Dropout,<br><br>For my money (he-he), and excluding extreme cold, Army issue combat boots with some modifications are ideal. First of all, I'm used to them (been wearing them 12 years now) and given that the Army gives me them for free and gives me new ones when they wear out, I won't spend money on commercial boots. I do modify mine; I have new soles put on them (I like the "waffle" design with no heels), spongy insoles and I generally have the toe boxes removed (although I haven't really been able to figure out if this really helps). Works great for me. The mods usually cost me less than $25.00 per pair. I also have one pair left "as issued" for military schools which require issue boots and a pair of professionally shined jump boots for inspections and class A occassions (which, in the Guard, are thankfully few and far between.) The only downside is the "military" look. The money I save on boots gets spent on replacement socks. Army issue socks, as a rule, suck. The SmartWool brand socks are great. <br><br>I wear Georgia steel toe boots to work. I love them. One of my coworkers, who bought a pair on my reccomendation, HATES them. Figure out what works for your feet. Try a lot on until you find them.<br><br>Andy