Expensive boots vs cheap boots

[Oak]

I wear boots 7 days a week all year long. The last few pairs of Red Wings I got only lasted about a year. I'm thinking about changing brands but they gotta be Made in the USA for me. A lot of the Red Wings were imported at one time but I refused to buy that style. I'll be reading up on this thread to see what brand I need to look at.

[J-Mech]

Originally Posted by ol'George

Try Hytest foot rests.
Been wearing hytest safetry toes for 60 years.
oxfords as a boy and work boots later.
I don't own a pair of "tennis shoes" or nike as I guess they call them today.
I only have one pair of feet and I protect them.
just like eyes!
your results will vary, and some cattle were killed in the making of my boots.

I'm with you George. "Some cattle were killed....". I do own a pair of tennis shoes. I set them by the back door. Only time I ever slip them on is if it's raining and I have to go out and in quick (take out trash) and that is only because the old cowboy boots have a hole in them. I bought them to play golf in. Haven't been on a course in about 5 or 6 years. I don't know how many pair of cowboy boots I have.... it's several. I'll have to look into the Hytest stuff.

Originally Posted by Oak

I wear boots 7 days a week all year long. The last few pairs of Red Wings I got only lasted about a year. I'm thinking about changing brands but they gotta be Made in the USA for me. A lot of the Red Wings were imported at one time but I refused to buy that style. I'll be reading up on this thread to see what brand I need to look at.

Justin, Double H are made in the USA. I really like Justin work boots. I have a pair of Ariat's now..... but didn't realize they were made in China until after I bought them. I believe I'll go back to Justin. I liked the Double H ones I had, but it was the first pair of steel toed "cowboy" work boots I had ever worn. I couldn't handle being on them all day on concrete. It wasn't the fit, it was the taller heal. It killed my low back. When I was farming more, I could wear them no problem, but spent more time walking on non-paved surfaces. They had rubber work boot style soles instead of leather. If you haven't tried the two brands mentioned, give them a shot. They're really good boots.

[captaindemo17]

Danner is made in the usa as well. Good boot too but quite spendy

[finsruskw]

Originally Posted by JLM78

Must be nice to buy boots at Walmart but when you wear 15s they hard to fine

We are talking boots here, not Battle Cruiser gun boats!!

[john hall]

I wear Justin boots. I don't need waterproof, but they have to be safety toe and I need the tongue sealed/sown to the sides so debris doesn't get inside. I also need a fairly smooth bottom, I work in a machine shop and cleated soles pack with chips. I have to add some fairly pricey insoles I get from an online retailer called Footsmart. FYI, Justin boots tend to run big, I had to drop back a size.