i work for the railways we have just swapper from olivers to steel blue(about 12 months ago), the olivers were heavy and didnt take to the wear and tear and the stitching kept tearing open werent really water tight either. steel blues have been great so far water tight and the boots we have have a heavier duty rubber coated steel toe cap oposed to the pathetic thin layer of puss oliver put over there boots and we really give our boots a hard time walk miles on ballast rock always kicking ballast rocks and steel and always walking on hot thermit welds (they still melt a bit but not as bad as olivers) This is just my experience with our boots Red Back lace ups also weigh a tonne
i wore olivers AT's (all terrains) for a good 15 months before i needed a new pair..great boots, recently just bought a pair of steel blues because the lady at the workwear shop said they are great for spending all day in on a hard floor..as i do, been wearing them for about 4 months now and had no troubles..you pay a bit more for them but its well worth it in my opinion as the technology is in the sole. Also find the steel blues are a lighter and wider fitting boot then the olivers which is good for me because my foot is pretty wide. Both are steel cap lace ups..hate slip on's
been through a few different brands redback were great, didn't mind the extra weight (i like chunky shoes anyway) but the springy sole took a bit of getting used to. were awesome for long period too. could walk through ANYTHING and never went ass up. yakka are pretty good for cheapies, was a car detailer at one point so i spent my workday soaked to the skin and they lasted about 6 months new job meant new boots, this time went with mongrel low cut (like a normal shoe but had steel caps) they've lasted nearly 2 years now, but they've been replaced only to go back to full size boots. now have a pair of bisleys, only worn them a few times so can't give an accurate assessment all mine have been laceup and have never been treated nicely. they're a work boot. treat em like **** i say
oliver 45-626, i like them, i wear them everywhere, go out to the club wear my flano dirty olivers and black pants, around the house, at work, love it, might choose something a lil bit different next time to try, its even better for me cause i dont pay for them and i can get whatever i want
Should have made this a poll Gota love my redbacks..... theres nothing more comfortable once their warn in
im thinkin these cause they are steel capped and have another gaurd for the top of the foot, bit more protection i guess for when i drop things on my foot lol
Bluesteel or steel blue or whatever, expensive as all hell but the most comfy boots ever, I swear I will never wear blundstone again. The first day I put them on I felt like I could go for a run in them and ive never felt like running in steel toe boots before.