When you're looking for work boots for a specific job, it can be tricky to sort through all the different features and options to find the right pair. A great place to start is at the bottom: different types of boot outsoles are designed for the needs of different environments. Learn all you need to know about wedge, 90-degree, logger, and hiker-style rubber outsoles to help you choose the right work boots for your job.
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Wedge sole work boots have a flat-bottomed outsole made from one solid piece of material that runs the entire length of the shoe. They're designed for those who work primarily in environments with hard, flat surfaces – think warehouses, garages, and factories. Wedge outsoles are designed to be anti-slip and offer maximum contact with flooring or flat ground. They're also some of the most comfortable work footwear you can find; the flat sole distributes weight more evenly than those with a heel, and they're often paired with supportive insoles to give you an almost barefoot feel.
Wedge outsoles make for some of the best boots for warehouse work, truckers, factory work, iron workers, roofers, mechanics, welders, and flat house workers.
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Work boots with a 90-degree heel are often paired with rugged tread patterns for maximum grip on rough, rocky, uneven, and wet terrain. Adding a heel can also provide more stability and balance, with the added benefit of helping to prevent you from sinking into the mud at the jobsite. These boots are typically built tough to withstand years of work outdoors, often including additional features like waterproofing, insulation, or safety toes. A 90-degree heel may be required by OSHA standards for certain jobs, especially if your work requires you to climb ladders frequently.
90-degree outsoles are some of the best boots for electricians, landscaping work, contractors, and outdoor construction workers.
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Logger outsoles are a unique style of heeled work boot that have a tall, hooked heel to give you even more traction and prevent slips on rough, uneven surfaces during logging work. These work boots typically have extreme rubber tread and exterior padding for additional grip.
The best boots for logging have a high heel, serious tread, and additional safety features to protect feet and ankles from impact.
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Though they may not be built like traditional work boots, hiker-style shoes and boots can be great for a variety of jobs. Rugged rubber outsoles, like those on our Crosstrex series, provide the best of both worlds when it comes to comfort and traction, especially on wet or rocky surfaces.
Hiker-style rubber outsoles provide traction and support, so they're also good candidates for outdoor work where you'll be walking on wet grass or mud, warehouse or factory work where you need slip and oil resistance, and some manufacturing jobs where you need static dissipative (SD) footwear.
The outsole of a boot is something that may be overlooked when you buy a new pair of boots, but you should know what material is used in this part of the boot to ensure it suits your job role. If technical terms such as ‘TPU’ and ‘Nitrile’ make your eye glaze over, this article will shed some light on the basics of each boot outsole material, their benefits and draw-backs and their ideal applications.
An outsole that suits your job role properly will last longer and keep you more comfortable!
TPU is considered the ‘all-rounder’ of outsoles and the most commonly used amongst brands such as Steel Blue, KingGee and JB’s Wear. It is an advanced form of polyurethane (PU) that is very study, abrasion resistant and flexible. Most boots come standard with TPU soles these days and its wise to not settle for anything less durable, such as PU.
Ideal Applications for TPU outsoles: Indoors and outdoors, slippery or uneven surfaces, environments where temperatures aren’t extreme
The main benefit of Nitrile over other soles is its extreme resistance to heat, up to 300°C (572°F). This makes them ideal for people working in hot conditions (mining, asphalt or steel plates) or working around hot objects (engineering, welding, grinding etc). At these temperatures, there’s a 60-second threshold before it reaches melting point. Specialised boots such as the Mack TerraPro boast these advanced features, thanks to their Nitrile outsoles.
Ideal Applications of Nitrite Outsoles: Indoors and outdoors, slippery or uneven surfaces, especially where chemicals/oils etc. are present, environments with extreme temperatures
Rubber outsoles are also common. It is sometimes confusing classifying something as ‘rubber’, considering Nitrile and TPU are forms of rubber anyway! However, rubber outsoles are generally made up of vulcanised caoutchouc, which is a type of latex. Puma boots have rubber soles and the benefits outlined below.
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