Safety Boots / Shoes

[Squid]

I have some steel toe capped boots but the can be a tad cumbersome so as these where discounted down to £30 I picked up a pair today.

Looks good and they seem comfortable so far and at least I don't look like a CFC Shed boy in boots coloured like Timberlands.........

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[BruvDunk]

Still like wearing the ole (Jallatte) rigger boots, but not many places let you these days so mostly kept in garage for random stuff in the garden..

 

[telectrix]

tried all sorts. boots, shoes, trainers. not yet found anything that does not cripple my feet within 2 hours. these are supposed to save us from injury, not cause it. finally resorted to hiking boots that look like steelies, but aren't. not bin found out yet.

 

[James]

I find the catapiller boots good and comfortable for all day use, they take a week to bed in and I find that not doing the top loops up on the laces helps a lot.

 

[Squid]

tried all sorts. boots, shoes, trainers. not yet found anything that does not cripple my feet within 2 hours. these are supposed to save us from injury, not cause it. finally resorted to hiking boots that look like steelies, but aren't. not bin found out yet.

Thought you minced around on site in flip flops a kaftan with a herbal rollup and an orange dot on your forehead ;o))))

 

[Midwest]

Won't the steal toe caps slow you down running away, when you get caught with the neighbours wife?

 

[James]

Won't the steal toe caps slow you down running away, when you get caught with the neighbours wife?

I’ve never found that a problem.
Always take my boots off before entering.

 

[Midwest]

I’ve never found that a problem.
Always take my boots off before entering.

Sounds like you need a head torch.

 

[littlespark]

yesss have their safety shoes at 20 quid. steel toe and sole. 40 for the boots.
i think the brand name is Scruffs(?)
im waiting for them to get in some size 9 and 10's for me to try. Only sizes they had in stock last week was 7 or 10.5

 

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I’ve never found that a problem.
Always take my boots off before entering.

Socks too? . . .

 

[ruston]

I find the catapiller boots good and comfortable for all day use, they take a week to bed in and I find that not doing the top loops up on the laces helps a lot.

100% agree with you, although I think the last pair were inferior to the earlier design .
I have worn Caterpillar boots since I was a youth , the best being the "Walking Machine " design. They are hard wearing , comfortable and last the distance.
They newer ones are not as comfortable ; it could be that I am decrepit now of course and maybe sending me a message.

 

[DT1991]

HAIX Black Eagle Mid
£100 a pair mine have lasted nearly 2 years upto now still going strong

 

[MJPD29]

I use grisport. Really impressed with them on my 3rd pair, other 2 lasted about 18 months each so pretty good for 55 quid

 

[Squid]

Won't the steal toe caps slow you down running away, when you get caught with the neighbours wife?

She runs your diary, I am safe........ I like working in dangerous environments and helping the aged.........

 

[rapparee]

Uvex Quattro II.

I swear by them. It seems that everyone has their own favourite boots and sticks to them.

 

[ChipFanDave]

Hiax for the winter find them too warm for summer time.

A warning for those of you who work on construction sites, twice I've come across someone turning the ankles then not being allowed back on site as the RAMS they had signed up to had "PPE suitable for the task". Non supportive rigger boots, safety trainers or safety shoes are often deemed inappropriate.

 

[Edtwozeronine]

I got de walt boots, had them about 2 years now, used them in Scotland as hiking boots too. I did have magnum boots for years but the sole started to peel away at the front under the toes, to be fair they lasted the best part of a decade.

 

[Simon47]

not yet found anything that does not cripple my feet within 2 hours

2 hours, lucky sod !
I've found nothing that seems to be designed for real feet, especially those lucky enough to have had parents who avoided foorwear that converts children's feet from healthy "hobbit feet shape" into things that fit into winklepickers. For me, anything wide enough to take my foot at all, is so long that my toes don't even reach the toe box As many of us will know, if the shoes are too long, then they flex in "cripplingly painful" ways when kneeling etc.
Might be interesting now I'm working for an employer that takes their responsibilities seriously, and seeing if they can actually find anything that fits. I once tried a clog maker who advertised that they made custom clogs including safety steel toecaps. They didn't even have a toebox even vaguely wide enough

There's a downside to having hobbit feet

 

[Julie.]

I am always frustrated that they don't do proper ladies protective boots and shoes, I have looked everywhere, not one place stocks decent peep-holed high-heeled court shoes for site work!!!



Sooooo

In all seriousness, I have found different boots over the years that work, or just don't, no matter on the make or cost, currently I use some really comfy JCB boots from screwfix (which they have now dropped from their range as they were more pricy than most) - I leave the top laceholes out, and fortunately bought a spare pair when they sold them off cheaper!

For general site meetings, I have some boring "comfortable" style ladies safety shoes, - which are about the best I could find, but aren't anything like as comfortable as my normal heels, or my site boots - but at least they look ok for formal meetings!

 

[telectrix]

can just imagine them:

 

[Simon47]

Midwest, I see you've fkagged my previous post as funny. While I can see the funny side, it's actually a serious issue.
In many situations I'd trade protection from a risk that MIGHT happen for having footwear that isn't guaranteed to cause injury. But many sites simply don't allow for such tradeoffs.
As an aside, a friend worked on a site with a mandatory gloves policy. One of his colleagues had big hands, such that they couldn't find him anything suitable. He had to carry around an exemption letter to show each time he got stopped for not wearing gloves.

 

[Julie.]

can just imagine them:
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Sooo what sites do you frequent Re ladies footwear?

 

[R-fur]

After trying all sorts of boots over the years I found buckler boot to be the best by far, bit more expensive but they last longer and much more comfortable.

 

[GBDamo]

I have some steel toe capped boots but the can be a tad cumbersome so as these where discounted down to £30 I picked up a pair today.

