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how long do you feel a work boot should last you when you invest $170+
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Maleraka
Title: Postponing the inevitable
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Registered: 2002-9-24 18:26:05
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I have a pair of cat steel toe boots that are just now falling apart after 10 years
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-Ronsac- posted:
Doc Martens are terrible.
Says you. I have four pair and they have all been stellar.
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-Ronsac-
Title: The Boognish
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Registered: 2002-6-26 15:30:44
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What kind of work do you do?
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It really breaks down to 3 things:
-The quality of the boot based on your needs
-What kind of wear and tear it gets on a daily basis
-What kind of maintenance it gets on a weekly/monthly basis
If they do get heavy usage, you should look into owning more than one pair, (as was suggested by the other poster).
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-VanDraegon-
Title: Ratt-n-Roll
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Registered: 2000-6-26 19:59:09
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-Ronsac- posted:
Doc Martens are terrible.
I do high-rise concrete construction. A $200 pair of boots will last me about a year. Wet concrete is terrible for the leather.
Martens suck for work boots. Im in mud and concrete all the time and it ruins them fast if you dont maintain them. I clean and snow seal mine every few weeks.
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Hyperimiator
Title: Maximus Probus
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Registered: 2001-7-20 18:55:36
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Walking rebar cages wears them out faster than anything else I know.
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IMHO
Title: Official Outpost Greeter
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Registered: 2001-11-1 03:55:02
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I actually use my work boots to work. I had a pair o Red Wing work boots, about $200. They repaired them but they still only lasted a year. I had bought really cheap ones but they wore out fast and hurt my feat. I now pay about $90 for some "Stanley" work boots.
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Jezza_Belle
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if you wear them everyday they wear out 3-4 times faster than if you had two pair and rotate them. Shoes of any kind need to dry out, which doesn't happen overnight.
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The last time I bought an expensive pair of boots got my foot caught in a conveyer belt and shredded them the second day I wore them. Prolly saved my foot tho!
Edit: So glad my days of manual labor are over!
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-Ronsac-
Title: The Boognish
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Registered: 2002-6-26 15:30:44
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Hyperimiator posted:
Walking rebar cages wears them out faster than anything else I know.
Yah messes up the shape of the sole plus thousands of tiny holes from the wire.
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