J
JLLyman
November 20, 2025
Comfortable, but heavy
Shoes are true to size and comfortable, just heavy. Still no issues wearing for 12 hour shifts. Added my own inserts.
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Excellent… until they’re not.
Keens have always been my go to for hiking boots. Their fit, comfort, and sturdiness have been good to me through geology undergrad and graduate field camps in the mountains and desserts of California, Nevada, and Arizona. While working in the environmental industry and basically living on construction sites I decided to try out Keens steel toe boots (after being miserable in red wings, cat, etc…). I bought these in October 2021 and right out of the box they were great… per usual there was zero break in period for me. From Oct to Jan, working 12-15 hour days climbing up and down soil piles, the boots were excellent. Fast forward to the beginning of Feb 2022 (4 months later) and I started to feel a lot of pressure against my right pinky toe. At first I thought I was a rock… but it appears the steel toe has shifted or the boot material adjacent to the steel toe has weakened allowing my toe to jam right into that corner piece. I’m hoping maybe it was a fluke, as my left boot seems to be okay. But considering the price of these boots, I expected them to last a lot longer than 4 months.Also, as I knew when I bought them, being waterproof/resistant, foot sweat was abundant. I’m really bummed these didn’t hold up as well as their hiking counterparts as there are very limited options for COMFORTABLE steel toes for women out there. Maybe I’ll give a different style a try and see how they hold up.******UPDATE 6/2023*******I ended up buying another pair of the same boots but a half size bigger. After a year of daily work in them they’re still going strong!!
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Great support and immediately kind to my feet!
These are perfect for my poor feet and toes! I needed something with some width (I have bunions) so I ordered my regular size in wide width. I needed support for mowing the lawn and working in the yard and these give me excellent support. They are comfortable immediately and are holding up great. Keene's shoes are one of the very best always.
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storybirdsong
April 22, 2024
Love these boots and love KEENS!!!
These are awesome boots. I am a professional cook and I needed something both waterproof and steel toed. These are perfect. They have a round toe box that is extremely comfortable. They are also no-slip which is a must in the kitchen. They are a bit on the heavy side due to the steel toe although not uncomfortably so. They are extremely durable and a great value!
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Comfortable and sturdy
Good quality, sturdy and comfortable work shoes. Provide good ankle support and protect toes from injury. Maybe a little bulky in comparison to what I had before, but I am over all very happy with the purchase.
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Trash On Saturn
July 30, 2025
Not Slip Proof
Shoes are waterproof and very comfortable but not slip proof, they’re very thick but not too heavy. Very expensive for them not to be slip proof but still fit well.
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Gluten-free Pasta
October 10, 2024
Higher volume feet, size up, even in wide
I don't have super wide feet. I don't have a super high instep. But I have a higher than normal instep with a wider than normal foot - together, they make it difficult to find shoes that fit. As I have a pair of original Keens that fit in my normal size (a 10 wide in women's or a 9 wide in men's), I ordered the 10 wide.Sadly, I could barely get my foot in it - when I did, it was painful. So, I removed the insole. Now I could get my foot in, but it's still too tight across the top of my foot. The width is fine.So, if you have a wide (D or E in women's) foot without a higher instep, these should be fine in your normal size. If you have a D or E width AND a moderately high or high instep? Order up. I'd guess a full size, but a 1/2 might work, depending.They look decent and while a bit stiff, they were easy to walk in. No idea on longevity as they are going back.
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