Just received my second pair of these. I got a yr out of the last pair. You may be thinking that 1 yr is not very long for heavy duty boots. For you, probably. Mine are worn 70 hrs a week and put through hell. I WAS buying the $140Timberlands and Wolverines for years and they only lasted 1 yr also. I have a wide foot and sooner or later it tears the stitching away. These are half the price and almost as well built as Wolverines...almost. If you don’t have to buy a pair every year like me then splurge for the big name brands, they’ll be slightly more comfy but won’t last any longer.

I do not usually leave reviews but these boots need to be hyped up so that they make them forever. I am a military veteran, current military civilian instructor, automotive hobbyist, and home handyman who is generally always around heavy objects and very dirty, slippery, oily environments a few times every single week both at work and home - and I can honestly say that these are some of the best work boots I have ever owned. Especially for the cost, which is far lower in price than lower quality workbooks such as Doc Martens Industrial (comfortable but not durable even though they have premium pricing) and any other similarly priced boot lot these Cats like Dickies (because they are usually close to $50). Not only were they very comfortable right out of the box, but the slip resistance and oil resistance is noticeably better than any other boot I have ever worn to work (military warehouses, tanks, shipping containers, industrial stuff that flattens toes and ruins work shoes) and they maintain a better clean look that allows me to still wear them with business casual work clothes as well. I could not be more satisfied not only in these boots, but knowing that I can grab another pair in a few years for the same great price.

The only negative is having to spend the time to use a Sharpie to color over the VERY yellow CAT and CATERPILLAR logos so that I am not a walking advertiesement for tractors but I guess that makes them an art project too so right on. Cheers to these boots.