Boots

[DAPPH]

Can anyone recommend a good place for dealer boots?

The dealer bootery ?????
Seriously some of the horse riding supplies places do good boots but they ain't cheap . So do some of the Agricultural supply stores .

 

[8ob]

Can anyone recommend a good place for dealer boots?

I have been getting mine from screwfix, gives you the chance of trying them on before leaving. Sizes are all over the place with these boots so well worth trying them on.

Bob

 

[Morris]

I have been getting mine from screwfix, gives you the chance of trying them on before leaving. Sizes are all over the place with these boots so well worth trying them on.

Bob

I got mine from Screwfix, tried them on in the store, took them home. Happy customer.

 

[DAPPH]

I got mine from Screwfix, tried them on in the store, took them home. Happy customer.

Did you buy any super thick boot socks there ???? I'm after some as my feet are hurting after a few minutes of wearing steelie wellies .

 

[Onoff]

Did you buy any super thick boot socks there ???? I'm after some as my feet are hurting after a few minutes of wearing steelie wellies .

Lidl have some nice black, CAT socks in at the mo. £4.99. 3 or 4 pairs I think it is. Size 11-15 the ones I got which was unusual.

 

[Morris]

Did you buy any super thick boot socks there ???? I'm after some as my feet are hurting after a few minutes of wearing steelie wellies .

I already have a few pairs so no. I did fall over a bargain in Stamford on Friday in Mountain warehouse, three pairs of good walking socks for £9.99 and the second pack for free. I had bought a single pair in MW in Hexham and found them great for boots but wrecked them welding up my Sorento sills in my old work shoes (which were in a shocking condition).

 

[Dragnet]

Another plug for William Lennon boots. I try to avoid as much Chinesium as I can, and WL are one of the last bootmakers in the UK. Among other things they can offer several types of hobnails, and the B1 Trench Boot which has been in production since they were commissioned to make them in WWI.

My pair of their 'engineman's boots' with external toe caps have been worn daily for years, on site and out and about. I've just sent them back to see if a repair's possible (their first, as they've started leaking through the sole seam), and was confused that they weren't on their website any longer. Apparently they're having difficulty getting some adhesive for their normal soles, so they can still make them but with Vibram soles in a process that costs more. If mine can't be repaired I'll be buying a Vibram pair, which are hardly unreasonable at £130. Since the last pair were absurdly cheap at £65 I don't begrudge them that!

If you ask them they'll make them. When I bought mine originally I had to draw around my feet and send the drawing to them, which makes sure they give you the right size. For winter, I keep with the made-in-England theme and use Herdwick wool insoles and Silverstick hiking socks, which are very hardwearing and warm.

 

[pedrobedro]

Our local cobbler name Cousins now long gone, hand made a pair of toecap boots for a small chap to work in the colliery. He was only about 4' tall and the bike shop had a picture of him as well taken when they sold him a monkey bike to go to work on. It made the local paper.