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I was just wondering what is the preferred footwear for the allotment?
I currently use wellies, but find they have no real support, or protection when digging.
I have a pair of quality hiking boots, but don't want to ruin them either.
Do I buy a decent £40 pair of wellies, or do people have better suggestions?

In winter i wear ankle wellies and in summer i like trainers!

Have you tried Muck Book Wellies? they give excellent protection!

http://www.equestfootwear.co.uk/section.php?xSec=28&gclid=CI_1j-r06ooCFSGZEAodaUmjlw

Anything that supports your ankle well

I have an old pair of CAT boots I keep in the shed but I usually forget to put them on :( so it is usually the expensive walking boots I have arrived in.

Those muck boots look posh OO  :o  How many years do you have to have 'earned' to warrant a pair of those!  ;D

Well i dont think you would wear them out thats for sure. I have a pair of the riding wellies - long... but my calves are short so they dig in the back of my knee... might sell them on ebay and get some short ones as they are heavenly comfy and really warm too for winter... only worn them twice!

I've got a pair of steel toecap boots, they are simliar to my hiking boots in that they are reasonably waterproof and comfortable.
The internal sole can also be removed for washing.
The sole has a steel plate in too, so that makes them extremely comfortable for digging.
Not that I've done any this year yet. 

Maybe tomorrow... ;D


I would post a picture, but they are in the boot of my car, ready for action!

I have a pair of muddies, they look almost identical to those muck boots, and they are absolutely fab, would never buy another brand of wellies again.

Quote from: dtw on March 10, 2007, 19:52:25
I've got a pair of steel toecap boots, they are simliar to my hiking boots in that they are reasonably waterproof and comfortable.
The internal sole can also be removed for washing.
The sole has a steel plate in too, so that makes them extremely comfortable for digging.
Not that I've done any this year yet. 

Maybe tomorrow... ;D


I would post a picture, but they are in the boot of my car, ready for action!

sounds like u've got some workmen boots my wellies have a steel toe cap, but that day I stab them with the fork I bet I miss it :o

my fav footwear are cat sandals, I like my feet to have freedom

I remember having a pair of rubber boots, very similar to hiking boots, but they were insulated and had serious soles. I think Snowbee made them. Both my Father and I used them in the 80's, but I can't find them anywhere now. They would have been Ideal.

My wellies have split and I am going to replace them with steel-toe cap boots in the style of walking boots - I don't want to ruin mine either ;D  You can pick-em up for about a tenner so bargain if you ask me.

Usually I wear wellies. Cost me £12 two years ago & still going strong. I like them because they have no laces for getting caught on things at the plot and are easy to  clean. Sometimes I wear trainers if I aint digging and it is dry.

muck boots are fab!!!!!
i bought a pair a couple of years ago. have worn them on the farm, out walking the dogs, gardening etc. they havent begun to wear at all yet.
i'm sure the 'leg' part is made from the same stuff as wetsuits, toasty warm and no 'welly flapping syndrome'.
spoil yourself, your are worth it ;D

I used to wear paratrooper boots (amy surplus) but I wore them out...well that & put a fork through one of them...just missing my toe :o & cant find any more as their arent that many size 6 paratroupers about ;D....so now I use a pair of steel toe capped shoes I was given to wear during a job with STWater...they are a size too big for me and dont offer much protection from the wet as they are only shoes, but at least my toes are protected!

Only ever worn steel toed boots ... I agree on those with a steel midsole ... not much use on a lottie with a hole in your foot from a fork ... you can get welly versions too although I prefer boots.

I have a pair of work boots that i wear although more times than not i am in my shoes as i will just nip in to pick something and end up spending a hour doing something else before i remember that i dont have my boots on!  ;D

Rigger boots, in the winter, they have steel toecaps and are waterproof if you treat them right. It saves having wellies and boots as well.

Also in the summer you can buy safety shoes in the style of trainers. Although your gardening is your hobby please work safely, too many accidents occur because of not being kitted out right.

I get mine from Weld Wise which is on the industrial estate in Newport, next to the royal mail dept. Another thing they always have in there is welders gauntlets which are great for pulling out brambles

If you shop around all the builders merchants and hire shops someone always have safety gear on offer

Very cheap wellies I have had for ever. I am amazed they don't wear out from digging, or leak. Very comfortable. I would wear them all day every day if I was allowed to. I can't relax on walks or on the allotments if I'm not wearing my wellies. I've got various worn out sandals for hot summers, but it's not the same...

I'm the same, I just wear cheap wellies. Black ones last better than green.

Quote from: artichoke on March 11, 2007, 08:39:06
I've got various worn out sandals for hot summers,

Do you drive without a seatbelt. You might have the ugliest feet you have ever seen, but they still need looking after. There are often threads on here that complain that the old boys do not take you seriously on the allotment. Can you blame them