use to go go go, but they got me doing way more than 1 Man should be responsible for, AND go at that speed. Especially when these fuckers push me. I swear they out to get Whitey hahahaha. I get home, light up, and drink up, and all is good again lol.

I've typically had to wear steel toes in many of my jobs, and I find these to be what I prefer for comfort:  Redwing King Toe Oxford.  Not cheap, but not terribly expensive either.  I then remove the factory insole and cut a Sholl's insole to fit (I think I used the Sholl's Sport insoles).  I find this to be great for comfort...

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[Frood]

I've typically had to wear steel toes in many of my jobs, and I find these to be what I prefer for comfort:  Redwing King Toe Oxford.  Not cheap, but not terribly expensive either.  I then remove the factory insole and cut a Sholl's insole to fit (I think I used the Sholl's Sport insoles).  I find this to be great for comfort...

I've always hated the boots I've bought in the Americas..

All too often the toe cap area is cramped/tapered, sole composition not durable or comfortable to walk on , and the uppers take many months to work to your form and by then, they're already perishing on the outsides and particularly the back heel area inside the boot.

Got my first pair of Oliver's in the later 90's and it was like my feet stole a Ferrari and couldn't get caught. The toe cap area allows for gratuitous toe movement despite the upper being able with a short stint of breaking in to become a second skin from the ankles down.

Stock insoles are like gel or specialised foam inserts right out of the box...and the upper's durability is unrivalled (I believe anywhere else in the world).

I do however have a couple of very mild criticisms of some of their models... namely, some aren't ventilated enough and the build up of humidity wants to break through where the upper and lower meet...but even then, with a wool work sock worn, it's negligible and virtually unnoticeable to the naked eye. The other issue is the heel area. Not nearly as bad as other boots, but because I've got slender feet to go with my slender hands, the lining eventually rubs out in a couple of years from friction.

https://www.oliver.com.au/

Sold in North America too...

If you want a new pair of boots to whack on and run in... there are no better ones.

I've been rocking these ones since June 29th and total bliss from day one.

[mel]

I've always hated the boots I've bought in the Americas..

All too often the toe cap area is cramped/tapered, sole composition not durable or comfortable to walk on , and the uppers take many months to work to your form and by then, they're already perishing on the outsides and particularly the back heel area inside the boot.

Got my first pair of Oliver's in the later 90's and it was like my feet stole a Ferrari and couldn't get caught. The toe cap area allows for gratuitous toe movement despite the upper being able with a short stint of breaking in to become a second skin from the ankles down.

Stock insoles are like gel or specialised foam inserts right out of the box...and the upper's durability is unrivalled (I believe anywhere else in the world).

I do however have a couple of very mild criticisms of some of their models... namely, some aren't ventilated enough and the build up of humidity wants to break through where the upper and lower meet...but even then, with a wool work sock worn, it's negligible and virtually unnoticeable to the naked eye. The other issue is the heel area. Not nearly as bad as other boots, but because I've got slender feet to go with my slender hands, the lining eventually rubs out in a couple of years from friction.

https://www.oliver.com.au/

Sold in North America too...

If you want a new pair of boots to whack on and run in... there are no better ones.

I've been rocking these ones since June 29th and total bliss from day one.

I'm not a big fan of work boots with uppers, so I always buy the Oxford style.  This is because when driving or operating foot pedals, I demand that my foot not be restricted by an upper (I have steel toed rubber boots if I ever have to walk into extreme mud, but it's very rare that I do).

Redwing King Toes I find have ample room for toes (hence their name).

I don't know why more people don't wear Oxfords.  I guess they think a work boot needs them.  When I worked at LaFarge, one dude was like, "I don't think your boots satisfy protocol."  I asked him to show me where in the collective agreement, company policy, or WorkSafeBC policy that requires me to wear a boot with uppers.  Never heard about it again.

[Frood]

I'm not a big fan of work boots with uppers, so I always buy the Oxford style.  This is because when driving or operating foot pedals, I demand that my foot not be restricted by an upper (I have steel toed rubber boots if I ever have to walk into extreme mud, but it's very rare that I do).

