Wolverine’s CarbonMAX Work Boots
By Eric Dykstra
Wearing steel-toed boots can really be a drag. You’re certainly less likely to have your toes severed or crushed, but there’s a price to pay in terms of weight. Steel toed boots are heavy and can suck the warmth right of your feet. But Wolverine now offers CarbonMAX boots — a sturdy work boot with a carbon fiber toe cap that’s just as strong as steel, but only weighs half as much.
The 8″ CarbonMAX is an all-leather boot with a slip resistant sole. The carbon fiber toe cap meets the same ASTM F2413-05 requirements as steel-toes. And the carbon cap’s non conductive nature also lessens the risk of electrical shock in charged environments.
Wolverine also offers thermally-insulated versions. Depending on your chosen retailer, you can have either in the $110 to $130 range.
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November 19th, 2007 at 1:45 pm
Carbon fiber also wont bend and cut your toes; requiring it be cut off with a cutoff wheel.
A useful advantage there I think.
November 24th, 2007 at 8:45 am
I’m a Telecom Lineman and I wear Timberland Titan shoes. They have a Titanium toe and are the most comfortable boots I’ve ever worn. They are also extremely light. They’re even more comfortable than my sneakers.
November 25th, 2007 at 6:09 pm
Well Titanium is about 40% lighter then steel, so if the carbon is half it would still be slightly lighter (~10%). I have to say, if these caps break instead of bending and cutting off your toes under immense loads, then this seems like a much better alternative, not for the weight/warmth but for the safety of having your toes crushed instead of being cut off.
On second thought, I will avoid the need for them as long as possible.
November 28th, 2007 at 1:15 pm
I would rather have my toes cut off clean with the possibility of reattachment than have them crushed with no option but to cut them off anyway. Just my opinion - I like the boots, though.
March 12th, 2008 at 11:53 pm
fabulous, very comfortable wolverine work boots!
March 17th, 2008 at 11:33 pm
[...] Trompey’s Diary: 17 March 2008 Man am I ever tired! I finally got around to tromping over to the hardware store for more boots, only to find they were sold out of my size; so I had to tromp back two miles to my apartment. With only my elegant evening wear for foot cover. Talk about embarrassing. I know for a fact that at least one person looked at me funny (and I’m sure it’s not for tromping twice in every sidewalk square: everyone I know does that). What do you want me to do, moron, wear sandals? It’s not like it’s warm in California! Anyways, tonight I packed for my trip to Idaho. I need a bigger suitcase, I was up til one packing. It’s not like it’s easy to fit four watermelons in a suitcase using only your boots. [...]