The Best Allround Boot, to get around the bush in?

Yep......I agree..........thongs or the boots you were born with.

Cheers

"Or" fill with prickles that should read!!

Yeah John, would have to go alone with you there, I am faily sure you refer to 'T boots'.

Other than that, some good thongs for beach trips suffice.

Slip on work boots may soon be a thing of the past..... more and more work sites and industries are not letting you wear non lace up boots.

Their reasoning is if you hurt your foot or ankle and the boots have to be removed they can not take them of easily.

Hi Olcoolone,.. Find that one a bit strange?, at least with a elastic side slip on you can stretch things a bit. I know the old lace up dunlop work boot is a shocker to get off with nothing wrong!


Cheers Axle.

Had a large rock land on my foot many years ago and thought to myself this is going to hurt. Getting the boot of wasn't to bad as I cut it off but getting the steel cap off my toes was something else.

If it had hit my melon I probably wouldn't have felt it.

RA.

The ever more wide spread, lace up only boot polocy has nothing to do with getting the boot off in the case of an acident....they will just cut it off......and everything to do with the security of the boot on the foot.

The reason most people who wear elastic sided boots like em, is the exact reason why, more and more OHS polocy makers dont.

They slop arround on the foot and you can step straight out of them.

The funniest thing is watching a bloke in slip ons try to walk across a sticky muddy site...those of us in lace ups may struggle to stay upright and end up 6 inches taller at the other side.....but at least our boots stay on

I'm into my first pair of steel blues after a lifetime of living in steel caps......I have to say they are possibly the most comfortable and best fitting steel capped boot ( ops...I think the ones I have use carbon fibre toe caps) I have owned......I just wish they would make them in soft toe, for the weekends.

cheers

These are the go,




Advantages are waterproof unless your mate drills a tiny hole in them.
Easy to get on and off.
Snakes can't bite through them.
Easy cleaning.
Cheap.
Easy to poor the sweat out after a day and wash out.

Disadvantages are Bloody hot.
Fill up with sweat.
Things grow in them that and attack your feet.
Not really contoured to your feet.

RA.

OH&S gone bloody mad! Banning elastic sided boots?

If a boot gets ripped off because of the site conditions they need to look at the conditions not the bloody boots! Besides if your boot was that stuck that it got ripped off your foot .....imagine what type of injury could be caused if it stayed attached.
Why cant these safety freaks let people make there own desicion on what suits their needs?

...Not sure but I would guess that elastic sided boots dont have the ankle support that lace ups have hence they are disliked by OH&S. They dont make elastic sided hiking boots AFAIK.

Cheers
Greg

Hairy Is on the money!,...Whatever suits your needs, and let common sense prevail.


cheers Axle.

Elastic sided boots, which are not snug around the ankles, let in dirt, molten metal, welding slag, chemicals spills, etc. that is why they are not safe. You could add lizards, prickles, mud, fire embers, and other camping hazards....

Thats ony if your boots are two sizes to big!!!


Lizards ?......I reckon that would be quiet funny.....


Cheers Axle.

Sorry but I cant agree that elastic sided safety boots are a good idea......they simply don't stay on your feet properly, they provide next to no ankle support...especially after the elastic sides get a bit sad.

Most people who are pro elastic sided boots, simply don't want to wear boots at all.

Another reason people wear elastic sided boots is so they can take em off.......lots of ill informed sites and offices have ....."take ya dirty boots off signs"......I simply don't go anywhere without shoes on , no way I'm working in bare feet or socks......and I do not own a pair of thongs.

When I was a kid, I was always the one who went into the prickle patch to get the ball, and when chased by bigger rougher kids I often left em on the hop in the prickles.


Sorry if you know what boots are good for and you arent wearing them because some one is making you.....lace up boots are the go.

cheers

Sorry, I thought the thread was best boot in the bush (as in when travelling in the 4B), not to work, wearing in mud holes, or extended bushwalks.

Nothing wrong with T boots, comfy to walk / drive in (laced boots driving too long just causes circualtion probs), easy to get on / off . . . ankle support ? My ankles are strong enough not to snap with the general walking process.

I usually wear them (or any other footware, bar thongs) with short heavy cotton gaiters to keep dust / stones out and burrs off the socks.

If I am planning any sort of walking longer than a few k's, I'd wear my Scarpas or lighter Merrels . . . if I am driving to a worksite that requires safety boots, I'd wear steel caps.

lots of ys don't have near $1000 to spend n several pairs of fancy boots.
The boots we work in do the job for us.

T boots may have been the go at one time and blunnies may have had their day...I've worn both.

but they dont seem to have kept up with to top boots on the market, and the choice depends a lot on your feet.

as for lace up boots restricting circulation.....mate either they dont fit or they are too tight if you have that problem.

As for the ankle support.....if ya step out of ya 4wd on a rough, track or a steep incline...a bit of ankle supoort does not go astray.

cheers

...? I work in hiking boots and they do the job for me. I may not be able to afford a Landcruiser 200 series ...does that mean I should tell other people not to talk about them :)

Cheers
Greg

hi
i have been using rossi 303's for 12 years unfortunately the last 3 pair the soles had broken away from the edge of the boot on one pair and the heel colasped on 2 other pairs so i wont be buying anymore rossi's they seem to have lost the plot the pair i have now continually hurt my achilles tendant despite trying everything i know to remedy the problem
i currently have a pair of johnbull steel caps that are very comfortable but a bit heavy for casual walking

An addition folks. I was shown a lacing method by a mountaineer. It keeps your boot firmly laced but not too tight over your instep. If you use this method you will not have to stop and relace along the way. Study the photo and you will see the pieces of paper I inserted to hi-light the region where the method differs to most lacing methods.

I bought a pair of Zamberlan boots in about 1995 in Canada. I've still got them, and I've done a lot of walking in them over the years (Canada, Norway, Scotland, plenty in Oz). Brilliant boot for ankle support, which I found very useful when I was carrying the kids around in a backpack.

hi greg
i have been using the xed lace method for many years worked it out myself when i was farming as the laces used to come undone walking through the bush or crops and stubble the other ways

My wife is big into walking and has worn out 2 pairs of expensive $300 pluss walking boots and is well into the third.

It took me years to get her into some sort of boot.

It occurs to me that they are great cross country wakling and hiking boots, but I don't think they would be all that good for all day every day wear.

they are not the sort of thing built for kneeling, squatting or just sitting arround in.

While my wife does drive in them, they would not be a good choice boot for driving long distances in.

I've been thinking about combat boots.....similar sort of support and protection, but more flexible.

cheers

...? I have walking/hiking boots and they are fine for kneeling, squatting and just sitting around in....any comfortable footwear would be Ok in these circumstances I reckon.

Cheers
Greg

Like I said before, get a good brand like Zamberlan, they are gortex lined, no sweaty feet. I wear them all day in the bush. The only time I feel them on my feet is when I sit watching for quite a while, then I feel a little pressure on the instep. If I lace them looser then they may allow my foot to move around and rub. I get around on very steep slopes at times and they grip well.

Greg.

My last pair of Blundstones, were exactly that, my last pair of Blundstones!

There always better if your not paying, Wilko,but eh the kiwis like their comforts!

Cheers Axle.

So true, John.

My Redbacks ('lastic sides) are Aussie made,
and this is a major reason why I continue to buy this brand...

SWMBO wears Rossi, for precisely the same reason..

It will be a sad day for us if/when either of these AUSSIE footwear manufacturers falls by the wayside...


:)