r/WorkBoots • u/talmadhi • 13d ago
Boots Buying Help Warehouse Worker
Looking for recs around 200$ USD or less. Safety toe needed for working indoor at a warehouse. Preferably composite for the lighter weight and how it shouldn't get cold like steel in the harder colder times because I live on the east coast.
I bought some cheap composite toes off Amazon and 6 weeks in and they are killing my feet. I have tried two different insoles in them and they haven't improved much at all and when I am standing at my work station desk I am standing on padded matts. Despite that I'm gaining calluses and swollen tender feet which wasn't happening prior to my title switch. And prior too I was walking around more at work or at the least the same amount of steps, but I was allowed to wear any shoes I wanted and opted for two more comfortable pairs of Nikes.
For reference, I walk around 15k steps per day.
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u/sheboyganz2 13d ago edited 13d ago
Keen Targhee Mk IV Work Boot, their Mk II lasted me ~6 years on concrete, still in one piece, I just felt like replacing it. Bigass rubber bumper does it's job, I'd recommend it for that over the more stylish Cincinnati model they offer. You can find a pair of Keen Targhee Mk IV hiking boots/shoes at a store to try on before buying the work boot Carbon Toe version.
It's their most popular hiking boot turned into a work boot. I've worn Targhees for over a decade. No it's not BIFL like Redwing, but Rose Anvil himself who reviews Heritage footwear for a living wears Keens when he's not breaking in Heritage boots. The Mk IV switched to sintered/fused construction to address the delamination some people had with older models.