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Well I've been a rocky mountain boot man my whole life for outdoor/work boots. The pair I wear now are about 8 yrs old and bout shot so i'm looking into getting a new pair of boots. I just wanted to see what other people's opinions are on a good boot.

 

Whatever boot you suggest make sure its:

 

-Waterproof

-600grams of insulation or more

-preferrably steel toe

 

I usually wear these for anything outdoors and to work occasionly.

And please no rubber duck boot suggestions lol.

 

I wear a size 11 btw lol.

 

And thanks again for the future advice or suggestions u guys toss out there. I'd like to stick with another set of rocky's but i'm open for suggestions

 

thanks,

Paul :cool:

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I wear Redwing Lineman boots. Warm, feet stay bone dry, great traction. Some people hate the high heel in the back and the steel shank (but it's great for ladder work) - I'm used to them and I'm not bothered at all. I can wear them all day and my feet feel fine.

 

Hell, my last pair stayed waterproof quading all the way up until I submerged them above the top of the boot...at that point, all bets were off.

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Georgia Boots have been the best waterproof, insulated, and steel toe boot as far as reliability and comfort go for me. Its a matter of going and trying a few on and picking whats good for you.

 

A friend of mine wont buy anything but the Doc Martins work boot. Says they are like walking on clouds. Im gonna try a pair on my next boot.

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Docs are good boots/shoes if you get the ones made in England. The ones most stores have are made in China and are crap. I wear my docs every day to work, but I have an office job. I would not recommend them for a lot of outdoors stuff and heavy work protection.

 

I would say stick with the Rocky's since you have had such good experience with them.

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Rocky boots ftw, have a set of bear claws that i normally wear, not as much thisulate as you want (180grams) with gortex and put 1000+ miles on them, they have yet to fail me. I'm actually looking to get them resoled instead of buying a new pair lol.

 

 

 

Nickey

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I just bought a pair of Wolverine's (cant remember the name of the boot) their nice and so far have stayed dry even through walking through snow, sleet and huge puddles plus they have a steal toe which is what i wanted.

 

Timberline Pro's were nice but seemed a bit expensive for what you got (the ones i was looking at werent water proof) though ive never heard of your Rocky Mountain boots?

 

Anyone have any recommendations for water proof boots that wont make your feet sweat?!

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I'm more a fan of Redwing, but Rocky makes good boots too. If you decide on Redwings, I recommend heading down to Logan to the outlet store. It's right off 33 just past Rockbridge. It is a true outlet store in that all the items are structurally sound, but have small blemishes that mean they can't be sold for full price. Mine had a small nick in leather of the toe. Had I bought them new, the first time I kicked something to break it loose I would have done more damage. I paid $100 for a pair of boots that retails for over $200.
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