Redwing King Toes I find have ample room for toes (hence their name).

I don't know why more people don't wear Oxfords.  I guess they think a work boot needs them.  When I worked at LaFarge, one dude was like, "I don't think your boots satisfy protocol."  I asked him to show me where in the collective agreement, company policy, or WorkSafeBC policy that requires me to wear a boot with uppers.  Never heard about it again.

I only get the lower or mid sized units for office jobs in the field or units for qualifying the law... but if I have to jump, leap, walk 10 k's between my machinery and service units, oh yeah.... nothing but Oliver's baby.

Last year I bought an up and coming maker's model from a different company based in Australia... mid ankle zip up... great toe cap... fucked my ankles and particularly one I rolled 7-8 months ago. If it weren't for my new Oliver's I couldn't even drive the service ute out to get into machinery.

Trust me dude.... Oliver's are good kit.

[mel]

I only get the lower or mid sized units for office jobs in the field or units for qualifying the law... but if I have to jump, leap, walk 10 k's between my machinery and service units, oh yeah.... nothing but Oliver's baby.

Last year I bought an up and coming maker's model from a different company based in Australia... mid ankle zip up... great toe cap... fucked my ankles and particularly one I rolled 7-8 months ago. If it weren't for my new Oliver's I couldn't even drive the service ute out to get into machinery.

Trust me dude.... Oliver's are good kit.

I don't like the zip-up side for one, as that interferes with its ability to keep out water and other debris, the whole purpose to wear a steelie with uppers in the first place.  Zippers are also notorious for failing.

But I will agree with ankle support.  I own Canadian made hiking boots (no steel toe) with uppers, and you won't twist your ankle in those.  But hiking is typically walking upright in rugged terrain here.

In a machine or truck of any sort, your ankle isn't typically exposed to those risks, so I need my feet to be free with easy movement, and able to operate freely at all natural angles.  Hence why I wear Oxfords.

Boots need to be purchased for the conditions under which they will be worn under.

[DKG]

I have never even tried on a pair of work boots. They don't look comfortable.

[Odinson]

I dont know what they are called but I have these.

You turn that round thingy to tighten... The laces are rubber coated steel wire.

[Odinson]

I have never even tried on a pair of work boots. They don't look comfortable.

Bourgeois candyass...

[DKG]

Bourgeois candyass...

Meh, I have been called worse.

[mel]

I dont know what they are called but I have these.

You turn that round thingy to tighten... The laces are rubber coated steel wire.

Here they'd just be called work boots.  I'd go with this version if I was a Finn...

[Odinson]

Here they'd just be called work boots.  I'd go with this version if I was a Finn...

We call them safety boots but I meant the "boa fit system" laces.

You can just put your boots on and tighten the laces by rotating that round thing on top.


Then you pull it outwards and it releases the laces.

Its better than the side zipper design and it can be replaced with a new one if it fails.


I go for the "ankle boot" model due to the nature of my work.

[Reggie Essent]

We call them safety boots but I meant the "boa fit system" laces.

You can just put your boots on and tighten the laces by rotating that round thing on top.


Then you pull it outwards and it releases the laces.

Its better than the side zipper design and it can be replaced with a new one if it fails.


I go for the "ankle boot" model due to the nature of my work.

I just wear gym shoes to work ... or sometimes my slippers, or sometimes some flip flops like today because it's hot as fuck.

[Herman]

I always wore Dakota's from Mark's Work Warehouse in Canada. The twenty six years I worked abroad I wore a variety of safety boots. Cat were the best.

[mel]

We call them safety boots but I meant the "boa fit system" laces.

You can just put your boots on and tighten the laces by rotating that round thing on top.


Then you pull it outwards and it releases the laces.

Its better than the side zipper design and it can be replaced with a new one if it fails.


I go for the "ankle boot" model due to the nature of my work.

Ya, I guess we'd call it the BOA lace system here too.  Even though it's a US invention, it just doesn't seem that common here, at least not yet.  I guess people used to classic laces just buy what they know, and those that don't like laces buy a Blundstone-style boot.

I guess the one advantage of normal laces is that they can be easily replaced should they fail.