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Title: timberland work boots
Post by: junkyard racer on June 15, 2009, 09:50:34 PM
I'm moving from a military combat boot to a real deal work boot for my daily work boot. I am looking at some timberland "pro" work boots. I have had other boots, as I pretty much wear boots all of the time, and timberland boots seem to fit my foot pretty nice. I have never had timberland "work" boots, always had trail type boots.

Basically, I have no reason not to buy these, ive always been happy with timberland trail boots. I am looking for someone to talk shit about them.

http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2263281 (http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2263281)

http://workingperson.com/products/22_353_35/1/2190/Timberland_PRO_Boots:__Pit_Boss_EH_Outlast_Work_Boots_33046.html (http://workingperson.com/products/22_353_35/1/2190/Timberland_PRO_Boots:__Pit_Boss_EH_Outlast_Work_Boots_33046.html)
Title: Re: timberland work boots
Post by: slaminsam on June 15, 2009, 10:04:56 PM
When it comes to work boots my all time favorite would have to be redbacks. Ive got three pairs of their slip-ons. I prefer the slip on for the simple fact that they are easy to get on and off and you dont have to worry about burning your laces if you drop a piece of slag on them... Id look into them.. yeah they are a lil pricey but ive have gotten 4 years and counting out of my steel toes and over five each on my daily non work boots.. I wouldnt have anything else... Just another option to look into...


http://www.redbackboots.com/usbbkboots.html (http://www.redbackboots.com/usbbkboots.html)
Title: Re: timberland work boots
Post by: Joseph Davis on June 15, 2009, 10:05:09 PM
Timberland Pro's have outlasted boots that cost twice as much.  My only pair lasted six years, everything else 6-9 months.  Bottom line you're stupid if you buy another brand.  Also, Timberlands get you bonus cool points with our Nubian brothers.  Win-win situation, Mr. Pants.
Title: Re: timberland work boots
Post by: j.h.christ on June 15, 2009, 10:08:28 PM
i still wear jungle boots for work. worked in afghanistan, worked in panama, worked in iraq, worked in vietnam. good enough for me.

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Title: Re: timberland work boots
Post by: Joseph Davis on June 15, 2009, 10:09:30 PM
Anything but tennis shoes.  My feet are trained for boots, tennis shoes makes my feet ache.
Title: Re: timberland work boots
Post by: dvst8r on June 15, 2009, 10:29:36 PM
I find redwings more comfortable then timberland.
Title: Re: timberland work boots
Post by: Passenger on June 15, 2009, 10:49:13 PM
I rock timberland boots as well, mine are the chemical resistant welding boots with the kevlar lace guard. They are top notch.
Title: Re: timberland work boots
Post by: shadow on June 15, 2009, 10:50:22 PM
i had some redwings for a while, they were cool. currently i have some worx boots, that are on their way out. id go for the redwings again but not the worx.
Title: Re: timberland work boots
Post by: onlyflash944 on June 15, 2009, 10:53:29 PM
i got a set of carhearts from work this past year just to try, wasn't impressed at all.  wore out with minimal effort and wern't the comfiest.  dont' know about your brand tho
Title: Re: timberland work boots
Post by: fysh on June 16, 2009, 08:23:31 AM
+1 for redwings. Great boots.
Title: Re: timberland work boots
Post by: junkyard racer on June 16, 2009, 08:35:02 AM
timb work boots it is. thanks for the replies. ive had rw boots in the past, never really happy with them.
Title: Re: timberland work boots
Post by: Spanish-rice on June 16, 2009, 09:04:04 AM
i had a nice set of redwings back when i was wrenching and i liked them alot. never really had anythign to compare them to though
Title: Re: timberland work boots
Post by: 92CXyD on June 16, 2009, 09:16:13 AM
I'm cheap I go to Payless Shoes and get the Stanley (as in the tools) boots put some Dr. Scholes work boot insoles ever 2-3 months.

Where these until I break these down, usually 2 years.

But now that I work in a foundry worry about stepping on molten brass these boots last me about 1yr.
Title: Re: timberland work boots
Post by: Lowerit on June 16, 2009, 09:43:41 AM
Timberland is black and knows the way to the top of the charts.
Title: Re: timberland work boots
Post by: racingtiger on June 16, 2009, 01:59:52 PM
you should work with them and perfect the art
Title: Re: timberland work boots
Post by: rawr on June 16, 2009, 02:37:13 PM
Redwings kill my feet, but I'm a new balance classics kind of motherfucker.
Title: Re: timberland work boots
Post by: 5thgenlx on June 16, 2009, 07:32:15 PM
my timberlands have been the best for me and i used to beat the hell out of them on the job site. definitely worth it.
Title: Re: timberland work boots
Post by: BoostedSchemes on June 16, 2009, 08:57:50 PM
am i the only faggot on here that has worn ll beans boots 300 days a year for the last 6years?
at leas t the fuckers last
Title: Re: timberland work boots
Post by: E-b0la on June 16, 2009, 09:10:37 PM
I bought these timberland boots, with the composite toe:

http://workingperson.com/products/22_353_35/1/1956/Timberland_PRO_Boots:_Titan_Work_Boots_24097.html (http://workingperson.com/products/22_353_35/1/1956/Timberland_PRO_Boots:_Titan_Work_Boots_24097.html)

I didn't like them at first, they didn't seem as comfortable after a day as I though they would be.

After they broke in they got a lot better. They key is to wear a good pair of socks, preferably Smartwool. Best socks ever.

