IRONLACE Unbreakable Round Bootlaces - Indestructible, Waterproof & Fire Resistant Laces, 1500-Pound Breaking Strength/Pair

I've had these same laces on 3 pairs of boots, and these Thorogood eyelets were the demise of this pair, just ordered another pair for the new boots im getting today, hoping to have the same results!! Yes the color faded. But you expect that being a welder. Still strong as ever even with a slight abrasion. There is a break in period where they are like trying to tie mig wire together, but after that, they tie nice and hold tight. Recommend these to everyone at work with new boots. Best Bang for your Buck!!

I've been wearing these laces 5 days a week for a little over a year now and they're still holding up. There's a little bit of fraying but it seems superficial. New out of the box, they're coated in something dark and mildly sticky. I remember it wasn't so bad that I had to go back inside to wash my hands, but was noticeable enough that I was wiping my hand on my pants. The laces lock together tightly and I've never worried about them coming undone. They've definitely outlasted the laces that come with the boot, as those tend to snap right at the last set of eyelets. I'll be getting another pair of these laces with my next pair of boots.

Truly awesome laces! They never once came untied, lasted my a year, but the one that broke was puked through rough loops in my safety shoes. Other laces have lasted me maybe a month, so to me, these are as good as it gets! Fantastic product, fantastic company to deal with!!!

As far as their claim to be indestructible, I will agree with that. I actually tried to cut one of these and it is not easy to do. I tried tin snips and scissors and both took multiple attempts to get through all strands of the lace. They are strong. There are downsides though. The plastic coating to keep the ends from fraying falls off easily and when the ends fray it's very difficult cutting off the excess due to the indestructibility. Not a huge deal because I already had a package of metal lace ends that can be clamped on. This solves that problem. Next problem is they come untied easily if only tying them once. If you double tie them and give a good yank these things will not only stay tied, but will be hard to untie at that point. The last problem is that they are far from being black. They're essentially grey and a light grey at that. I really wished these were a true black. Would I recommend these? Absolutely. They work and they are strong. They also are easy to pull loose from the eyelets in a pair of due to their strength and rigidity. Overall I like these laces a lot. My biggest complaint is they're not black.

Most durable laces that can still be tied well enough that I have ever seen! Lasted over two years of heavy sparks and even occasional molten metal from use as a steel pipe fitter/fabricator. Normal cheap laces last a month or two, "durable" laces and the original laces that come with the name brand timberland boots last 3-5 months, these lasted over two years and more than paid in the difference in cost. Still they failed in the same way, dry rot and failure in the underside which never got cleaned but zero damage from sparks so they far outlasted everything. To give an idea of the abuse, my $190 timberland boots only last 12-16 months and my full leather apron to block the sparks at my stomach only lasts a year so these things can clearly take abuse. Worth the money for me most definitely. The main con is the cost, really unless your dealing with sparks or mud these arent worth your money in my opinion, but some people really need laces that can handle sparks and weld slpatter and these work for that surprizingly well. The only real con beyond the cost is the stiffness, they are more difficult to tie but I learned an effective way to tie it with little risk of untieing and easy untieing later. Single underloop to start basically the way most teach to tie shoes, then single bunny ear and pull the otherside all the way through (dont make two ears at the same time, just one), then bunny ear the other side as a double tie and get it very tight. The first bunny ear tightens to the shoe and the second ear tightens to the first ear. This way never has come untied unless the string was left too long and got stepped on, actually these get tighter than conventional laces only doing this way specifically but releasing isnt an issue since pulling the correct string will pull out one loop then pull the other and its untied. The laces do require a very tight tie to not come untied, but doing the separate single bunny ears as described allows for a very tight tie without the shoe itself being too tight. Dunno why but tieing the bunny ears together for a double tie does not stay tied since they are too stiff, and only doing the bunny ears for a single tie as normally taught for tennis shoes doesnt stay either. And this style isnt as effective with normal laces as with these laces either, im on my feet for 10-12 hours a day in these climbing over stuff and climbing inside of pipe and never came untied unless the release string was pulled. Yet my thin laces on my tennis shoes never stayed tied with this tieing style. If you need laces that can handle sparks and can figure out a tie for them since they are thicker these are very highly recommended!

These laces are sturdy and nice looking. I bought the 63” pair for my women’s size 8 hiking boot. One tricky thing was the lacing up. Fitting the tip through the tab at the toe required an awl.

Awesome boot laces. Great for the welder/fabricator. I brought a second pair. My first pair is 5 years old, welding, torching, plasma cutting everyday, they went through 4 pairs of boots & still strong.

The lace seems as tough as advertised, the aglet (the plastic tip at the end) not so much. I tie my boots with a heel lock, which requires pushing the end under the lace ot create the heel lock. After two weeks of daily use, the aglets are already starting to splinter and break. It's a shame, given how sturdy the lace overall is. The first pair I purchased arrived with broken aglets. Ironlace informed me it was a bad batch of aglets and replaced it after I submitted a warranty claim. But this new lace is already breaking up too.

Very strong and tough laces. They will almost certainly outlast most workboots. I would prefer metal aglets as opposed to plastic. You will initially find them to be very stiff and slightly difficult to tie for the first few weeks of wear, and you should double knot them lest they come untied. Once they are broken in, they are comparable to other laces in terms of feel. I have two hard wildland fire seasons on these laces and have subjected them to repeated soakings, unimaginable muskeg gunk, jet-A aviation fuel, month-long periods of dampness, ash pits, and other forms of abuse that the average boot-lace should not be subjected to. If anything, this has just helped to break them in. The laces have faded to a dull grey (originally brown), but if you are buying these, you shouldn't really give a damn about the colour. After two wildland seasons, the plastic aglets are beginning to delaminate, but this this has not yet affected the integrity of the lace itself.

Hält. Hält einfach. Verliert die braune Farbe dabei, weil die einfach beim Schnüren laufend abgerieben wird, aber.... Hält.

A solid, good quality lace with more than enough length. Laces are thin and stiff; the rough exterior actually prevents lace knot from untying. The color is versatile and goes with different shades of brown and tan shoes. I do recommend this product.

Le jour et la nuit ! J'utilise des chaussures de sécu depuis une dizaine d'années et les lacets de base sont toujours nuls, j'avais remplacé par de la paracorde qui a fait le taf mais prend des plis, retiens la saleté et l'eau et là j'ai découvert ces lacets qui vont m'accompagner longtemps ! Pensez à prendre une dizaine de centimètres plus petit que la tailler habituelle car ils sont plus fin et ont tendance à être trop grand ! Si vous avez pris trop grand recoupez les et mettez un point de colle au bout et c'est partie ! C'est ce que j'ai fait et ça tient sans soucis !

The product was received promptly and sealed in original packaging. I can't comment on their durability yet as I haven't had them long enough but I will update (particularly if they don't last as long as I hope). However, they look and feel to be very high quality. As noted by others, the laces are relatively thin. In fairness, that info is provided in the item description (they are 1/8" or 3mm across). I've uploaded images showing the IronLace next to the ones being replaced so you can see the size difference though I should note that the old ones have swollen a bit with use over time. The size of the laces, as well as the solid aglets (tight and strong), made lacing the boots very easy. The laces themselves are stiff with a slight texture to them. I don't mind the stiffness and had no issues using them as-is out of the box. To this point I haven't had any issue with them loosening or becoming untied. I got the black version and, as the images show, they are more of a very dark grey, close to black but not a true black. Overall, I am very pleased with the purchase at this point.