Looks good and they seem comfortable so far and at least I don't look like a CFC Shed boy in boots coloured like Timberlands.........

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Ha ha Adidas four stripe you mum and dad must be well poor.

 

[telectrix]

Sooo what sites do you frequent Re ladies footwear?

gave up on that sometime ago. they all made my feet hurt.

 

[pc1966]

Resurrecting this still-warm thread as looking for any suggestions for safety boots, ideally from the local wholesale places like Yesss, Edmundsons, etc, or Screwfix/Toolstation?

I have some decade-old but hardly used Beta ones, but we might be having a guy start soon so really need to sort out some basic PPE like this for him.

 

[James]

Resurrecting this still-warm thread as looking for any suggestions for safety boots, ideally from the local wholesale places like Yesss, Edmundsons, etc, or Screwfix/Toolstation?

I have some decade-old but hardly used Beta ones, but we might be having a guy start soon so really need to sort out some basic PPE like this for him.

give him/her £50 and send into screwfix to pick there own.

If you pick them, then it WILL be YOUR fault every time there feet ache.

 

[pc1966]

I was going to get him to try them on when picked up from Screwfix, etc!

Still, if folk know of a brand that not too feet-torturing it would help.

 

[nicebutdim]

Haix Airpower XR21 for winter.
Haix Airpower X21 for summer.

Pricey, but worth every penny. Only boots I've ever owned that never let in water. No splitting of sole and no separation of sole and upper after years of daily wear.

 

[James]

I swear by the catappiler boots.
they have served me well for the last 20 years. (although i do change them for new now and then)

 

[Moley]

I find 'Site Granite' boots very comfy. I've got two pairs, one for work and one for 'best'. I can wear the all day and still feel comfy. I prefer them to my trainers. Having said that they do look a bit silly on the beach with my shorts on.

 

[DJAndy]

I find 'Site Granite' boots very comfy. I've got two pairs, one for work and one for 'best'. I can wear the all day and still feel comfy. I prefer them to my trainers. Having said that they do look a bit silly on the beach with my shorts on.

I've also found site granite boots to be very comfy. I've really wide feet and the same boots will fit over a single pair of boot socks or when it's cold out a pair of boot socks with a pair of heat holders.

Every time screwfix have a promotion on them I buy another pair but by having two pairs on the go at a time they (kind of) last for years.

When I say kind of what I mean is after a while the name plate falls out of the sole and they leak from the bottom as well. And then they squeek. But I'm tight so I'll wear them until they fall apart so now I've got 3 pairs on the go, one with both soles complete for the really wet site I've been working at and two leaky squeeky pairs for days with no standing water.


I've also got some Dickies lined Quebec boots. 3 times the price of the site boots. Once broken in also really comfy which is a really good job as even with the zip an absolute PITA to cinch the laces or loosen so once they're on they stay on, sometimes for days.

 

[Rather be Fishing]

tried all sorts. boots, shoes, trainers. not yet found anything that does not cripple my feet within 2 hours. these are supposed to save us from injury, not cause it. finally resorted to hiking boots that look like steelies, but aren't. not bin found out yet.

Same as me

 

[nicebutdim]

 

[loz2754]

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Are u trying to start your own branch of Boots?

 

[nicebutdim]

Those boots represent a significant portion of my nett worth ?

Left and centre are the same winter boots, with about 5 years difference in age. Boots on the right are the same, but with more goretex in their lining and no fur. Despite their general heft, the winter boots are like wearing gloves on my feet.

Previous post contained an error as summer boots are X22, not X21.

 

[ChipFanDave]

I have hiax for the winter but find them a lot more difficult for driving as the reduce ankle movement.

 

[nicebutdim]

I have hiax for the winter but find them a lot more difficult for driving as the reduce ankle movement.

I'd have to agree that they provide serious ankle support and that this could take some getting use to when driving, but I've long been used to driving all manner of vehicles under all manner of conditions. The guy that recommended Haix to me likes lower boots, but I favour ankle support when working.

Haix manufacture a wide range of safety footwear, not all of which are as combersome as my choices. The reason a miserable bugger like me is prepared to pay the significant cost of their products is because, in my experience, the quality of their construction far surpasses anything that can be found elsewhere. I'm hard on footwear and can split soles and seams in no time, but these things are close to indestructable - so impressive that I've even been known to polish them from time to time!

 

[ChipFanDave]

I'd have to agree that they provide serious ankle support and that this could take some getting use to when driving, but I've long been used to driving all manner of vehicles under all manner of conditions.

Haix manufacture a wide range of safety footwear, not all of which are as combersome as my choices. The reason a miserable bugger like me is prepared to pay the significant cost of their products is because, in my experience, the quality of their construction far surpasses anything that can be found elsewhere. I'm hard on footwear and can split soles and seams in no time, but these things are close to indestructable - so impressive that I've even been known to polish them from time to time!

I don't pay for them I just pick them out of the PPE catalogue. I find the main problem with boots is the toes scuffing through due to all the kneeling down and shuffling around on concrete floors. Why is it the fault always in the bottom section of the MCC ?

 

[nicebutdim]

I don't pay for them I just pick them out of the PPE catalogue. I find the main problem with boots is the toes scuffing through due to all the kneeling down and shuffling around on concrete floors. Why is it the fault always in the bottom section of the MCC ?

Last employer I had would lose their mind if boots cost more than £25 and expected those glorifed cardboard boots to last at least a year.

Rather than scuff toes I tend to flex soles when kneeling, which generally splits the sole or tears sole from upper - often within weeks and rarely in more than a couple of months. I don't know how Haix construct their boots, but sole and upper are inseparable and their sole plate stays where it should, rather than bust through the sole as has happened with other boots.

I probably should ask them for commission as this isn't the first place I've sung their praises ?