$200 logger boot shootout

[mainer_in_ak]

I put some time on my chips, like ‘em. Wide toe box for my duck/clown feet.

You'd really like the timberland with the roomy toe box. Though a bit too roomy for my skinny Indian feet, it's still a bad a ss boot!

Also, the chippewa Paladin has a big, boxy toe as well. Chippewa has that "in between" width to. Example: 10D, 10E, 10 EE. Im solidly 10d territory. But the 10E are working just fine with a thick sock and proper lace tension.

 

[Ezarb]

Those Chips look interesting, nice & wide.

I second Timberlands, old model i had was called the Ripsaw (no longer made), the newer version is called the Evergreen. For years & years I mocked timberland work boots, until I tried their logger.. They're insane, literally the most comfortable Logger Ive ever worn.. they've got some odd suspension system built into them that makes it feel like you're waking on air. My neighbor, who literally has 30 pairs of Chips & has worn them his whole life, refuses to wear his chips anymore & has multiple pairs of the timberlands now too.

Personally, I'm a Hoffman guy now, specifically their mountaineering style boots made for spur climbing. Once i experienced that dual custom shank they build into it, I never looked back. You can Stand on spurs for hours & hours & you wouldn't even know it. Pretty light too.

 

[Woodtroll]

Those Chips look interesting, nice & wide.

I second Timberlands, old model i had was called the Ripsaw (no longer made), the newer version is called the Evergreen. For years & years I mocked timberland work boots, until I tried their logger.. They're insane, literally the most comfortable Logger Ive ever worn.. they've got some odd suspension system built into them that makes it feel like you're waking on air. My neighbor, who literally has 30 pairs of Chips & has worn them his whole life, refuses to wear his chips anymore & has multiple pairs of the timberlands now too.

Personally, I'm a Hoffman guy now, specifically their mountaineering style boots made for spur climbing. Once i experienced that dual custom shank they build into it, I never looked back. You can Stand on spurs for hours & hours & you wouldn't even know it. Pretty light too.

Standing on spurs and ladder rungs for any length of time will definitely let you know if the boot shank is well constructed or not!