Posted: 10/20/2015 6:13:55 PM EDT
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You'll get a million different answers.
I like Chippewa oblique toe loggers (I'm an engineer/construction manager with delusions of being in the trades). Loggers are really popular with operators and laborers. Finishers and iron workers wear flat soled boots. Brickies, sparkys, and plumbers all wear whatever. Carpenters wear velcro. Just my general observation on men's footwear on my jobs 
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What kind of construction?
Excavating and being in a lot of dirt mud etc Or inside in concrete floors piping, wiring, carpentry, etc? I do commercial refrigeration, installation and service and I get over a year out of keen Pittsburgh boots. I'm on concrete 75% of the time, the other 25% is when iam in the woods hunting, dirt, or during early stages where the slab is not poured yet. VERY comfortable, more of a hiking style but has steel toe, and goes up above ankle a little. My feet do not hurt and I wear them for over 26 hours when iam out on call all night after working during the day. Oh and they are light. I used to wear Chippewa's but they are SO heavy and after a long day as mentioned above, I threw them away in my basement. |
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Quoted: Carpenter Inside/outside Up/down Quoted: Quoted: What kind of construction? . Carpenter Inside/outside Up/down Composite toe hiking boots. Buy 2 pair that fit and are comfortable. Don't expect them to last longer than 1-2 years per pair. Rotate pairs. Buy boot dryer (or 2). Use it/them. Wear good socks. You will be on your feet all day, so buy something light and comfortable that will also protect your feet. If you are working rough ground framing or whatever, then buy some stripper heeled shit kickers (logger boots) to supplement hikers. They have more ankle support and traction on nasty site work, but are too damned heavy and track in too much crap to be of much use most of the time. Don't wear steel toe in the winter time unless you are required to. If you are required to, learn the flamingo dance in front of the salamander heater and the steel will be toasty warm from 20-30 minutes, and will then freeze your feet again. Fuck steel toe. |
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I've had good luck with the Justin work boots that are made in the USA. (Not all Justin boots are).
I've had a few pairs over the years. I've never had to have them restiched and have never worn through the soles. I usually get at least 2 years out of a pair and that's wearing them at least 5-6 days out of the week. |