work boot recommendations?

I bought a pair of Timberland Pro "pit boss" steel toe boots for my new job that I'll be starting August 2nd. They fit fine but they are heavy.

Any boots I should look at that are lighter?

They have to be:
composite/safety toe (steel gets cold in Winter)
black
oil resistant
waterproof
6" boot
no side zip

I wear size 11

 

Checkout overlookboots.com or workboots.com. Plenty of selections. Lots of filters for features too.

I tried a pair of Keens, but they fell apart on a couple months. Rep would not stand behind them. Just ordered a pair of Georgia boots. Had a pair of Timberland Pro that lasted about a year before the outsole started to peel off.

 

Can u wear sneakers? Or do they have to be boots? I have been wearing Puma composite toe safety sneakers. Google it. Super comfortable, light, and they last about a year of everyday use(about 16000 steps/ day). They are very nice for inside work.

 

Redwing.

 

Irish Setter Wingshooters
Although may not find them in black
Dye them

 

I think they have to be boots because of the industrial location of the work. I'll find out my first day. I'll ask about sneakers and boots. I'll prefer sneakers in the warmer months.

I don't get a shoe allowance.

 

Be prepared.

Redwing 6" steel or composite toe will be over $200, maybe pushing $250.

 

https://www.batesfootwear.com/US/en...ip-boot/20074M.html?dwvar_20074M_color=E02263
Been getting these every year for the past 15 years. Haven't found anything better. Lightweight, easy on off, comfortable.

 

I picked up a pair of the Irish Setter 83628 a couple weeks ago, and wore them for a trip last week. Once they broke in, they are very comfy and lighter than other safety boots i've worn.

https://www.irishsetterboots.com/work-boots/safety-toe-boots/crosby-83628.html

 

Updated the first post with added wants:
6" boot
no side zip

 

Seriously considering these.

 

I've always just gotten the top"ish" of the line CAT's and they're good enough for me

 

I wear the timberland pro powers rain shoes. They last a good while. I know you said 6” but figured I’d respond anyways.

 

I haven’t been happy with anything besides ariat.
Im a welder in a chemical plant so they get the abuse, ariats are the only ones that hold up in my experience. I get a new pair every 6 months and at the end of that 6th month period they are about shot. Rocky, wolverine, red wings, fall apart and get holes in them pretty quick I’ve tried them all. With crawling in and out of vessels and crawling in the high line welding they get more abuse than most peoples boots. If you’re just casually walking around all day any boot you think is comfortable should hold up pretty well I would imagine.

 

I have wore redback boots for twenty years in a automotive environment. Made in Australia. I choose the non steel toe but they are available. I have had two pairs in twenty years. Mine are slip on. At 64 years old, twenty years on active duty standing on steel and another twenty on concrete, I'm telling you there are no better boots for me, except Raichle which are no longer made. These boots can be cold in the winter outdoors.
Just my 36 cents.
Zim


Men's Steel Toe Work Boots | Redback Boots®

 

+1 for Redwings

 

I've had great luck with the Danner Crafter series.

 

I honestly wasn't super impressed with my last 2 pairs of redwings. They were mostly fine, but I didn't think they weren't the god tier boots they used to be. The most recent pair chewed through shoelaces remarkably quickly.