best dealer boots

[Danllan]

should add that I have Redbacks for on the farm and find them superbly comfortable. BUT the soles are made of soft cheese and wear out way before the rest of the boot. It’s hot so bad I’m thinking of looking for something else with a safety toe cap.

Yes, the soles do wear out first, but I think I get at least five years of use before they start to get little worn-through bits on the cleats, which is pretty good when I consider what they go through.

 

[penntor]

Buckler for me.

 

[stroller]

I’ve given up with red back and Rossi boots, redback soles wear quickly and Rossi soles just fall off,got a pair of these last year https://www.screwfix.com/p/apache-f...asXOYPvmeWAopDXUE5AaAjZ3EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
and have been pleasantly surprised, light and comfortable only downside is they’re a bit warm in the summer as they have a synthetic lining.

 

[Farmer Roy]

Lace up boots- protect your ankles.

lace up, zip sided boots are the best of both worlds & are pretty much the standard for boots here in the mining / industrial / construction industries . . .

 

[Farmer Roy]

Thread title is “best dealer boot” doesn’t specify for what use. In that case there can only be one contender and that’s RM Williams, nothing else comes close. If you want a harder wearing pair than their Craftsman boot go for the Gammon boot.

Craftsman is very much a very expensive “dress” boot that I certainly wouldn’t wear for work

yes - they are an excellent boot, but I wouldn’t compare them to Mongrel or Blundstone or Oliver “work” boots . . .

 

[Farmer Roy]

should add that I have Redbacks for on the farm and find them superbly comfortable. BUT the soles are made of soft cheese and wear out way before the rest of the boot. It’s hot so bad I’m thinking of looking for something else with a safety toe cap.

Unfortunately, that’s the downside of having a “comfortable” boot

 

[Farmer Roy]

Yes, the soles do wear out first, but I think I get at least five years of use before they start to get little worn-through bits on the cleats, which is pretty good when I consider what they go through.

wow - I reckon I’m doing well to get 2 years out of any pair of “quality” work boots

but - I do wear them everyday & always . . .

 

[Farmer Roy]

Mongrel is another very good ( Australian, if you are comparing to Redback / Rossi / Blundstone etc ) boot, as are Steel Blue & Oliver

 

[JD-Kid]

got lowa and Andrews boots here stock work, hills, forestry work, gorse spraying etc etc lace up types just on 800 kiwi a pair works out just over a dollar a day for wear I get out of them

got a Aussie mate for light work he wears slip on boots ....stock work in yards etc he wears lowa or Andrews

my brother used to wear cheeper boots till he brought a pair of lowa he could not believe why he put up with crap boots for so long

 

[Farmer Roy]

I’d never wear slip on boots for work again & money spent on footwear is money well spent

life is too short to put up with sh!t footwear, spend the money on what suits you ( cos every foot is different ) the best

 

[Bangoverthebar]

I have bad hips, bad genes and used to be in wellies for milking and around the yard. I bought a steel toe pair of blundstones 5 years ago and my hip pain went away.

I get 6 to 7 months out of a pair, wearing them all day 24/7. i do zero maintenance and they are wet shitty and exposed to chemicals all day long.

I bust ligaments in my ankles playing rugby when i was younger and used to limp and have a bit of pain every morning and permenent swollen ankles
Since wearing blundstones i have no more swelling and no more pain.
No idea why, maybe the ankles are engaged more for stability, not sure.

 

[jacobl741]

should add that I have Redbacks for on the farm and find them superbly comfortable. BUT the soles are made of soft cheese and wear out way before the rest of the boot. It’s hot so bad I’m thinking of looking for something else with a safety toe cap.

yeah its for on the farm so don't think RM would be the ones!

 

[Danllan]

wow - I reckon I’m doing well to get 2 years out of any pair of “quality” work boots

but - I do wear them everyday & always . . .

That'd kill them here, and my feet. Odd concept for you, but here in Wales we have a thing we call 'rain'.

Now, follow me closely... what happens is that water vapour in the atmosphere condenses to form 'clouds'. These 'clouds' form in very large numbers and as the winds allow, gather together over Wales where they release their water content in droplets that fall to the ground, a lot, and this is 'rain'.

 

[Gwj]

I've got some Amblers, and I wouldn't recommend them, @Gwj where did you get the Hard Yakka's? On line here in the UK?

Local ag supplier stocks them

Meirion Davies & Co Ltd - Agricultural Merchants

Agricultural Merchants in Denbigh, North Wales. We supply goods & services across the region to thousands of customers including farmers, wholesalers & retail.

www.meiriondavies.co.uk

 

[Suffolk Serf]

should add that I have Redbacks for on the farm and find them superbly comfortable. BUT the soles are made of soft cheese and wear out way before the rest of the boot. It’s hot so bad I’m thinking of looking for something else with a safety toe cap.

I must say that with any Redbacks that I have the upper wears out well before the sole.
Probably because I spend approximately zero percent of my time on concrete.

 

[Drillman]

Hoggs I find need a bit of breaking in but once done they are immensely comfortable new pair I start wearing on and off for a bit before the old ones are totally done, and by totally done I mean hanging, split and down to Fred flint stone levels of useability

 

[robs1]

I have bad hips, bad genes and used to be in wellies for milking and around the yard. I bought a steel toe pair of blundstones 5 years ago and my hip pain went away.

I get 6 to 7 months out of a pair, wearing them all day 24/7. i do zero maintenance and they are wet shitty and exposed to chemicals all day long.

I bust ligaments in my ankles playing rugby when i was younger and used to limp and have a bit of pain every morning and permenent swollen ankles
Since wearing blundstones i have no more swelling and no more pain.
No idea why, maybe the ankles are engaged more for stability, not sure.

Blimey your wife must be more forgiving than most, not many would allow boots to be worn in the house let alone bed

 

[Av Gorritt]

I wonder what happened to the "Scotch Rocker" boots that had their moment in the spotlight a few years back . Now they were the most uncomfortable looking boots that I ever saw thick leather "rocking horse" soles and looked like no give leather uppers . And yet the people who wore them - more the moorland sheep men I think , said they were easy to wear . !!

 

[Robt]

Do you need steel toe? If not my blundestone are so comfy

 

[Bury the Trash]

Do they have cotton wool on them? lol.
what with yer fancy boots farty brand coats hats to prevent a bump and one for every day of the week to keep the sun off and just a matter of time before some dude is asking whats the best gloves and socks , what about pants , what pants are best , opnes that can cope with skid marks and 3wk washing or pink frilly ones 'suit you sir '
getting more
like a fashion parade than the physical farm workplace

a modern disease i suppose people are far too soft theses days and want something 'special '

where does the money come from our forebear's would ask....

Not sure i understand it tbh. soft people townie people are getting every where .