Boots for Commercial beekeeping?

[Michael Bush]

I never buy anything but oil tanned Red Wing boots.  Mine are usually 9" or so I guess (measuring them as I write this).  They usually last me a decade or more.  They would probably last longer if I oiled them more regularly.  I usually oil them with Vaseline.  It never gets brittle and keeps the leather supple.

[Intheswamp]

Old tennis shoes....the new ones are reserved for church....really!

I will at times put straps around the bottoms of my pants legs...

Ed

[bwdenen]

I wear a pair of 6" slip on, non-insulted PAC boots from Cabelas.  The are comfortable and keep my feet dry.  I have to walk through the woods to get to my hives and there are a lot of wet spots.  I can run away pretty well with them on too.  Don't much care for Crocs either.  I can't seem to keep them on my feet. 

[NotactJack]

I am going to say if you have the money Whites Boots are the best bar none. A lot of times I don't have the money so I tend to go with Danners. I used to live near their outlet store so I got factory seconds real cheap. I put my boots through hell. I work in the desert about 50/50 between brush and concrete. So in the brush it's dirt, rocks, cactus, and mesquite. I used the Ft. Lewis model Mostly. Plus the boot will polish up nice and shiny with very little work.  I would also recommend the boots by Converse. They too have held up. I wouldn't go with 5.11 boots the cactus ate them up and the soles were chewed away by the concrete. They lasted about 9 months before they were toast. They at least were the most comfortable.