Georgia Boot Men's Georgia 8" Logger - AWESOME boots
What a GREAT work boot!!! I could not be more pleased with these boots. EXCELLENT quality.Georgia Boot Men's Georgia 8" Logger Boot Work Shoe,Chocolate,11 M USI'm not a professional logger so i don't need a really "heavy leather" work boot. However, having grown up and into my college years felling pulp wood and timber as well as selling firewood i know what the professional loggers in my area wore. I no longer need boots like that.I ordered these from Amazon so could not try them on in person. I read reviews where some folks found them too small, others complained they were too large so I ordered a size 11M (my normal length and width). BANG!!!! Perfect fit. My feet are like duck feet - heel is a bit narrow and forefoot is a bit wide. Also, my feet are "thin" not "thick" from the sole of my foot to the top so it can be difficult to find boots that fit me well (minimal heel slip, good support across the top of my foot above the arch, etc).This is a *very* high quality work boot. The leather is supple and very easily "broke in". I wore my boots around the office for a couple days to get the tongue and kiltie set as well as getting the ankle and forefoot flexing on a "neutral" surface (level ground) before wearing it in a "working" situation.One reason this boot is easily broke in is that it is not a "heavy" leather boot (which make boots very stiff with difficult ankle and forefoot flexing). By heavy leather, I mean from about 2.8mm to +3mm thick full-grain leather. For example, my heavy hiking and mountaineering boots are both +3mm Idro Perwanger Italian leather and were very stiff initially (though the mid-sole construction/material/insulation affected that as well).I suspect this boot is in the 2.6mm range, even though Georgia Boot says it's full-grain it doesn't seem like other thick full-grain leather boots. To me, it means that this boot will probably not resist gouging as well as the heavier, thicker professional $400/pair logging boots. These are not $400 boots.But these ARE excellent $130.00 boots.I seriously doubt there is a better, longer-lasting, higher-performing boot in this price range.Another reason these boots break in so easily is that they do not have a thick, rigid or semi-rigid "mid-sole" that is super stiff like professional logging boots use. These boot mid-soles and soles are pleasantly semi-flexible and provide a great balance between being like sneakers and being like mountaineering (or ski) boots. They flex with your foot like when you're kneeling to pick something up - not like a plank that just won't bend.The soles (and the material they're made from) are very good. I've been wearing my boots around the homestead here working on different things and they give excellent traction. I recently wore my boots while cleaning gutters, the chimney, inspecting shingles, etc and the material of the sole is soft enough to be "grippy" on the shingles, but has been hard enough when I've needed to stomp a shovel in the hard, dry ground turning soil to irrigate trees without flopping around like a tennis shoe or some cheap "wannabe" work boots.One thing to note about the sole material. It is soft like mud tires on a bicycle, motorcycle or truck. They do really well in mud, dirt, gravel, etc but wear quickly if you drag your feet on cement or asphalt.These boots are comfortable like an old, favorite pair of boots that are almost worn out - but these are brand spanking NEW!!!!Finally, these boots are "waterproof" enough for me - they haven't soaked through as i've been pressure washing stuff around the homestead. Your needs may be different, but for me they're waterproof "enough".They're great boots and i doubt you'll be disappointed.PS - I do not work for Georgia boot or Amazon and received nothing from them for this review.