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Please can you recommend me some comfy safety boots? Budget less than £80.
Thank you.
I usually use Dickies -about £40.
I go to Arco for mine, it's good to try them on.
size?
Screw Fix specials, the ones which look like approach shoes and usually come in at around £27-30. Super comfy, dry for the first couple of months and have a reasonably soft rubber sole which helps not dying on sheet metal roof coverings. My current pair is getting on for three years old, which isn’t bad as they double as walking boots, but they now include a number of ventilation openings which weren’t there originally (The protective elements are still fine, although the metal insert on the sole of my last pair did start to migrate before I binned them).
I've tried loads of pairs, and I mean loads. Even spent out a fair bit of money on some. Tend to go through a pair in 4 months and are very rough on them.
The current pair are the best I've had though and will be going back to them. Base, rafters. Incredibly lightweight and the comfiest I've worn. Can walk up to 10 miles in a shift and these are spot on.
Apt as I was going to start a thread asking the very same as I need a new pair.... Must be waterproof and good sole for mud.
I’ve used (been given) the following and can only advise to avoid them ... Site, Dickies, Cat, JCB and low end Arcos.
Site Dealer boots from Screwfix are really nice boots. On my third pair now (over a couple of years or so)
I wear them as regular around the place boots too.
I tend to buy the dunlop (caterpillar style) ones from sports direct. For 30 quid they're spot on
Sports direct Dunlop brand last me about a year, all day working,get some extra insoles and really comfortable, shoes steel toe and insole, about 30 quids.
I like DeWalts. Fit my feet well and last me ages as a workshop based fabricator.
This pair are needing replaced soon at about 3 years old IIRC.
DeWalt Chicago, comfiest boots I've ever had in 30 years of work. Last me two years in fabricating/chemical plant environment.
I use https://charnwoodfootwear.co.uk/.
Best range.
I go for composite toe caps for lightness. (Dont need super tough boots, just 'safety footwear').
https://charnwoodfootwear.co.uk/safety-footwear/footwear-type/composite-toe-cap.html
Dickies grafton are comfy and cheap. Comfy enough that i'll wear them in case. Previous cheapos i were so uncomfortable i would working out when I HAD to wear them, and when it just seemed like a good idea!
Suppose it depends what your using them for?
I've got some Trojans which I find very comfortable and I always use the high top style like with ankle protection. Arco is great for safety boots though I would recommend going there and trying some on. Avoid the Arco low ends though the last pair ruined my feet.
I've just got a new pair of Base Rafting Tops and within two weeks they've killed my feet. Definitely don't recommend or believe the rubbish written on their website.
I emailed them to highlight the issue and they said the best they can do is 15% off another pair. Absolute joke.
Dewalts here, really comfy.
After many years I've settled on Hoggs of Fife. Last couple of pairs have been Saturn's. I got them from Ardmoor I think, had a pair that weren't stitched properly and they sent out a replacement pair with no hassles. Let me keep the faulty pair which I patched with gorilla tape and both pairs are still going strong.
jordanh
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I’ve just got a new pair of Base Rafting Tops and within two weeks they’ve killed my feet. Definitely don’t recommend or believe the rubbish written on their website.I emailed them to highlight the issue and they said the best they can do is 15% off another pair. Absolute joke.
I absolutely love mine, best safety boots I've had, 12 hours shifts covering nearly 10 miles a shift
I'm a real tenderfoot and a couple of years ago I researched which were the comfiest safety boots and the answer I got was Doc Martens. As a carpenter I tend to wear them for long periods and they didn't half make my feet ache. When it got to the point that I was having to take 2 pairs of boots on site - the DMs when I was at risk of dropping a wardrobe on my foot, and another pair for comfort I ended up taking the £70 pair back to Screwfix. Expecting an argument I was surprised when they just said "exchange or refund?" I asked which were the best for all day wear and the staff all chorused "DeWalt Bolster - what we all wear".
£40 from Screwfix, comfy as anything and they're what I wear when I go anywhere wet and muddy. Ideal for festivals too. Still look good after 2 years everyday wear.
As with any boots, the best ones are the ones that fit you. Go to Arco they generally have a massive range and try them on.
I once tried about 15 different pairs on before getting the right fit. I always have an issue with walking boots as well.
To improve comfort, the best thing I found was some custom footbeds, I use the Sole ones. Excellent things and come in a number of different thicknesses so you can use them in different boots or shoes.
I do always wear Sole insoles and I get what you are saying. I live quite some way from the nearest Arco however so may have to make do with Screwfix.
Scewfix should be ok if they will let you keep trying them on til you find ones that fit.
FWIW I tried on loads at our Arco and settled on DeWalt for my narrow feet.
Some with the right rating for what you need. Rusty nails through the foot aren't stopped by SP class as a colleague found out. I've found DM's to be comfy. Haix are nice and well made but probably over budget.
Doc martens are best , then de Walt.
Imo.
my employers regularly try to enforce the £25 cardboard ones - not those.
Got some Dickies dealer boots, they are awful - really uncomfortable.
Put some insoles in them and relegated to gardening and garage work.
Ardmoor have got some very good deals on Hoggs boots just now, may end this weekend though.
This has reminded me that an old boss of mine rated his Hoggs, think my next pair will be from them
Timberland Pro @ screwfix,the most comfortable work boot I've ever used in 27yrs,very light,but chunky sole,the softest most cushioned innersole in any work boot I've worn,I go through 3 pairs of work boots a year,dewalt,site,Rockies amongst others,I bought these in the sale for £54.99 in December,I work in muddy wet drenches,step in steel mesh, work with kerbs and other hard landscaping materials and products,warm but yet feet don't get too sweaty,best boots by for the money ime.
Still in one piece,stitching hasn't failed and they are still waterproof .they are like wearing slippers!!