# Steel Toed Boots? **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [February 17, 2007, 6:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steel-toed-boots/188076 "2007-02-17T06:56:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bgblockelcamino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bgblockelcamino/32/5997_2.png) [@bgblockelcamino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bgblockelcamino)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 6:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steel-toed-boots/188076/1 "2007-02-17T06:56:25Z")
my boots are shot. i always have trouble finding a good pair. anyone have suggestions of stores that sell them? preferably closer to pittsburgh/airport area. thanks ---
**Author:** ![eurodad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/eurodad/32/5988_2.png) [@eurodad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eurodad)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 7:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steel-toed-boots/188076/2 "2007-02-17T07:04:47Z")
if you didn’t mind waiting acouple days, try [www.sportsmansguide.com](http://www.sportsmansguide.com) they usually have decent prices. [http://www.sportsmansguide.com/search/search.asp?r=Page%3A+%2FDefault.asp+KW+Box&s=SEARCH&a=search&k=steel+toe](http://www.sportsmansguide.com/search/search.asp?r=Page%3A+%2FDefault.asp+KW+Box&s=SEARCH&a=search&k=steel+toe) ---
**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 7:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steel-toed-boots/188076/3 "2007-02-17T07:12:15Z")
red wings here CRAFTON SHOE SERVICE 29 WALSH ROAD CRAFTON PA 15205 412-921-4940 ---
**Author:** ![JackdUp](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jackdup/32/6015_2.png) [@JackdUp](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JackdUp)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 7:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steel-toed-boots/188076/4 "2007-02-17T07:21:53Z")
I have never found anything except Red Wing’s to hold up. The Red-Head brand LTT (Lace To Toe) “operator” style boots I bought from Cabelas have been pretty good, except the laces lasted about 3 weeks. They are not steel toe, however. One of the best steel toe boots (non-Red Wing) I ever owned was a pair I bought at Wal Mart of all places. They lasted me like 4 years before the soles wore out and the laces finally gave up the ghost. I doubt they still carry the exact ones that treated me so well. Sears has a 6" steel toe for 34 bucks. They last exactly 2 weeks on normal people’s feet before the soles delaminate from the shoe and they end up pressing flexiglue or instabond down in there. Don’t get those. ---
**Author:** ![yelo69](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yelo69/32/6023_2.png) [@yelo69](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yelo69)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 7:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steel-toed-boots/188076/5 "2007-02-17T07:24:34Z")
Redwings…however I have bought some good boots from the sportsmansguide. ---
**Author:** ![vw16vcabby](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vw16vcabby/32/5943_2.png) [@vw16vcabby](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vw16vcabby)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 7:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steel-toed-boots/188076/6 "2007-02-17T07:54:19Z")
REDWINGS FTW. however, i was tight on money and bought walmart ones. they have lasted so far. deff. summer boots or indoor though. ---
**Author:** ![hayabusa03rx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/90ced4/32.png) [@hayabusa03rx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/hayabusa03rx)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 8:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steel-toed-boots/188076/7 "2007-02-17T08:24:08Z")
I don’t know if that one place was posted that’s on rt. 60 going from crafton/ingram area to robinson. Near the beer distributor about 5 mins from the thornburgh bridge. ---
**Author:** ![imported\_SINISTER](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_sinister/32/5970_2.png) [@imported\_SINISTER](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_SINISTER)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 9:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steel-toed-boots/188076/8 "2007-02-17T09:06:18Z")
> [@ECCN WNY-SCCA event#1](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/eccn-wny-scca-event-1/28095/4): > > my boots are shot. i always have trouble finding a good pair. anyone have suggestions of stores that sell them? preferably closer to pittsburgh/airport area. thanks dicks in robinsoin has some really good pairs what size boots do you wear ---
**Author:** ![burnyd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/burnyd/32/6020_2.png) [@burnyd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/burnyd)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 9:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steel-toed-boots/188076/9 "2007-02-17T09:10:15Z")
that crafton shoes store is great… ---
**Author:** ![Zack01GC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@Zack01GC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zack01GC)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 9:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steel-toed-boots/188076/10 "2007-02-17T09:21:53Z")
My dad gets his boots from Walmart, he wears them until the soles are worn smooth. Takes about a year. They’re cheap enough that the price isn’t bad once a year. ---
**Author:** ![vw16vcabby](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vw16vcabby/32/5943_2.png) [@vw16vcabby](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vw16vcabby)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 9:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steel-toed-boots/188076/11 "2007-02-17T09:44:35Z")
true on walmart price, but the redwings are 100 times more comfy. ---
**Author:** ![Sinner6.0L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sinner6.0l/32/6016_2.png) [@Sinner6.0L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sinner6.0L)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 1:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steel-toed-boots/188076/12 "2007-02-17T13:18:45Z")
I bought some timb pro series that fuckin rock. never had a better pair of boots ---
