BOOTS

[dogvixen01 34]

CAN ANYONE RECOMEND A MAKE OF WATERPROOF BOOT ,WHICH ARE GENUINELY WATERPROOF,GOOD TOE AND SOLE PROTECTION ,AND ARE UP TO THE SHIN.I HAVE TRIED NUMEROUS TYPES BUT HAVE YET TO FIND ONE SUITABLE

[Night Hunter 109]

CAN ANYONE RECOMEND A MAKE OF WATERPROOF BOOT ,WHICH ARE GENUINELY WATERPROOF,GOOD TOE AND SOLE PROTECTION ,AND ARE UP TO THE SHIN.I HAVE TRIED NUMEROUS TYPES BUT HAVE YET TO FIND ONE SUITABLE

 

I had a pair of lowa and they were sound it was the gortex mountain boot I think mate but meindl are just as good as they started out in the same factory untill the two brothers fell out<my feet were always warm and dry

[Night Hunter 109]

Heres a link mate http://www.polimil.co.uk/acatalog/Lowa_Mountain_Boot_GTX_.htm

and heres another higher leg boot http://www.polimil.co.uk/acatalog/Lowa_Combat_Boot_GTX.html

Edited July 13, 2010 by Night Hunter

[richc12 84]

just breaking in my 1st pair of meindl's and no complaints so far.... there brilliant...

[dogvixen01 34]

Heres a link mate http://www.polimil.co.uk/acatalog/Lowa_Mountain_Boot_GTX_.htm

and heres another higher leg boot http://www.polimil.co.uk/acatalog/Lowa_Combat_Boot_GTX.html

 

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP

[Night Hunter 109]

Heres a link mate http://www.polimil.co.uk/acatalog/Lowa_Mountain_Boot_GTX_.htm

and heres another higher leg boot http://www.polimil.co.uk/acatalog/Lowa_Combat_Boot_GTX.html

 

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP

 

No problem mate.If you opt for them you will need a 1/2 size bigger than you normaly take, Im a size nine but got 9.5 lowas

[barni 4]

scarpa get the 4 season boot there brill.

[k9delboy 138]

My boy is training to be a game keeper and all the keepers advised him to get black island boots, They are brilliant, Del.

[Bobo 135]

My boy is training to be a game keeper and all the keepers advised him to get black island boots, They are brilliant, Del.

 

Hold that thought,don't waste your money on these boots.They are rank.Both me and a mate got a pair and were given the speel about "all the grouse keepers are using them,etc etc" My mate got his at a game fair in July and by December they were holed,i got mine the start of last season and by midway through the scratchproof coating was rubbed off in 4 places,allowing the boot to let in water worse than sandals.My advice would be to steer well clear of Black islanders.

[Ali Pasha 0]

Yep, I'd go with that. Bought a pair for season 08/09 for beating/shooting. They're were the mutts' until all the snow in January this year when both boots failed epically at the sole/boot joint and I ended up very wet and cold feet. 'Phoned Hamish at Blackislander to be quizzed about whether I'd been drying them out on a radiator, etc. (like I'm an idiot) and then told well "Quite a few of my customers are quite happy if they last a season;they think they've done really well". Well sorry, pal, but if I shell out the thick end of 200 notes on a pair of boots, I expect them to last more than about eighty outings. Am I wrong? So I wouldn't touch anything BlackIslander again. I'm buying Lowa mountain boots for this season on the recommendation of a couple of mates - and if you check some of the army forums it's pretty much what a lot of the squaddies are wearing and rating. If those guys don't know what's a decent pair of boots then who does? BlackIslander? Don't waste your money!

[Night Hunter 109]

Yep, I'd go with that. Bought a pair for season 08/09 for beating/shooting. They're were the mutts' until all the snow in January this year when both boots failed epically at the sole/boot joint and I ended up very wet and cold feet. 'Phoned Hamish at Blackislander to be quizzed about whether I'd been drying them out on a radiator, etc. (like I'm an idiot) and then told well "Quite a few of my customers are quite happy if they last a season;they think they've done really well". Well sorry, pal, but if I shell out the thick end of 200 notes on a pair of boots, I expect them to last more than about eighty outings. Am I wrong? So I wouldn't touch anything BlackIslander again. I'm buying Lowa mountain boots for this season on the recommendation of a couple of mates - and if you check some of the army forums it's pretty much what a lot of the squaddies are wearing and rating. If those guys don't know what's a decent pair of boots then who does? BlackIslander? Don't waste your money!

 

Ive still got a pair of lowa mountain boots that I bought almost 8 years ago and they are now a bit worn but are still like slippers I have recently bought a new pair of boots for stalking (Meindl) but the lowas are still going strong and have been relegated to the gardening

[terrier s 123]

i have had a few problems with meindls aswell had to have two replacement pairs

[Night Hunter 109]

i have had a few problems with meindls aswell had to have two replacement pairs

 

Well If these dont last I will buy another pair of lowas...

[Dabhand 887]

try lundhags mate

[J Darcy 5,871]

meindls are good but digging ruins the soles....