Darco Body Armor Toe Guard Womens Square

Purchased this for my husband's boot (broken foot). His boot is open toe but work demands closed toe and this was the best/cheapest optionI could find.The idea itself is ingenious, but the thought put into creating it is a bit lax.The plastic is not at all bendable, my husband put it over an open stove to heat it up and bend it so it's not so large.The openings on the side are just that,large openings; your foot is not really protected from any elements, just possibly other people's sneakers, table legs, etc.The picture shows a full length white got length paper behind it, and the description sneakily portrays that it sticks to the bottom of the boot (underneath the soft part). That is not the case, the toe guard does not have that white part to stick it in the entire length of the boot (which would have made more sense, honestly) it comes with just the toe guard attached to a short piece of plastic about the length of the toe guard itself. It does have the sticky part on it, but i have no clue wether its sticky enough or not (easily fixed with Velcro tape if its not sticky enough, i would assume) although I was a bit bummed about that, hubby said its fine.To anyone needing a closed toe boot, i searched. I did not find any other product that I deemed comparable. This is what we did to make sure the boot was okayed by work:A) put it under a hot stove/torch it to fit more flush with your boot. We did this on all 3 sides (2 sides and top)B) either ghetto rig it like us, or come up with a fancier version; we simply pulled a black sock over the whole thing once it sat flush with the boot, slit an opening where the toes are supposed to sit, and slid the whole shebang under the soft part of the boot, tucking the rest of the sock all the way to the back of the boot. Unless someone is really REALLY concentrating on the boot, no one will notice. It won't hide your foot from the elements, but it being summer right now, that wasn't our main issue, so weather/ rain proofing wasn't a necessity. (Beeswax rubbed onto whatever fabric you use then melted on with a hair dryer might do the trick)In conclusion...Pros:Great ideaDoes guard your toes a bitSturdy plastic materialCons:Large (husband wears 12.5 and this thing before molded resembled a clown shoe on him)Falsely advertisedCumbersomeDoes not protect your feet from much other than other peoples feet/toe stubbing; beware of clumsy chicks in high heels.Is this the best product out there? Unfortunately, yes.Will it get the job done? Kinda.Although it's a bit cumbersome, it really is a great idea and after tinkering around with it a bit, will get the job done. It's a good base to start at, but you will likely have to put a little elbow grease into customizing it to your specs.Hope that helps!

I bought this to give my broken toe protection while wearing my CAM boot. Between excitable dogs stomping my foot and tripping on random fallen tree branches after winds, my dr told me they make a protective cap for the boot. Enter Amazon. As many have noted, the outer portion is in no way adjustable as advertised, the entire cap is made of a hard plastic type material. I wish it was one solid cap-piece instead of having the two cut outs. I live in the rural midwest and have extention cords running outside to the chicken coops for heat. I keep catching these and other cords and such in the cutouts. So far no damage to myself or any electronic devices, but it's annoying. I have bumped the wings and the top part on many things and it just makes a twang sound, but no signs or cracking or breaking. The adhesion to my boot is great. It would take a lot of effort to take it off.Update. Didn't last a week

They do what they’re supposed to…protect your toes after surgery. However, these shoes are so bulky and then you add the toe protectors and they are easy to bump on things. They break easy. I’ve had these for 5 days and they’re already held together with super glue and duct tape until my new ones come tomorrow. It’s going to be a long 4 weeks in these shoes.

This is NOT a safety toe cap. It offers no actual toe/foot protection that is required by OSHA for many blue collar jobs. I had to wear a walking boot for four weeks and could not take that much time off of work, I bought this and attached it to my ortho bolt. I believe having the visible toe guard kept the safety team satisfied, at least from a distance.

At the advice of a foot/ankle orthopedist, I ordered this toe guard along with a Darco Ortho Wedge surgical shoe to help immobilize and protect my fractured big toe. According to Darco, this toe guard should fit in the shoe. But it doesn't. The base of the toe guard (the part you fasten to the footbed) is wider than the (small-size) shoe. I'm planning to use a Dremel tool to trim off enough on the sides so that it fits.The toe guard itself is big. This is great if your toes have bulky bandages. Otherwise, there's a LOT of room.Also, my teenaged daughters and I agree: its shape reminds us of a dog's nose.