**Author:** ![Laura00WS6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/laura00ws6/32/6017_2.png) [@Laura00WS6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Laura00WS6)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 1:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steel-toed-boots/188076/13 "2007-02-17T13:29:18Z")
i bought adam a pair of red wings awhile back and he said they work great ---
**Author:** ![Dominator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a4c791/32.png) [@Dominator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dominator)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 4:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steel-toed-boots/188076/14 "2007-02-17T16:06:51Z")
I get a couple of years out of sears boots, and their cheap. No padding though. ---
**Author:** ![HaLLaSS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hallass/32/5974_2.png) [@HaLLaSS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HaLLaSS)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 5:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steel-toed-boots/188076/15 "2007-02-17T17:24:00Z")
don’t get doc martens. i had a pair and even with insoles in, my damn hips hurt all the time and the heels ended up tearing out of them after about 9 months. took me a while to figure out how my socks always ended up so dirty, haha. not very often that shoes/boots rip there. bought a cheap pair of walmart ones to ruin at work and they’ve been ok so far i guess. i didn’t really expect much of them to begin with though. ---
**Author:** ![jcxcr4000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jcxcr4000/32/5980_2.png) [@jcxcr4000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jcxcr4000)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 8:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steel-toed-boots/188076/16 "2007-02-17T20:16:28Z")
> [@FS: 18 inch Konig's w/ Kumho tires/18 inch Lexani's w/ Nitto tires](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-18-inch-konigs-w-kumho-tires-18-inch-lexanis-w-nitto-tires/25212/28): > > don’t get doc martens. i had a pair and even with insoles in, my damn hips hurt all the time and the heels ended up tearing out of them after about 9 months. took me a while to figure out how my socks always ended up so dirty, haha. not very often that shoes/boots rip there. > bought a cheap pair of walmart ones to ruin at work and they’ve been ok so far i guess. i didn’t really expect much of them to begin with though. thats cause doc’s arent ment for that they are dress boots shit i have 3 pair and have had the oldest pair for atleast 6 years and they are still comfy ---
**Author:** ![flyinglow57](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/flyinglow57/32/5978_2.png) [@flyinglow57](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/flyinglow57)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 11:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steel-toed-boots/188076/17 "2007-02-17T23:19:15Z")
i bought 35 dollar boots from walmart for the past 2-3 years they last about 8 months or so. that was 60 or so hours a week work. i finally broke down on tuesday and bought redwing shoes. paid about 130 bucs for them. tonight we had a winch out that took about an hour and i was outside stright thru and my feet were 100% warm and dry. i love these boots they are unbelievably comfy. def will never go back to cheap as walmart boots after these ones. ---
**Author:** ![HaLLaSS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hallass/32/5974_2.png) [@HaLLaSS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HaLLaSS)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2007, 12:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steel-toed-boots/188076/18 "2007-02-18T00:38:35Z")
> [@Best price on drag radials?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-price-on-drag-radials/28071/12): > > thats cause doc’s arent ment for that they are dress boots > > shit i have 3 pair and have had the oldest pair for atleast 6 years and they are still comfy these ones were definitely made to be work boots. they were the black industrial grizzly’s. i have some of the more dressy ones too that have been great, but the steel toe work boots just sucked. ---
**Author:** ![taco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@taco](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/taco)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2007, 4:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steel-toed-boots/188076/19 "2007-02-18T04:45:28Z")
I wear carolinas which are nice and last me about 2-3 years. But I have heard nothing but wonderful things about wolverine, even from guys that have worn redwings for years. I think my next pair will probably be wolverines even though for some reason they never appealed to me. enough people love them that I will give them a try. I usually buy online, since it is cheaper but you have to know your size or be willing to chance it and possibly have to send them back to exchange sizes. ---
**Author:** ![jonny\_w\_gloves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e495f1/32.png) [@jonny\_w\_gloves](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jonny_w_gloves)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2007, 5:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steel-toed-boots/188076/20 "2007-02-18T05:52:24Z")
i wear only rocky logging boots. steel toe, comfortble, gortex etc. i have two pair, one i wear all day at work in the shop, and one pair i wear out. the work pair has lasted me about 4 years now. 4 years of wearing them everyday. and they are still going strong. think i’m getting my moneys worth. (oh yeah, did i mention i wear them on brush and forest fires also? ) as far as stores, i know you said burgh/airport area, but if you feel frisky and want to take a trip, M&M Leather Goods in greensburg is a great store for boots. prices are fair, tons of stuff always on sale, and they are friendly down to earth people that don’t heckle you like at other stores. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/steel-toed-boots/188076.md?page=2)