Keen San Jose Work Boots Analysis

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What are the Best Shoes for Painting? Workboots and Shoe Review!

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The first pair of boots reviewed are the Keen San Jose work boots. The presenter highlights that these boots were 'very soft' and felt 'broken in already' right out of the box, requiring no break-in time. He describes them as 'extremely comfortable'. The boots feature a 'soft toe', meaning they don't have a steel toe, but he confirms that Keen does offer options with steel toes. A key benefit is their excellent grip on both roofs (including asphalt shingles) and the ground. The laces are noted for their durability, never needing replacement. Although the leather eventually shows wear, the overall construction, especially the stitching, holds up well, making them a durable choice over several years. He also mentions cleaning them with saddle soap to maintain their appearance. The price is shown as $150.00 on a product page, and the weight is stated to be 20 ounces.

Goal: The presenter reviews the Keen San Jose work boots, praising their immediate comfort, excellent grip on various surfaces, and durable laces. He notes they are soft-toe but acknowledges Keen offers steel-toe alternatives.

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Keen San Jose 6" Boot

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we got some shoes in front of me and this isn't every shoe i've ever worn but um we've got the best shoes i've ever worn is a painter and we've got the worst shoes that i've ever worn is a painter indestructible shoes and um then i've got there's boots there's shoes this is a trail running shoe an absolutely amazing shoe for painting but i'm going to just start off i guess i'll start off with um we'll save the worst for the last again i think that's what i did with the pants i talked about my favorite pants and i just worked it down to the worst pants because i think you want to know you know what i actually wear these are keen san jose uh work boots and um i do got to say um to start off this video all these shoes were sent for me for free and i've never talked to anybody from the company i've received some emails and they said can we send you some shoes for free and i said well sure why not and so i was sent everything here for free including the ones on my feet um i was not sent the solomons for free actually bought these at rei but um you know so some of you might think well my opinion is going to be biased my opinion is not biased i'm not going to say anything good and i'm not going to say anything bad about shoes unless that's what my experience was i was not paid by any of these companies i've had no communication they don't even know that i'm making a video so when i got these shoes the keynes they were sent to me they um they were actually very soft felt like they were actually broken in already there was no break in time on these shoes extremely comfortable right out of the box these are soft-toed work boots so if you require a steel toe uh these wouldn't be for you but keen does have options with steel toes that i will actually show you here the sole on these things i was on a lot of roofs with these things they actually grip on roofs really good and they grip on the ground really good and compared to some other shoes i'll talk about here um not so great of grip but these shoes laces never had to replace the laces once they it's just amazing they're still not even worn um the leathers you know pretty soft pretty warm but the sole is extremely worn now i mean you could actually continue wearing these for a long time but they started to bother my feet because they're broken down you know a little bit on the inside but they're uh you know several years old i'll leave the price because i didn't buy any of these shoes we're gonna leave the price…

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