safety boots

[kmthor]

got a new pair of boots today "olivers" and what a pleasure to ware i would are highly recomend them if you are thinking of buying. only downside side is the colour range.

i have no affiliation to this product just sharing my opinion so that it may help sombody

km

[BobL]

. . . only downside side is the colour range.

Wot - no pinks?

[kmthor]

lol be funny if there was.... might have been ok if were in the village people

km

[benja]

Have to praise the Olivers too- AT has just released a superboot, with kevlar stitching and all round bumpers. On my second pair of AT's now, and they are available in tan, brown and black. $150 odd for the standard model, and $170 for the superboot.
If you spend 10 hours+ a day in them, its a small price to pay not to have sore feet and back at the end of the day.

[Ashore]

Safety Boots rule 101 , when you retire and you make sure you get your last issue of safety clothing and boots and in my case uniforms just before you retire , do not , repeate do not put said safety boots in the shed and not use for 13 years cause when you pick them up the soles will peel off as the material holding the sole to the shoe has died big time

[Dingo Dog]

Have been wearing safety boots since the early seventies, been a Miner that long, thats all I wear on my feet except when I walk and ride my murdercycle. Steel Blue are my choice, over the years I have tried a lot including them Olivers, found them too soft, you can bend them around into almost a ball with your hands, no support in the ankle area and not recommended by a Podiatrist either in lace ups which I had or slip ons. Other good boots to look at are Dunlop, Blundstone ( the ones made in Oz before they went to China), never tried Mack or Caterpillar boots, you pay for a brand there and that does not make them any better either.

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[benja]

As far as i know, Olivers are the last of the aussie mades now.

[Dingo Dog]

Steel Blue are made in West Oz.

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[Wild Dingo]

Steel Blue are made in West Oz.

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Yep and the best workboot there is!! Even I bought some recently Well it is blasted cold just now and bare feets even with the legendary japanese safety boots on are blasted cold feet and not wanting a pair of namby pamby shoes I went the slip on workboot... and after trying on oooooh about 40 bloody pairs kept coming back to the steel blues and done deed!

Wear em every day all day NO WUKKERS!!

HEY!!! Lookit that two dingos from West Aus Best Aus agreein!!

[Cobberdog]

Steel Blue are made in West Oz.

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I thought so too, but when I last bought a pair (maybe 12 months ago now), it said "made in Indonesia" on the box........ (Wagga Hiker style)


I'd be interested to find out the truth on this?

They are comfortable and have worn well, if a little hot!

[rotten_66]

Tried Mack boots about five years back. First pair split across the ball region of the sole after three weeks. Took them back to get a replacement pair, was told probably a bad batch of soles. Rooted through the stock and found some from a different batch. Same thing, got my money back and bought some Red Backs, have used them ever since no problems and very comfortable.

[ficfac]

Here here Redbacks.

first pair went about 4.5 years, second still going at 1.5.

Worn daily in a kitchen (first pair) and joinery shop (second pair)

happy days!

[bittenyakka]

Tipan make some nice ones, i use their Fire boots in CFS and they are great. I haven't used any of their work boot range though.