Boots

[gnasher16 30,535]

Anyone know if theres any such thing as a studded type of boot,kind of like a football/rugby boot on the bottom.....i regularly walk a piece of land thats downhill and am sick of slipping arse over tit i just wondered if theres any that have that type of grip ?

[Malt 379]

What about winter golf type boots Gnash? Just googled 'Golf Boots' and got stuff like this:

 

http://www.golfmagic.com/forum/general/winter-golf-boots--s/27319.html

[paulus 26]

hunter did a pair of wellies with studs

[Ossie n Arch 1,682]

These ??

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Grivel-Spider/dp/B000URJ9PU

[paulredtop 8]

What about astroturf trainers they might work

[Wolfie 106]

Get some fell boots with studded soles

[dixiebop 125]

Country Concepts,used to do boots,with studs,with a wee tool for pluggin' in and out,when needed ,Spare steel studs and removable fleece liners ,well Toasty Boot,

Looked abit like a Muck boot/Canadian type for slush..

[LAZYBSTARD 225]

german army jungle boots on e bay £30 quid not studed but you wont slip best of gear

[redcharge 378]

Anyone know if theres any such thing as a studded type of boot,kind of like a football/rugby boot on the bottom.....i regularly walk a piece of land thats downhill and am sick of slipping arse over tit i just wondered if theres any that have that type of grip ?

 

What boots are you wearing now?? I have some Meindls and walk up and down some fairly steep hills in them with no trouble and no need for any spikes,studs etc

[nod 285]

pretty sure muck boots do some with studs on them, a keeper had some he said they were great untill he went on concrete and went arse over tit

[gnasher16 30,535]

[What boots are you wearing now?? I have some Meindls and walk up and down some fairly steep hills in them with no trouble and no need for any spikes,studs etc

 

Ive been through a few pairs of them le chamaeu mouflon gore tex jobs...decent boots but seem to hold a lot of mud and shit to the bottom so the boot ends up weighing a ton and its like your on water skis after a while....Meindl do one thats specifically for hills but its only ankle high i prefer the calf length ones.....not sure about them spike gadgets you put over your foot i reckon youd be forever putting them back on.....im even wondering about a full blown rugby boot

[paulredtop 8]

[What boots are you wearing now?? I have some Meindls and walk up and down some fairly steep hills in them with no trouble and no need for any spikes,studs etc

 

I've been through a few pairs of them le chamaeu mouflon gore tex jobs...decent boots but seem to hold a lot of mud and shit to the bottom so the boot ends up weighing a ton and its like your on water skis after a while....Meindl do one thats specifically for hills but its only ankle high i prefer the calf length ones.....not sure about them spike gadgets you put over your foot i reckon youd be forever putting them back on.....im even wondering about a full blown rugby boot

a rugby boot sounds like a broken ankle waiting to happen cause if its not grass an has any tipe of stones or gravel on it I reacon you'd have no grip at all pluss if you catch the studs on the top of a rock yourl be tripping on ya face just buy a pare of bowling shoes an slide down yourl be home before ya know it

[tegater 789]

My old fella used to wear a pair of fell boots made by Hoggs of Fife, and designed for shepherds.

 

Completley studded, on a sprung last and I think made from horse leather.

 

Cracking boot, probably dont make them any more, but its worth a look on the net.

[Bosun11 537]

If I was looking to a pair of sturdies for up or down hill i'd go for Meindl, though i'd look at all the range, thier Glockner is one hell of a boot, solid sole and upper, total support with a good sole, far better than their Dover. I gather ya don't want crampons, which to be honest are only used for snow, so stear well clear, usless!

 

Though as Wolfie said, some Fell Boots came with a metal studded sole. Now, these days its quite the thing to rubbish Fell Boots, but up there in the Lakes the Fell Huntsmen have been using 'em for years, they are a difficult boot to master, in a world of 'try 'em on walk up a mountain' type stuff but when ya get used to them, i'll betcha you will want for nothing else and the best bits are, firstly, they'll handle any gradient and second, they'll last a lifetime!

I have no idea these days of who still makes the metal studded Fell Boot, most of the ones I seen where hand made but do a search, someone will still do 'em because there is still a market. A market for those who know how a boot should perform on a 'real hill', under the toughest of conditions.

[GAMEDOG 106]

Give up the hunting and sign up for the hammers if you cant stand-up!lol.