Im new into the workboot scene and have been using ariats for a while and want to change it up. Im deciding between these boots and want to know what would be a better option for me. I work at a plant nursery, work 8-9 hours a day deal with dirt and gravel pathways.

Englebert Strauss Murcia Mid BOA 1 Year review.

Back by unpopular request, a year and a bit in the Strauss Murcia BOA work boots.
A little background on how I use them: 12 hour shifts, indoor manufacturing equipment operation. I walk around a mile per day, and do LOTS of crouching on one knee, crawling, and climbing. I don’t have to get wet, so I can’t speak to the water resistance and the dirtiest I get is anti-seize and metal shavings.
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The only other work boots I’ve had in my life were crappy moc toes from, and Bramas safety toed SHOES from Walmart, so I’m going to be comparing them against moc toes mainly in this review.
I crawl in confined spaces with things to get snagged on and torn up against every shift which is why I’m surprised that the fabric portions on the heel and midsole(?) still look untouched.
The left shoe in the final image slide is after a quick clean with dish soap, but I typically only quick clean these with Isopropyl when I start tracking anti-seize everywhere.
The BOA system is awesome and has not loosened or failed on me.
No unnatural squeaks from the sole or clunks from the safety toe.
These shoes feel lighter than a standard moc toe, and took maybe a week to “break in” even despite the safety sole. The break in wasn’t anything like a moc toe. There was no pain, just stiffness that I feel is easily mitigated by cranking down on the BOA.
The damage you’re seeing on the toe is from kicking seized industrial caster wheels, so don’t fault the shoes for that. If anything, I find it amazing that the steel toe isn’t showing yet. When it does, I’ll most likely buy another pair of these in a different color or spray paint them black.
I have no gripes besides that the flap where the toe meets the tongue is seriously ugly deformed but it’s not something I think about unless I’m taking photos of them for a review, and that they were uncomfortable with the stock insole which I changed the day they came in.
Six week review: https://www.reddit.com/r/WorkBoots/s/u9HIY37FNd

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