loggers boots? what do you wear?

[JimMartin9999]

Do the White ´s boots have kevlar in them?
White´s makes a variety of boots.  Which kind do you recommend for woodswork?

[Woodhog]

I have found most all boots , especially the logger model boots are built wrong. The overlapping pieces of leather provide a lip that catches brush etc. this makes it easy to be ripped and eventually tear and breaking the stitches. I did find a few pairs of ordinary safety boots that the heel overlapping leather was facing the rear of the boot.

Also most of the boots provide no toe scuff area and they end up all gouged and dug out .

Here when limbing spruce the left foot boot gets a real scuffing as you work you way up the
trunk thru the brush.

I never did find a well built leather boot that contained chainsaw protection and switched back to the rubber stink boots.

With these rubber sweat boots you can repair cuts etc at our local boot repair shop. Also take mud/grease/oil much better than leather.

They are about 1/2 the price of leather which around here we are ripped off at prices over 300.00 per pair.

I only have to cut and roadside over 4 cords of  # 1 studwood to pay for a pair of leather boots.

[pappy19]

Do the White ´s boots have kevlar in them?
White´s makes a variety of boots.  Which kind do you recommend for woodswork?

Most wear White's Loggers with a kelvar like toe or steel toe, your preference. Also you can pick length of top, again most go with a 10-12". I also like the "air-bob" sole instead of the Vibram, better traction in the wet and doesn't hold mud as bad as a traditional Vibram. I have found the Packer frame fits me better than the Logger but just my preference.

http://www.whitesboots.com/store/sub-category.php?category=Boots&id=Boots%7CWhites+Boots

[dancan]

i wear these
http://www.husqvarna.ca/node1821.aspx?cid=139

[zackman1801]

thats what i wear right now, and let me tell you they arent the most comfortable of boots, especially since my socks fall down in them and they give me burns on the backs of my legs from the rubber rubbing on my skin all day. but they are waterproof and they work.

[SwampDonkey]

You found that out to did you zackman? Just part of getting broke in to logger boots.

Some folks take heavy plastic bags (not garbage or bread bags) and put them over their wool socks before slipping on the boots.

[thecfarm]

zackman,go to a drug store and buy some mole skin.Yes,it's called mole skin.Comes in a small box.What I bought had a small roll inside.Comes in differant sizes too.It is sticky on the back but made out of something that is soft.I ran a strip of it on the back side of rubber boots that I wear.I put it on the inside and the ouside,overlapped it.Thought it would take on better.Kinda run it some around the side too.Whatever was bothering my legs.It will come off after a while,but by than my leg is toughen up and I did not have to reapply it.It's not cheap for the amount you get,probaly $7 but it worked wonders for me.I know about the burns on the back of you legs.I feel your pain.

[SwampDonkey]

Try the bags first, cheaper. I have 3 guys who thin for me with brush saws that do it. Then I have one guy that I think would go in his socks if I let him. 

[thecfarm]

Just another idea that's all.The plastic bags would make mine feet bleed.I have enough trouble keeping the mositure away from my feet.I wear heavy stockings all year around when I have work boots on.One place I worked at the guys would laugh at me when it was in the 90's and I would have winter socks on.

[jokers]

My winter(deep snow) boots are the Husqvarna saw boots and I wear them with the Labonville kevlar liners. I have to get the boots one size larger than my normal size but they are very comfortable with the liners. Pull the liners at the end of the day so they dry out and put the boots on the boot dryer and they are perfect by the next morning. I`ve found that leather boots with cambrelle linings are pretty comfortable the rest of the year.

[dancan]

thats what i wear right now, and let me tell you they arent the most comfortable of boots, especially since my socks fall down in them and they give me burns on the backs of my legs from the rubber rubbing on my skin all day. but they are waterproof and they work.

what solves the problem for me is to get some good handmade wool (synthetic) socks that fit tight and don't stretch when wet (my wife hates me as a customer) , sometimes i get lucky and find some quality sport socks that work well it the summer .
 I fold down the nylon top inside the boot and have also used fake fur padding to stop the chaffing  because it can ruin the rest of the day if you can't walk comfortably .

[dancan]

Forgot to mention , the stud kit makes all the difference in the world for traction , worth every penny for not slipping on ice or logs .

[SwampDonkey]

I alway use studded boots when thinning, but not when marking out perimeter. As long as I'm not in fir and aspen blow down or on frosty wood, I'm fine. Out west on the coast we needed them just to stand up on those hillsides. Just like walking on grease without them.

[zackman1801]

ya although a guy i know bought some of those studs and stuck them in, after we got back at the end of the day he had about 5 left on each boot. mabey he stuck them in wrong but it seems that they dont stay in well. atleast on his boots.

[SwampDonkey]

I use the ones you screw on, takes a special wrench to replace them. They are better than the studded ones. I know i said studded in the last post, but they are the screw in kind.


If your walking a lot of road or up creek beds the regular studded ones disintegrate faster. Maybe your friend never left the roads.

[Woodhog]

The best thing I like about my saw boots is to take them OFF on a nice sunny day during a back/shoulder /wrist/knee/hip break and letting my feet dry out!!!

[timberjack240]

i wear red wings  theyre not steel toe or cut resistant or any of that .. they have some insulation so you can wear em 3/4 of the year all the oil on em theyre pretty water proof haha and on wet bark theyre not hte best but if ya want a pair of boots that last a long time and are comfortable and still tuff theyre pretty good and theyre fairly lightweight so ya can fly liek the wind

[Paw]

In Denmark we wear either rubberboots or leatherbots. Both whit saw protection.

[THPtech]

Viberg Caulks. http://www.workboot.com/45scb.htm
They are a lot lighter than my whites or any other cork I have compared them to yet just as durable. Used them for setting chokers and forestry work where I have had to cover a lot of ground and they are the best boots I've had. Cost me about 350 and I would definately buy again.

[ID4ster]

Go to Nick's Boots in Spokane, Washington. He used to work for the White Company until he went out on his own and built a better boot. Believe me they are worth the money and are the best by far.

http://www.nicksboots.com/