Danner 47002 Men's 6 in Instigator Steel Toe Boots Brown 10.5 EE US Review

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The Boots look great, but when I first put them on, the steel toe rubbed my large toe slightly. After four hours of wearing them, both sides of my foot were too sore to continue wearing them. One person suggested that they needed to be "broken in", but I am not tough enough to break in the steel toe on the boot. The steel toe looks like it belongs on a regular or even narrow boot. I am now the owner of $186 boots that were worn only 4 hours.

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My husband has worn the Danner 47002 Men's 6 inch Istigator Steel Toe Boot for a long time. I don't know if they are made different now, but they don't see to be the same quality they used to be. They were out very quickly. He will be switching brands the next time he needs new boots.

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My husband who is a carpenter stands, walks, climbs, kneels, & squats continually in 10-12 hours per day x5-7 days a week. He highly recommends this boot. It provided comfort and stability to his feet, knees, hips, and back. These boots will last him a good 6+ months. The last pair made it 1 year before not proving the support he needed. This company offers a good price and shipping meet expectations for a wide width not available from other locations. Wishing you happy feet!

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While these are not Made in the USA like other Danners, (from what I can tell, all molded sole boots are not US made) they are the best mid-priced boot I have ever bought. They are made on a wide last (the 850 according to Danner's web site) and a D fit my very wide foot but was a little narrow. Not narrow enough to stop me from buying them however. I wore them in non-hiking boot condition, like in concrete pours and industrial construction. They lasted two Oregon winters where they were constantly wet but kept my feet dry. They would spend each night by the heater and then wore again the next day. They lasted 1.5 to 2 years under these conditions. I've bought construction type work boots that lasted half-that time but cost almost as much and others that cost more. As far as the color, they are not bright orange like suggested by others but they are not brown. A little leather conditioner changed them to brown however.

Great boot...and very comfortable.

UPDATE: 2/13/2013

Just bought another pair of these yesterday...definately not orange. I bought these in a 10.5 EE and they fit great. They are even more comfortable than I remember. Very good boot. I did apply a boot grease and the color definately changed to a darker brown.

Boot is great still.

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Dear friends of Amazon,

I am reviewing the Danner Instigator GTX Gore-Tex (uninsulated/no thinsulate etc...), boots. I am military, law enforcement, and an avid hiker... so I was expecting a boot which fit the description which Danner labeled to the letter. My Danner military boots have lasted through many battles (on and off the field). However, BEWARE!!!! These boots, while decent quality compared to similarly priced boots on the market, are not what I'd expected. For one thing... Unlike the photographs... they are by NO STRETCH of the imagination BROWN with TAN highlights!!!!! These boots are as orange as a pumpkin! As both military (uniform) and law enforcement (uniform) requirements are very specific, I discovered that these boots ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE under any conditions to wear for duty. And then I figured, "Well... I'll just keep them for hiking then!" But, as soon as I undid the laces, and prepared to try them on for the first time, I quickly discovered that they have a LEATHER collar around the ankle section.... another misstatement, as DANNER claimed they had a cloth/gore-tex like material which comfortably surrounds the ankle! Yeah right! That's on the outside!? It's cloth on the outside, and leather on the inside? HUH? Anyone who does ANY hiking will tell you that that is a friction problem waiting to happen! Remember those rub marks when you wore crappy boots as a kid? So I called them to get my money back. They supposedly have a "no questions asked" FREE returns policy right, which was one of the reasons I'd picked them too! But (again), since I'd ordered them through the MILITARY website, they would not take them back (nor would they take them back if you got them on AMAZON either she explained)! So, now I am stuck with a pair of boots which CANNOT be worn with ANY clothing imaginable(unless your going as a pumpkin to the next Halloween party of course)!

Signed,

Really pissed off at Danner!

PS. Also bought an extra pair of the "supposedly" impact dampening inserts too. They were $16, and no better than the cheap gel Doctor Shoel's (however you spell it) inserts one can obtain at any drug store for $6. But don't believe me... come on and waist your money too! My advice is to look at customer photo's on each site, as when one tries to take a picture of them THEY DO look brown and tan! But when you take them out of the box in the regular light they are not! First pair of shoes I'd describe as functionally and visually HIDEOUS!