I bought MORE cheap boots on Amazon 

Thank you for doing this little review I was trying to decide between these thanks

The Rockroosters with the leather welt and the Vibram soles are the best budget Moc Toe work boots IMHO. I usually get the 🇺🇸 made Carolina MocToe works boots at my local boot store for $165. I’m not sure how he prices them so low, but the boots are usually perfect. Once I did get a pair that had the speed hooks uneven from side to side other than that they are great.

I love my Roorsters! Use them every day for construction!

Have you tried Rothco jungle boots? I know they are not moc toe but are $45, steel toe and are wide in the toe box and spike proof up to 350 pound of pressure. And are really high quality as they are the original jungle boot so are pretty much sold at cost I think.

Thanks for the review and the heads up on which of these were lined. Too many boot wearers (and boot makers) think lined boots are better. They aren't.

You're not going to want to hear this, but older Rockroosters had their own outsoles, probably Chinese made, that looked exactly like the Vibram Cristy soles they're using now, and those old outsoles lasted twice as long as the Vibrams. This is a personal opinion, but I think the only reason they switched to Vibram was because boot snobs think Vibram is the best, but if you look at other companies that use wedge soles, many use soles that look like Vibram, but aren't, and they usually last a lot longer. Go look at the bottom of wedge boots from Georgia, Ariat, Redwing, Irish setter, Wolverine, etc., none of them are using Vibram and I think there's a reason for that.

I'm a big fan of Georgia boots, then went to the X Toe titanium Timberland work boots for comfort. Love those. But ended up doing the formula 1 paving job, and needed a wedge. So I bought the Timberland for 140 bucks, by being on 200°asphalt I needed a second set that I could switch out, so I bought the rock roosters with the vibram sole, they're very comfortable for the price range, but I don't think that's a real vibram sole, they kind of melted a little not that much but more so than my Timberlands. I used to be a Georgia boots only, but they started to hurt my feet within a couple weeks of wearing them? If anyone else has had this kind of situation let me know if they got better.

I wear soft toes, but I've worn the Rock Rooster AP611 for the past 2 years or so and they've mostly held up fine. The counter covers have worn away some and the counters inside are breaking down, but I paid $90 through walmart for them. Outsole barely has any wear on the corner where my heel hits when I walk. And their sizing is totally bad. I'm an 11.5 EE with the brannock. I wear a 12 in the moc toe ones, don't fit in the 11.5 at all, and I picked up some of their chelseas and the 12 is too long, but also tight enough around the ball of the foot that I'd never fit in the 11.5.

My wifey got me a pair of Wolverine 6 in moctoes at the Boot Barn for $140 for my Birthday and they are AWESOME! I tried all the Moctoes on including Carolinas, Thorogood's, the Woverines, and Hawx. The sales guy recommended the Woverines after I told him I wanted a soft sole and a wide toe box and I LOVE THEM! They are like walking on pillows the sole is so soft! Easily the best boots I've ever had! And they look sharp. ❤❤❤

Rocky rooster should’ve kept the rubber liner that went between the foam and the ground mine are from then before they changed to vibrum because I hate the way the vibrums wear away so fast and get that ugly uneven rounded look the rubber that’s stuck to the foam keeps the comfort without wearing away in a matter of months. Had mine for almost three years now and still love them. Hipsters have ruined work boots because they want “heritage” construction but have no idea why just because they think they’re supposed to yet don’t know the meaning of an actual hard day of work.

I appreciate this video. I can understand this experiment very well. During the lockdown I became unemployed and very poor, and had to buy the only workboots I could afford "Deep Sea" from China, so I could get another job. I bought two pair, since I always rotate my footwear. Less than $60 on Amazon. Honestly, they held up so well, I only recently retired them when the linings fell apart even after professional repairs once each. Pretty ugly though.

I’m cheap with a lot of things in life but work boots aren’t one of them. I would recommend using that 300 bucks and getting a pair of jk 300’s. All hand made more leather on one pair of the 300s then probably all 3 of them boots. You would also be supporting American economy not supporting Chinese slave labor. When the sole wears out send them back or to a cobbler and get resoled. If you look hard you can get actual thorogoods for a little over 200 bucks and they are actually made in USA not just sewing a little flag on them.

I have a pair of the Rockroosters. I ordered the Norwoods, however on the inside tounge label, it says "Edgewood" family. What does it say on yours?

What is the matter with not having hook eyelets? They slow you way down when you ty your shoes.

Don't have $300? buy 3 pairs of $100+ boots.

try the jim green boots...cheaper boots...comfy...and long lasting...and resolable

Is a Laredo cowboy bootany good

You got a defective pair of Sureways! I have a pair..and the tongue is different, it does have a counter and the the ankle cushion support is not trash like yours

Try a pair of Iron Age boots

How does a Laredo cowboy boot rank,in cowboy boot,s,,, BAD,OR WORSE

I'm sorry. Just curious but you have 3 boots here for over $100 per boot and you bought them. Isn't that the same thing as spending $300 on an Iron Ranger or a Moc toed boot from Red Wings? It's better to buy a $300-$400 boot that will last your 5yrs or longer rather than keep buying cheap boots that get destroyed after 6 months. Just my thoughts.

get your redwings resoled!

Complains about not having $300 to buy red wings and proceeds to make two videos buying several pair of boots that add up to over $300 in total…..