Men's Wolverine Loader 8" Safety Toe Wedge Boot

These boots are the most durable and beautiful work boots that I've ever had. They honestly exceed my expectations and would 100 percent recommend. Really nice and durable materials used. So happy

Only boots I’ll buy. Last 8 months easy and super comfortable

Great boots at a great price, I do metal work for a living (cutting, welding, grinding) so my boots generally dont last very long, on top of doing my work inside paper mills with all kinds of chemicals iykyk. Im right at a year now with these and I've loved them since I first put them on. Will absolutely be getting another pair very soon

Very comfortable and they fit my extra wide size 12 feet well. Highly recommend. Only complaint is that I have to wear thick socks because they will make a blister just above the heel.

Awesome boot 3rd pair

If you ride these are one of the most comfortable boots I recommend them for riding motorcycles

I do not like these boots very much, they were really good when I first got them, they fit good and they are work boots. The problem is that they get way too loose after a little bit of wear and I had to wear multiple layers of socks just to make it fit right, turning it into a winter only boot. The leather is way too soft for anything other than walking around a shop, if you're working in the woods or on rocks all day, the sole it way too tall and rigid and the leather like I said is way too soft, leading to you rolling your ankle way too much. The sole is too hard and the insert is not very cushioned leading to a boot that makes you feel as if you were walking on a rock all day, and since they're so heavy, it feels like you're wearing a ball and chain. Only get these boots if you're desperate, if you want good wedge boots get Carolinas or thoughgoods.

I bought these boots for the wedge sole, steel toe and 8” lace up (for ankle support). I work in a ship yard in the Pacific Northwest and I’m on my feet 8-10 hours per day on concrete and metal. I have wide-ish feet though I usually use normal width shoes. I ordered the extra-wise boots and I’m glad I did. I think the normal width would have been too narrow. Due to some thread coming loose after only two days I started a replacement return. I ended up with 2 pair of these, and there are some significant differences. One pair was made in Guatemala, the other in China. Not a big deal normally, happens all the time, but the characteristics of each pair are quite different. The Chinese leather is very soft and stretchy, like a baseball glove, the other leather is smooth, stiffer and I think offers better support. The soles on the Guatemalan boots are also stiffer and firmer (and slightly yellow), while the other soles are soft and more flexible: you can basically pull the toe to the heel. I don’t think the Guatemalan boots have steel shanks, but I noticed much less fatigue and discomfort in them vs the Chinese pair. The insoles in the Chinese pair look very nice, and precisely made. They have a good shape for the arch, the foam is thin, grey and pretty soft. The Guatemalan insoles look a bit less precise and the arch is not as well defined but there seems to be 2 different foams at the heel. The base foam is quite firm, maybe too firm, but the upper layer at the heel is softer. I usually replace the insoles anyway. The final difference I’ll hit on is in the padded tongue: the tongue on the Chinese pair has thin, firm-ish near-perfect padding where the other pair’s is very thick but very soft, so much so that it makes the boots more difficult to lace. Being 8” boots they are already not super easy to lace up and the padding on the Guatemalan boots really gets in the way. To sum up then, for actually working I prefer the boots made in Guatemala for the supportive soles and leather. Jury is out on the insoles, but the Chinese boots have the best tongue and are easier to put on. While it was the Guatemalan boots that started to unthread in the first place, I still think overall they are superior to the Chinese made pair. Of course none of this matters because you can’t specify the country of manufacture anyway, but it might explain the fairly different reviews. Long term update: the boots proved comfortable and wore well, but as others mentioned the sole cracked across the ball of my foot. Also, as the leather has stretched I think I should have bought the standard width boot. Jury is out on buying again: it’s a comfortable boot but the sole cracking sucks.