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4.5
Alright, Honest review from a married city boy, who lives out in the country, with an I.T. Business and going to school fulltime at a large University and would be a cowboy if it made more money. I don't write reviews often but these boots are worth a review. Basically, your going to get a review on everything but day in, day out manual labor in these boots because I run an I.T. Business and am studying to be a computer engineer. However, my father has run and still runs a Landscaping business and my step-dad runs a hotshot business and between the two of them I learned to do a lot of manual labor over the years and still do quite often when the schedule permits.Water Proof- First thing, these boots do have a waterproof lining. I have worked in water over my ankles and never had water seep through while wearing these boots. However, the leather is not water proof so over the last year I have used leather honey with a dewalt heat gun, both of these items bought and sold on amazon. After 3 thorough treatments over 4 months, I haven't needed to treat after heavy water exposure. The leather stands against moisture very well now. Fitting- I have fat feet and fallen arches so my review on fitment is going to be a complicated one. When I buy running shoes I have to get the widest possible shoe for two reasons. Frist, I have flat feet and I'm over weight so my feet tend to be wider than wide. Second, I paid for professional shoe inserts which use weight and gravity to rebuild an arch in your feet over time and these inserts are normally wider than my feet. So having both of these things in mind I bought a 9.5 size boot with EE width. They fit perfect after removing the very comfortable boot insert shipped with the boots and inserting my custom foot inserts. If you wanted a better estimate, I would need to buy a size 10 Ariat Roper in order fit my feet in the boot, even though my foot is a 9.5 length.Style- Nice. Seriously, I have a $300.00 pair of Ariats which sit in the closet now because these Justin Boots are seriously nice enough to go dancing in. I wear them to meetings, classes, special events and weddings(if I could get away with it). You can tear'em up outside, put down a little boot cream, use some leather honey if you feel the need and they are ready to roll. I wish they would sell more styles with the same quality.Tread/Build- THE STUFF! Wow, I can't say enough about the grip these boots have. I have taken them from Texas to Utah, and they have seen water, mud, snow, gravel, mountains, trails, and rivers. Absolutely no slipping.... They always get me through every time. Except for ICE, ICE will be slippery no matter what but the rubber mixed with the ice creates a dangerous situation and I would recommend some kind of addition to the boot if you plan to use these boots on ice or you should just grab a different a boot.Note: I longboard in these bad boys when on campus or working downtown Houston. It's fast and convenient. These boots have no problem and give me better grip on my boards than normal tennis shoes or running shoes. I love longboarding in them. The flexibility is way better than I would have expected from a boot.Lastly, I would recommend these boots to anyone and I will be looking at Justin boots in the future because of my experience with these work boots. Buy'em but choose your fit carefully. They probably run a little big but I would recommend buying your normal size first and if too big, return for free and get a smaller size.
