Please heed Brenda's warning about cold weather and steel toed boots. they don't mix...I found out the hardway. I wore them while surveying and I lost all my toe nails with out feeling any discomfort. I was told later I was lucky to keep my toes..which are ultra touchy about being cold now. Marg -- memillard@ns.sympatico.ca on the south shore of N.S., in Canada...Zone 5b