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TheSmiler
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PostPosted: 08:44 - 17 Jul 2017    Post subject: After recommendation for steel toe cap boots. Reply with quote

Just wondering is there anyone on here that works with steel toe caps. I'm doing about 15-17miles walking a night and using paratrooper boots just isn't cutting the mustard.

So can anyone recommend a good safety boot Question
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PostPosted: 08:53 - 17 Jul 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

Forget steels. Get composites.
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PostPosted: 10:13 - 17 Jul 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

Do you actually need toe caps?

Or are you after comfortable walking boots and have decided toe caps would be better than para boots?

I've had lots of toe cap boots over the last 5 years or so, ranging from £20-75 per pair. None of them would cope for long with that sort of mileage, and none would be comfortable either.

I'd suggest hiking boots?

Also, why walking so far?
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PostPosted: 10:46 - 17 Jul 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

I once decided (as a fashion thing) to wear my jeans tucked into a set of those boots to visit a friend in Pescara for a long weekend.

Problem was, I forgot they were steelies and had to take the damn things off at the airport security gate. It took me forever to lace them back up, fuckers.

Forgot to take a pair of comfortable shoes with me, too (damn carry on luggage, never enough room for shoes) so I had to suffer the rest of the time I was there wearing cheap plastic flip flops which rubbed blisters, rather than stomp about in the steelies all weekend.
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PostPosted: 14:17 - 17 Jul 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

Get trainer type steel toe caps, proper boots are dire for any sort of activity. Only pair I've liked were a pair of Dickies (trainer types) I got from Halfords years ago*.

*they don't seem to do them anymore though Sad
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PostPosted: 15:10 - 17 Jul 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks everyone for the replies. I'll have a look at the trainer type and see how that goes.

c_dug_the_bastard wrote:
Do you actually need toe caps?

Or are you after comfortable walking boots and have decided toe caps would be better than para boots?

Also, why walking so far?


It's for work so they have to be toe caps; it's just part of the job you do a lot of walking.
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PostPosted: 15:14 - 17 Jul 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

Surely your workplace should provide adequate PPE
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PostPosted: 15:27 - 17 Jul 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

CaNsA wrote:
Surely your workplace should provide adequate PPE

^ rated funny Smile They normally provide utter crap, we had a £30 allowance for buying footwear works stuff was so bad.
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PostPosted: 15:39 - 17 Jul 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dickies have some decent safety boots for under 30 smakkas

https://www.dickiesstore.co.uk/cat/footwear/safety-boots?sort=price_asc&t=965
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PostPosted: 15:57 - 17 Jul 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

CaNsA wrote:
Surely your workplace should provide adequate PPE


Oh yes they do provide with ppe but it's loose and neither comfortable. Hence why it's best to purchase a better pair; same with everywhere I've worked before in that kind of job.
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PostPosted: 16:40 - 17 Jul 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dewalt apprentice. About 40 to 50 quid. And they don't have a retarded looking special needs obvious toecap either.
Nice to drive or walk in, comfy straight out of the box. I prefer the honey coloured suede ones myself.
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PostPosted: 16:51 - 17 Jul 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

I basically live in steelies. College and work both require them. I have a pair of scruffs boots which are OK and I tend to use them when I'm lugging flight cases around, probably a bit too heavy for 15-17 miles walking. I have a pair of generic boots at work which are HORROBLE and I had to put gel insoles in to be able to keep them on all day (apparently I'm not allowed to wear my own :/ ) but I have some Dunlop safety trainers and they are excellent. Nice and lightweight, supremely conformable and no problem wearing all day but if something hits the back of your foot you may as well be wearing flipflop.
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PostPosted: 17:09 - 17 Jul 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

I bought some Dunlop ones to replace the Dickies and didn't find them comfortable. Their range seems to consist of the generic cheapo stuff. These [DO NOT GET] after about a week of cycling (don't ask) were trying to decapitate my toes.
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PostPosted: 18:12 - 17 Jul 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

depends on your budget
I'm on my feet all day and have magnums but you are talking about £90
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PostPosted: 19:41 - 17 Jul 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

Try Haix. German. Not cheap.

I have been buying Haix for the past four or five years.
28 X 12 hr shifts and maybe five or six miles a day and I get about 6 months before the tread wears out.

https://www.haix.co.uk/workwear/
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PostPosted: 00:51 - 18 Jul 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

If your job requires PPE such as boots it is the responsibility of your employer to supply it or pay for it.
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PostPosted: 04:46 - 18 Jul 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

Work provided Dr Martens boots were good, paid for a pair of Magnums and while they are ok, they are not really fit for walking long distances, of course there are several models as no PPE is the same for every job.

For that mileage you need proper fitting, and once you find ones that are comfortable, buy 2 pairs.

We can claim back the cost of boots with the excuse of poor fitting by the job provided boots, maybe worth having a look at with admin.
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PostPosted: 08:01 - 18 Jul 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

I wear karrimor work boots

I have three pairs they are that good

one for work one for on the farm

and a brown pair for best


comfy as my walking boots and have a toecap in
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PostPosted: 08:25 - 18 Jul 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

Altberg do a safety boot. I've never worm any Altberg stuff, but they get a lot of recommendations from those that have.
They cost a bit.

Similarly the US made Red Wing safety boots have a good reputation. Again, I've never used them personally and they're not cheap.

Boots I have used
- Scruffs ankle boots in tan suede. Pretty decent, can comfortably wear for a few hours.
- Scruffs trainers with steel toe. Not so good. Light, but the soles were not comfy, made my feet ache if I walked in them too much.
- Makita branded ankle boots. Seem to be sized a bit on the small side. Consequently once my feet get hot and swell a bit during the day, my toes start to but up against the toe cap and they become uncomfortable.

Alternatively, have you tried sorbothane insoles?
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PostPosted: 09:33 - 18 Jul 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dewalt ones from Screwfix. They're some of the best steelies i've had.
Very popular on building sites Thumbs Up

https://www.screwfix.com/p/dewalt-bolster-safety-boots-honey-size-9/64632

I got mine for ~£20 though, not sure why. Maybe a deal or something.
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PostPosted: 15:09 - 18 Jul 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just out of curiosity, can you not get away with wearing black trainers? Smile
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PostPosted: 16:31 - 18 Jul 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ariel Badger wrote:
If your job requires PPE such as boots it is the responsibility of your employer to supply it or pay for it.


They are only required to supply PPE.

The 'standards' are varied.

I have not worn Company Issue for years.

I wear then all day so why not get boots that you can work in all day?

Some companies I work for would let you buy your own boots and expense the cost.

The cnuts I work for now probably would have a fit. (No Scottish pun intended)
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PostPosted: 16:57 - 18 Jul 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

M.C wrote:
Just out of curiosity, can you not get away with wearing black trainers? Smile

No, he's a Goods Transportation Platform Engineer. It's a dangerous game and he probably wants the protection.
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PostPosted: 17:58 - 18 Jul 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

Not sure wtf this weird job is?
Not even a night security guard at a large factory site would have to walk 15miles a night?

To do that sort of mileage a shift on foot, you'd be walking for 6-7hours minimum a shift. Probably more if your carrying gear or tools. Doesn't leave much time left for actually working if your doing a typically normal length shift.
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PostPosted: 18:53 - 18 Jul 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote

stevo as b4 wrote:
Not sure wtf this weird job is?
Not even a night security guard at a large factory site would have to walk 15miles a night?


I was wondering this, I wear steal toe caps in my job as a BMS engineer and they are very comfortable but I haven't tested them at 15 miles
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