Saw some Adidas terrex in tk maxx yesterday that fitted the bill but not my feet!!
Needed a 10! Sods law they had a 9.5!
So looking for some day to day boots for the workshop that are warm, waterproof, grippy
Anyone?
Did you try them on? They may come up big....
Blundstones. With the fleece lining or steel toe as required
What's the floor in your workshop?
Mine is concrete, unheated building.
Where I work the most I use a motorcycle 'pit mat'.
Makes a big difference to cold feet.
Same as I always recommend. Not sure HOW warm they are in the depths of cold, but they are waterproof, so, so comfy and just wear decent socks. Quest 4 GTX
Other than that for really cold and at work, I have Helly Hansen Magna Boa's, but they are steelys and probably overkill
Guess there are a million and one winter boots out there though
Columbia Fairbanks?
Clogs? Seriously - still used in some Northern mills where the workers are on concrete floors.
https://nw-clogs.co.uk/services/clogs/
Unless you're wanting to splurge on some nice hiking boots like those listed above, I'd check out a local builders merchants and see what they have. They'll be cheap but functional and if they're designed to last all day in a yard in current conditions then that should translate well over to a workshop. Or as someone mentioned above some pit mat to put down if you're working on a cold concrete floor
Unless you’re wanting to splurge on some nice hiking boots like those listed above, I’d check out a local builders merchants and see what they have. They’ll be cheap but functional and if they’re designed to last all day in a yard in current conditions then that should translate well over to a workshop.
100% that. Get a set of nice, big, loose (size up a bit) rigger boots. Mine have carpet underlay insoles in them and I can weat lovely bit chunky long socks and tuck my trousers into them. Perfect for cold days in the garage, on concrete floors etc. Lovely.
Get some warmer flooring down? Old Lino or those foam tiles?
@suburbanreuben ah shit I knew there was something I'd forgotten to do ..........
Of course I tried them on!!
The floor is suspended chip board with insulation so not dead cold per se, covered in foam interlocking mat.
It's also when I'm in and out to fetch/carry/clean etc.
The Columbia ones look great as do the ones recommended by tafkastr
We tried on loads of options for a Finland winter trip and eventually settled on these:
https://www.mountainwarehouse.com/snowdon-extreme-mens-snow-boots-p36390.aspx/black/
Very comfy, easy on / off but not sloppy like wellies. Fatbiked and snowshoed in very deep snow for many hours and always stayed dry. Fabulously warm (way to hot for Helsinki airport on the return) and they now get used as my winter garage boot when framebuilding.
Riggers non steel ones.
Ultimate man slipper. Did me well bumming about at strathpuffer aswell.
@mick_r - I have a pair of those, branded Karrimor. They're certainly very good but I don't know I'd want to be wearing them all day as they just feel a bit "clumpy", especially on a solid surface. The Columbia Fairbanks are much more flexible and comfortable to wear. Either way, I'd recommend some lambswool insoles too.
Of course I tried them on!!
Terrex are usually half a size too small, from experience. Add thick socks in and they can run tight.
The terrex were fleece lined so no need for thick socks but I go by for as opposed to number when trying shoes on
If you like the Terrex try a few more local branches of TK Maxx. Addidas stuff turns up there fairly frequently but gets scattered across the various branches so its a bit pot luck what turns up where.
If the floor itself isnt that cold (which it sounds like its not) then don't over think the boots - its better to dress warm - the trick to having warm hands and feet is to have a warm core
Or try the TK Maxx website and order online.
The floor is suspended chip board with insulation so not dead cold per se, covered in foam interlocking mat
In that case, come and spend a day in my unheated concrete-floored workshop! That sounds like walking barefoot along hot sands in the Caribbean 😉😂
Apparently the best footwear for a workshop, where its likely you'll only move a few paces this way or that, are fur lined rigger boots.
If you're looking for pure workshop boots, then looking at work boots makes sense
Pricing is very sensible meaning you get a lot for your money and there's no VAT on steelies. Riggers boots would fall into this camp.
Personally I use a pair of Apache steel toe caps and they're easily as comfortable, if not more so, than all my other boots (Scarpa, Merrell, Timberland, Blundstone, Aigle). The slip on and off nature of them makes them dead handy. In winter I just use slightly thicker socks
If you're lifting or moving anything heavy, a slip on safety boot with liner. If you're just pooling around with a bike and similar lined crocs or rip off.
Apparently the best footwear for a workshop, where its likely you’ll only move a few paces this way or that, are fur lined rigger boots.
They are great though. Slip on, take the trousers ticked in. Loose so don't impact circulation. And warm way past the ankle.
For Shure they are bulky, I swear I had a pair without the steel, but it may have been Kevlar rather than safety less.
Rigger upper with a lighter sole would be ace
Way better than a hiking boot for the OP usercase.
