Boots

[Nutmeg]

All you wear boots in the wild. I wear mine to go shopping. Dangerous things are shopping trolleys.
The real danger is on the tube when feet get crushed. Not much snow there.
The only part of wild in a city is the park where the only danger is dog muck, chavs, and qu@@rs.
Meg.

[bigpaul]

i wear walking boots for "every day" wear.

[Lightspeed]

(25 March 2013, 21:02)Nutmeg Wrote: I wear work boots because in the city it is hell on your feet in girlie shoes.
They are comfortable to wear all day and cheap.
Problem is getting my foot size 5.
My poncho is also too big and it brushes the ground.
Do any ladies have the same problem finding small sizes?

Nutmeg

My partner wears size 6 and we've never had problems finding stuff for her.

A web search shows large numbers of suppliers of boots in size 5.

Do you have a specific type that you're having difficulty finding?

A bit more detail of what you're looking for will help???

LS

[Metroyeti]

I live in a city

[BeardyMan]

(26 March 2013, 09:07)Nutmeg Wrote: All you wear boots in the wild. I wear mine to go shopping. Dangerous things are shopping trolleys.
The real danger is on the tube when feet get crushed. Not much snow there.
The only part of wild in a city is the park where the only danger is dog muck, chavs, and qu@@rs.
Meg.

I wear my UnderArmour SpeedFreaks to work. I work in an office. The boss has been knighted, so I'm surrounded by suits. I tend to stick out a bit, but I'm the only one here would could walk home in the snow and still have warm dry feet

You will NEVER find me in normal shoes or trainers. Always in combat boots of some description.

Oh, and composite plastic toe caps are 100 times better than steel. Plus you can wear these into a nightclub without any issues (or anywhere where they have metal detectors)

[TheFalcon]

(26 March 2013, 14:27)BeardyMan Wrote:

(26 March 2013, 09:07)Nutmeg Wrote: All you wear boots in the wild. I wear mine to go shopping. Dangerous things are shopping trolleys.
The real danger is on the tube when feet get crushed. Not much snow there.
The only part of wild in a city is the park where the only danger is dog muck, chavs, and qu@@rs.
Meg.

I wear my UnderArmour SpeedFreaks to work. I work in an office. The boss has been knighted, so I'm surrounded by suits. I tend to stick out a bit, but I'm the only one here would could walk home in the snow and still have warm dry feet

You will NEVER find me in normal shoes or trainers. Always in combat boots of some description.

Oh, and composite plastic toe caps are 100 times better than steel. Plus you can wear these into a nightclub without any issues (or anywhere where they have metal detectors)

I hear you composite toe caps and composite plates are good ive got a pair of magnum stealth force 8 ct/cp they are not bad

[Hex]

well personally ive just baught some berghaus walking boots, so far theyre very comfy, warm and very supportive but only time will tell how they hold up. they wernt the most expensive but they were still pretty costly at £85 but compared to the boots the company i work for issue they're sheer bliss

as a plus they look a bit like trainers if i let my pants hang over them a bit

[Nutmeg]

Nice thread.
Lots of useful tips.
Thank you.
Meg.

[Millwall_Dave]

try engelbert strauss workwear lotsa good clobber inc boots and thermals essential workwear for me

[Titsonafish]

I believe that good boots are amongst the top items on any prep list. I saved for many months to get the best (IMO), Meindl Dovre Extreme. VERY expensive, but can you put a price on good boots when they may be the last pair you can get for a very long time.