Jim Green One Year Review - The Best Cheap Work Boots Ever

Jim Green boots have become the number one boot I recommend for anyone looking for a high value work boot. The Razorback is especially great, and in this video I share my experience with them over the past year.

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Reviews of clothing, boots, and accessories for men, along with style advice and life philosophy. I've been working with my hands for my entire life as a mechanic, tow truck driver, and eventually a licensed electrician. Being a blue collar guy, I look for certain elements in a product: is it durable? Is it high-quality? Will it perform well over its service life? Whether boots, pants, jackets, or tools I believe it's best to buy once and cry once by getting the best you can afford. With so many options these days, choosing the best product can become a difficult decision, but that's where I come in. Helping you stay stylish, rugged, and handsome.
I don't care where it's made as long as it's made well, and allows you to buy less and buy better.

[JimGreenFootwearOfficial]

The pioneer of Jim Green USA and here we are a year later with our own depot and a second bulk order currently in production to head that way.
Thanks again for the kind words and we feel you’ve hit the nail on the head with the reference to the watch collection. Hopefully we will continue to be added to many boot collections and become a go to option for most.
All the best Carl

[moosa]

Still wearing mine, 20 years later, just resoled it 4 years ago. Brilliant products.

[IdeaStudioBKK]

Long term reviews really do allow us as the audience to get a better idea of what a product can do and how it will hold up. Thanks

[heinrichstoltz]

Jim Green’s are legendary in Southern Africa. Game Rangers, Farmers (Ranchers), Miners and Forestry Workers love them. Know of plenty Jim Green’s that have been resoled multiple times. The Razorback Steelcap is my default work boot.

[wiggieellenberger]

I live in South Africa and have been wearing Jim Green Razorback boots for over 20 years!
I wear nothing else.
Awesome boots!

[gnarl]

I got some and love them. Not so expensive that you mind beating them uo but not so cheap that they're flimsy or poor quality. I replaced their insert with a red wing leather and foam one and they gave me a bit more cushion while still keeping my foot on leather. The boots have enough room that you can also pop in a hiking boot insole like a Super feet or similar. Great boots with nice thick leather.

[IGmeanwell]

Coming into this summer I needed a nee pair of works boots. I tried everything from Carhartts (the most comfortable out of the box but questionable quality), Timberland Pros and Keens. I would be using them mostly for landscaping my storage properties primarily. However after watching your video as well as Rose Anvil’s; I decided to try the razorbacks. The quality stood out immediately, on first try they felt sturdy (I have bad ankles and knees this is a must), but pliable. After mulling it over, then replacing the leather insole with my own they felt amazing but needed a little breaking in. Well after three weeks they are really getting almost as comfortable as my Blundstones but much more confident in stability. I could see myself going back packing in these, or using these as my hiking boots when photographing elopements (get quite a few of those in the ADK). They remind me of Danner Mountain Lites but I don’t mine beating the crap out of these. Tomorrow I plan on cleaning the dirt off my Jim Greens and giving it a nice coat of conditioner. Can’t wait for these to really break in.

[tonyquats]

I got myself a pair after your first video of them. I highly value your two cents. I purchased Naked & Famous and enjoy rockin my Diesel Grant Stones as well. Keep it up

[kennethwilson]

Wore these for close on twenty years. When I loved to NZ from SA forgot to buy a pair before I left. Friends are bringing a pair of Rangers over to me this year. Can't wait. Gareth, my wife said to tell Peter that Marcia from Fligtt Centre says hello..

[franko]

Got a pr for Christmas and they were very comfortable right out of the box. Look very well made and should hold up well.

[ocean]

I don't mind the thin insole of my vellies. That just gives me an option to choose many (probably in the hundreds) of after market insoles I can buy and get the right amount of support I want. I can easily replace when they wear out. Jim Green offers the solid base/foundation to build ur grail boot and customize it to your tastes.

[yousefgeorge]

Long term review ARE SO MUCH BETTER THAN 1 day ones!!!

[edrichlouw]

I just did a bush hike with these in the Vredefort area SA. Best boots I’ve ever owned.

[drzaius]

“That ski-boot feel” LOLOL I know exactly what you mean. I have some double-sole Carminas (80184) that are like that. I know they’ll last forever, and I could kick through a wall, but it’s got that unbending feel just like a ski boot without the ski. Great video, thanks man!

[jimoconnor]

Thanks for the review, I just ordered a pair for $90 on Amazon (Black Friday deal). I couldn't pass them up!

[GMC]

I bought some Vellies on your recommendation. Thanks Carl. Amazing. I love them

[TheMediatorOfChaos]

Got my pair on right now. I love the way Timberlands look, but they just don’t last anymore. The price is right like you said, I’m definitely converted now.

[davidrivera]

I'm going to Oregon for Thanksgiving which is being turned into a Camping Thanksgiving. We're gonna be hiking quite a bit around Crater Lake. I'm not a fan of synthetic material hiking boots. Don't get me wrong, they do their job very well, but I would use it for the trip and they would be stored (got hunting boots already), cause wouldn't need them much in the flat lands and concrete jungle of Houston, TX. Saw your video on cheap boots, along with about 10 other videos on a binge, and said "hey, I can break them in at work, wear them in Oregon, and put them in my work boot rotation after I get back...if not I'll give them away around xmas. Well, ordered the brown ones on Amazon, arrived in 2 days, it's been about 1.5 months with them and they are like a glove. Stiff 1st two days, after a week I could wear them all day, after a month they are as comfortable as my LEGENDARY Redwing Irish Setter 83606 which needed no break in at all. You should really check out those Irish Setters, they have a non-aluminum toe too.

I did change out the insole for an Easyfeet insole on amazon. After day 1 I used Saphir Renovateur leather conditioner to speed up the break in. Even though I love the laces, I did change them out for DELELE Wave Shape Non Slip Heavy Duty Laces in dark green and coffee. The green laces are eye catching, but slick and the boot's lace rings don't offer friction, so if you like to tie your boots snug or tight forget about it. The Delele laces are slightly wavy...or bumpy, and they give you just enough slip resistance to give you that snug fit, plus the color is a perfect fit with that bit of green in honor of the original laces.

I'm a 9.5EE to 10EE in most boots. The 9.5D in these are just right, even after changing the insole. NOTE: The included insole is so thin that just about any other insole you swap it for will reduce the amount of room in the shoe...but there is a lot of room.

These are going to sever me well for years to come I believe. I'm even looking at some of their other boot styles by Jim Green, we'll see. I am going to have to waterproof these for my trip, so some oil, snowseal, or something. Followed by a water based waterproofer. Any recomendations?

Thanks for introducing me to these boots Carl. Keep up the good work...review some laces, no-tie laces like lock laces are cool, as well as Xpand laces. Not 100% slip on with 6" or higher boots, but I can literally take my boot's on and off in about 8 seconds, and they never untie.

[Sturnburn]

Good analogy with the timex. I think a G shock is also an appropriate comparison in a collection of expensive watches

[chrishelm]

I've added a few Jim Green boots to my daily wear assortment. They are great for the price, from the Vellies to the Stockman and the Razorback I'm a fan.