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4.5
I used to be a Wolverine devotee, but Wolverine discontinued the high end model I used. I went on a search for a new favorite boot. I wear a 6 to 6.5 women's boot, and that small size makes for slim pickings in good steel toe work boots. I will not buy any composite toe boot, ever. These Timberland Pro Titans are alloy toe, but that's still good since it's lighter than steel but strong, and without the serious weakness of composite toes: One blow to a composite toe and you'll need to replace the boots because the structural integrity is always questionable after a good hit. Overall, I own the waterproof Titan Pro boots in brown, and the regular version in both black and brown. The waterproof ones are 6.5M, the black are 6.5W, and I have the regular brown in both 6.5M and 6W. I'd normally wear a 6, but I opted to go up 1/2 size to accommodate special insoles and / or thicker winter socks. I also have the Titan Pro shoes in black and brown. I have to live in steel toes, so I take full advantage of my employer's employee benefit of 1-2 pairs per year.Pros: Nice leather, available in black or brown. Decently wide toe box in M will fit many, but I think the W toe width could be wider. Durable, as modern boots go. The soles are still intact and not crumbling and liquifying yet on my 10 year old pair. Boots with the factory insole are comfortably padded, but there are more padded Timberland insoles sold separately. The last and the heels are shaped more for a woman's foot and the ankles can be laced to fit snugly for support. These are designed for women, not just a man's big wide boot made shorter. Soles provide real decent traction in winter, and I was pleasantly surprised to find I wasn't sliding all over on ice. (I do recommend ice cleats for ice, especially for wet ice.) Boots are comfortably lightweight. In fact, the Timberland Titan Pro shoes I have are much heavier, so much so that I even wear these boots in summer now.Cons: I think the Wide could be wider. (Try the women's Skechers steel toe boots if you need wider.) Also, I own these boots in black and brown, and the black W definitely isn't as wide as my brown W pair and fits more like a M.
