Customer Reviews

Men's Caterpillar Mens Alaska TechniFlex Waterproof Steel Toe Work Boot (12 M in Brown)

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I bought the waterproof version. There's a little metal plaque that says waterproof, but they aren't. Where the tongues attach to the fold-overs for the laces, down at the bottom loop there are very small spaces at all four corners. If you step in more than two and a half inches of water or slush, or working in snow your feet WILL GET WET. It's not a defect, It's just poor design. The other reviewer stated that they are waterproof up to the ankles, THEY ARE NOT. They are only waterproof up to just below the bottom loop, exactly two and a half inches from the ground. I say it's poor design because they did make the tongue out of waterproof sued, and attached it all the way up to the fifth loop, but they just didn't seal those tiny holes at the bottom. Just dumb.

Oh, and mine are defective too. The left boot was assembled and stitched together lopsided. strictly cosmetic, but still, they aren't $40 boots from Modell's. They were over $100.

The name Caterpillar and it's logo are licensed by a boot company named Wolverine.

I bought these work boots to use on the farm. They have been comfortable and have thus far held up. I would note that the waterproof version still has a regular tongue for ease of getting the boot on but it causes the waterproofing to be effective to the ankle. I found this out when I took these boots out hunting and was walking through the wet grass and soon had wet feet.

Update:
I have used these boots for a hard season crawling around, in, and on heavy equipment. I have drug them on shop floors, had hot metal and slag fall on them from welding and cutting. Basically I have really abused the shoes. As I mentioned earlier, the shoes really aren't waterproof over the top of the rubber sole. The shoe laces have fallen apart over the last month and the shoes are really, really worn. Overall the shoes have held up well, protected my feet from mishaps, and were really comfortable after getting broken in. The slip resistance has been good on equipment and on concrete floors. I will buy another set of CAT work boots to replace these, just not the waterproof version.

I drive a delivery truck and unload it for a living. I need to have comfortable boots that are also slip resistant and steel-toe. The Caterpillar Alaska seemed to be the right boots for me.
From the first time I put these on they felt great. I didn't need to break them in or anything because they were already so comfortable. Sometimes i'll get home from work and not even take my boots off right away because my feet feel fine.
So for comfort i'd give these boots a 100%. Unfortunately when it comes to the durability I can't say the same thing. They look rugged and tough, and maybe I just expected more from a boot that uses the slogan "walking machines".
Within 2 or 3 weeks, the yellow rubber on the sole started to wear off. That wasn't a big deal because there's still black rubber underneath, but it makes me wonder why they bothered using it at all. Is it merely for looks?
Also for the first few weeks the black from the suede tongue would wear off onto my white socks. A small irritation, but again, not a big deal.
After that, the boots did great until about 6 months when i needed to replace the laces because they wore thin on the metal prongs that are used in place of eyelets. Like the other issues, it's just a minor problem because laces are cheap.
The real problems started at about 11 months when the rubber soles started to crack and wear out. I was surprised that the bottoms were so thin and hollow. I really expected more rugged durability in these. After all, I usually only wear these boots 4 days a week for about 8-10 hours a day. Once the bottoms wore out, that was the beginning of the end. On rainy days the water would soak through the holes and my socks would get really wet. By the time one year hit, I had to throw them away.
It's just a shame that the rubber soles weren't made a little bit thicker because the boot could have lasted a lot longer. The stitching and leather uppers were still in great shape. Did CAT do this to keep the boot from being too heavy, or did they just cut corners to save on production cost?
When it was time to replace my boots, I weighed out the pros and cons and tried on a few other brands at the store....but none of them felt as good as the Alaska's! So in my case, comfort beat out durability, and I bought another pair of Alaska's. I know that just like my last pair these will probably only last me about one year, and that really stinks. However, that's one more year of my feet being totally protected and feeling great, and when it comes down to it, that's what's the most important!

Likes: Durable
Warm
Flexible
Thick Sole
Slip resistant tread really is slip resistant

Dislikes:
Made in china

Ive only had the Alaska FX's for a couple weeks, I just got rid of my "2nd shift" Cat boots, they lasted me 3 years and im hoping these do as well. Im a mechanic, im always bending down to look at machines and these boots allow me to do so comfortably. I typically stand for at least 8 hours a day and neither my feet or my back give me problems. My company does snow removal in winter and I was washing a salt truck. My boots were soaked with salty nasty water and my feet stayed dry the entintire time. I suspected the salt would dry and crack the leather however it did not affect the leather at all. Walking on ice is now a new concept with these boots, nothing without metal spikes is going to grip perfectly on ice but these boots grab very well compared to other brands Ive worn in the past. The sole on these boots is very thick, maybe too stiff for some, but climbing in and out of equipment all day and walking through rough terrain (construction/new landscape) they are perfect. I doubt your feet would stay dry if you submerged your feet in water but walking through six inches of snow continuously throughout the day, I had no problems. I would recomend these boots to anyone in construction, landscaping, or any other similar environment.

I work in the food service industry and these boots are the BEST I've ever purchased. Before I placed my order for these, I shopped around and discovered that Amazon had the lowest price. I'm extremely pleased!!!

My hubby needed new steel-toed boots for work. The ones he was wearing were hurting his feet. He had purchased a pair of these boots years ago and they wore well and lasted a long time. We weren't sure if they were still made, so of course, I came to Amazon like I always do if I can't find something, and here they were. They are very comfortable on his feet and when these wear out, we will purchase another pair.

It is the item number 70961 and not the 89672. 70961 is NOT waterproof like the 89672 is. The 89672 is supposed to have the yellow Caterpillar labels on the boot rather than black. Amazon better fix this!! Hmm now I see they used the wrong pictures. The small icon picture shows yellow labels on the boots but when you click for a bigger picture it shows a black label. So Im not sure whats going on.

We usually purchase these work boots from Sears, in-store. I found them on Amazon from a great vendor and they were less expensive and are exactly what we wanted.

My husband loves these boots and always buys the same ones. He is on his feet for 10 hours a day and needs the support and the comfort they provide. They come feeling like they are already broke in. He works in a machine shop and the steel toes have come in handy often considering all of the nicks on the toes. The boots will last him about a year and a half.

This is my 3rd pair of Cats and by far the best. My first pair of Caterpillar steel toe boots lasted 15 years. Ankle hold is great, so comfortable to walk with and easy to get on and off.