Boot chaps?

[softdown]

Can't find any. No logger boots in a 15 or 16 either. I bought some steel toed mining boots but I could never run with those. I like to have running as a final option.

My neighbor was a logger until getting into government money doing government work. Only serious injury involved cutting into his foot.

Maybe someone devised a good work around for the apparent lack of boot chaps?

 

[Philbert]

Welcome to A.S.!

A couple of options to consider:
1. Chainsaw resistant boots, such as:
Haix
https://www.haixusa.com/forestry-boots
Labonville
https://www.labonville.com/Chainsaw-Work-Boots_c_25.html
Viking
http://www.vikingwear.com/usa/index.php/products/boots/forestry.html
2. Metatarsal Guards (designed to protect against crushing / impact, but may provide some protection from cuts at the front of the foot):
(many brands)
.https://www.danner.com/steel-yard-6...MIgMWnkvmi7AIVyrzACh3P5w_WEAQYAyABEgJLTvD_BwE

Philbert

 

[irhunter]

Viking Bushwhackers go to size 15. But, in my experience, they run small.

As far as running in them...probably depends on how they happen to fit you. I have a pair, and they fit great...even when doing a ton of hiking-while-cutting.

http://www.vikingwear.com/index.php/products/boots/vw58-1-vikingr-bushwhacker-boots.html?___SID=U
Roy

 

[softdown]

Viking Bushwhackers go to size 15. But, in my experience, they run small.

As far as running in them...probably depends on how they happen to fit you. I have a pair, and they fit great...even when doing a ton of hiking-while-cutting.

http://www.vikingwear.com/index.php/products/boots/vw58-1-vikingr-bushwhacker-boots.html?___SID=U
Roy

Thanks - though there is nothing worse than a steel toe in a boot that is too small. My feet seem to have somehow grown in my senior years.

 

[softdown]

Welcome to A.S.!

A couple of options to consider:
1. Chainsaw resistant boots, such as:
Haix
https://www.haixusa.com/forestry-boots
Labonville
https://www.labonville.com/Chainsaw-Work-Boots_c_25.html
Viking
http://www.vikingwear.com/usa/index.php/products/boots/forestry.html
2. Metatarsal Guards (designed to protect against crushing / impact, but may provide some protection from cuts at the front of the foot):
(many brands)
.https://www.danner.com/steel-yard-6...MIgMWnkvmi7AIVyrzACh3P5w_WEAQYAyABEgJLTvD_BwE

Philbert

Wow! Plenty to check on when I am more rested tomorrow!

 

[siouxindian]

Thanks - though there is nothing worse than a steel toe in a boot that is too small. My feet seem to have somehow grown in my senior years.

i was a size 9 till i hit 50 now i'm 58 i am size 11

 

[softdown]

Danner's go up to 16. They run large or small? Can't have a steel toe in a boot that is small. I like their metatarsal guard.

 

[softdown]

Some complain their Chinese boots are very uncomfortable in spite of favoring them in the past.

 

[Philbert]

Footwear fit is very personal. Hard to do without trying them on. My feet are wide, although, not very 'big', and often have to buy a larger size to get the width I need. I bought a pair of work boots in a store a few years ago that felt comfortable, but after 3 days were unwearable! ('reverse break-in'?).Ended up buying a used pair of 'less expensive' boots from a resale shop to make do, and these ended up fitting!

Philbert

 

[sean donato]

Idk if they are still available. Red wing made a (usa) logger boot with the metaguard, and composite toe. I liked them so much I got a second pair. Bit tough to break in, but they fit like a glove now. Had the first pair going on 6 years. Every other year they get sent out for new soles.

 

[softdown]

The names of great old American manufacturers is saddening to me. Even stuff that says made in America is often just assembled here - of Chinese parts. It was engineered by the international financiers such as Rockefeller.

 

[softdown]

Tried my mining boots again. They are about as supple as a 2 x 2. Yet wearable - with two pairs of socks. Two pairs of socks is the key.

But banging into those steel toes again and again? Less than ideal.

 

[Cycledude]

Thanks - though there is nothing worse than a steel toe in a boot that is too small. My feet seem to have somehow grown in my senior years.

size 10 and 160 pounds when I graduated from high school in 1972, hard To believe but my feet keep growing now wearing size 14 and weigh 200. Steel toes sounds like a very good idea but for me they simply become Very uncomfortable to wear , I’ve had a couple different pair but will never buy them again.

 

[softdown]

They also offer more ankle support when walking through brush I think. Hoping that lacing them tighter will often prevent toes from sliding into steel.

Seems clear that kevlar chaps, gloves and head gear should be worn with real saw work. The rest may be up for debate - subject to conditions.

Going to try leather chaps for brush removal tomorrow. Just throwing brush in the trailer.

 

[Cfaller]

Try JK boots, I bet they would make you a custom pair.

 

[Philbert]

They also offer more ankle support when walking through brush I think. Hoping that lacing them tighter will often prevent toes from sliding into steel.

No substitute for properly fitted boots. It is hard when a lot of stores only carry a 'standard' width, and why buying boots through the mail is very difficult. When I sold boots (hiking, climbing, etc.) we would sometimes find fit differences between 2, 'identical' pairs. We could also stretch and condition leather boots to some extent. But steel and composite toes are less forgiving. I think that they are very important, and you may be finding a width problem if your toes get jammed up against them.

I do have a pair of Husqvarna / Viking rubber boots with chainsaw protection, similar to chaps, embedded in the instep and sides. These fit somewhat loose, like most rubber boots, and are also the least expensive chainsaw protective boots available. Good for cutting in snow and wet conditions on mostly level ground, but not for a lot of climbing over logs, etc.

https://www.staples.com/viking-timb...bber-orange-and-black-size-10/product_1931693

Going to try leather chaps for brush removal tomorrow. Just throwing brush in the trailer.

Several places sell non-chainsaw rated 'trimmer chaps' which be lighter, and may not absorb water like leather would. Just remember, that they are not chainsaw rated!
https://www.forestershop.com/-trimmer-trouser-chaps-leg-protection-safety-green.html
Philbert

 

[softdown]

Water? This is Colorado - very dry as a rule. Just trying to reduce stabs and tears from heavy brush right now.

 

[Huskybill]

I wore these for many decades, wore them out, bought more new, I think they have your size. https://www.sportsmansguide.com/product/index/carolina-men039s-elm-logger-work-boots-briar?a=347663

Whites boots will make them to your size foot and leg. I always wanted a pair of there smoke jumpers. Plus they rebuild them too when they wearout.

https://whitesboots.com/firefighter/the-original-smokejumper/

 

[InfiniteJest]

Check out Hoffman's boots.
And yeah, good old gravity is a *****. My feet have definitely gotten wider.

 

[hillwilliam]

Water? This is Colorado - very dry as a rule. Just trying to reduce stabs and tears from heavy brush right now.

Where you at? I'm in Del Norte.
I just wear some old corks (calks) from my timber cutting days. I'm fortunate to have never cut my foot, or anything else, but I'm only 70.