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When I first started homesteading I was using one pair of decent work boots as an all season solution.

It wasn't working all that well in our Rainforest like climate. My last all purpose boot was an expensive pair of Timberlands, which only lasted 10 months before they got worn to the point of no repair.

My new strategy is to split the work into three chunks.

1. Dry to moist- Ariat hiking boots
2. Soaked in the ground wet- Muck Chore boots
3. Flooded over the calf- Pro Line hip waders

None of these options are steel toed. Something I was forced to wear in the Navy where dropping something heavy was an everyday possibility. I guess if I was doing more industrial farming or working with a tractor I might consider going back to wearing a steel toe.