I don't wear boots much more, because I work in engineering at a medical device manufacturer, no steel toe needed.


Title: Re: timberland work boots
Post by: junkyard racer on June 16, 2009, 09:47:35 PM
picked a pair up today from Sears. Seem to be pretty solid.  :noel:
Title: Re: timberland work boots
Post by: hotrex on June 16, 2009, 11:56:39 PM
timberland pro series are junk. dude take it from someone who kills a new pair of boots in 2 months.    i used to wear the pro series and id rip a pair to shreds every 2 months not even.

then i smartened up and for 30 dollars more bougt some redwings.   te first pair lasted me a year.  and the second pair im on now are 7 months strong and the steel toe isnt even exposed.

timberlands arent waterproofed for shit either.   te redwings ive never been wet as long as te water doestn go over the top of them
Title: Re: timberland work boots
Post by: hotrex on June 17, 2009, 12:00:31 AM
and i guarentee there isnt one person on this site that pounds boots and clotes as hard as i do.

not to mention the redwings are the most comfortable motherfuckers ive ever worn.
Title: Re: timberland work boots
Post by: biscuit on June 17, 2009, 01:11:06 AM
+1 On the Redwings. 
They outlasted most boots that i have owned. 
Title: Re: timberland work boots
Post by: Passenger on June 17, 2009, 02:12:16 AM
These are the ones I rock:
http://www.timberland.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2839714&cp=1762199.1780841&parentPage=family (http://www.timberland.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2839714&cp=1762199.1780841&parentPage=family)
Title: Re: timberland work boots
Post by: sewell94 on June 17, 2009, 02:49:52 AM
I have a pair of redwings, I wish i woud have started buying them back when i waited tables. They're about year and a half old, and still more comfy than any pair of tennis shoes i've ever owned,  my feet don't ever hurt at the end of the day, if the price doubled i'd still buy them.
Title: Re: timberland work boots
Post by: rprznt on June 17, 2009, 04:24:10 AM
i wear australian made redbacks, very durable, even considering my shop has up to 1" of oil on the floor all the time....

steel toe elastic sides, $80 aud / pr  :noel:

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Title: Re: timberland work boots
Post by: junkyard racer on June 17, 2009, 07:18:18 AM
timberland pro series are junk. dude take it from someone who kills a new pair of boots in 2 months.    i used to wear the pro series and id rip a pair to shreds every 2 months not even. then i smartened up and for 30 dollars more bougt some redwings.   te first pair lasted me a year.  and the second pair im on now are 7 months strong and the steel toe isnt even exposed. timberlands arent waterproofed for shit either.   te redwings ive never been wet as long as te water doestn go over the top of them

josh, you are also the only one on this site to demolish cam caps on a LS motor. Ive had RW boots, they sucked. my feet hurt, they never stayed tied, the soles wore fast as shit and they were expensive.  :-\ I am still rocking a pair of timbs I bought in '05 as a boot I wear every once in a while.
Title: Re: timberland work boots
Post by: rawr on June 17, 2009, 08:48:40 AM
i wear australian made redbacks, very durable, even considering my shop has up to 1" of oil on the floor all the time....

steel toe elastic sides, $80 aud / pr  :noel:


I like those.  They look like they'd let your ankle do what it's supposed to do and not cause your knee to have to contort in ways that it's not intended.
Title: Re: timberland work boots
Post by: papercuts on June 17, 2009, 09:42:39 AM
i had a pair of the timberland pro's. i liked them at first but as time passed the ball of my foot began to get eat up by the steel toe. but then again i have skateboarders feet so my feet are pretty wide. it got to the point that i could not run or stop fast in the timberlands.

then i got a pair of redwings new wide toe steel toes and love them. i need some insoles but tey would last a whole week on the cement i stand on all day.

im just used to a nice comfortable pair of DC's.

where can i get some redbacks from. i like them
Title: Re: timberland work boots
Post by: Logan76 on June 17, 2009, 04:54:59 PM
dude I bet I tear up boost just as fast as you Hotrex, I was an industrial mechanic before, working on pumps in water/grease/sewage whatever. My boots have to be steel toed metatarsel, I now operate a supersucker vac truck at AK steel in butler, and If you've ever seen plant clean man come out after working, you'll admit that they're boots get it bad. Clotches not so much because I wear uniforms, but I used to rip them, tear them, burn holes in them alot. I wear Carolina's, I've had leighighs, and Wolverines, but I prefer carolinas or redwings.
Title: Re: timberland work boots
Post by: Joseph Davis on June 17, 2009, 11:33:24 PM
Carolinas are one of the expensive brands that died in six months.  $130 down the shitter, no thanks.
Title: Re: timberland work boots
Post by: Henry on June 17, 2009, 11:45:20 PM
I rock some composite toe doc martens right now. I've also got a pair of Cats that look like some running shoes but they suck ass IMHO.
Title: Re: timberland work boots
Post by: realAgentMurdoc on June 18, 2009, 02:30:11 AM
vans all day long. hike. run. work. play.
Title: Re: timberland work boots
Post by: Logan76 on June 18, 2009, 09:46:43 AM
Carolinas are one of the expensive brands that died in six months.  $130 down the shitter, no thanks.

Weird, mine have held up great, and im tough as fuck on boots, not to mention im 290lbs fatass, so that alone is hard on them lol. I like them for comfort, I dont expect boots to last me more than a year, my wolverines lasted 3 months...