Best chainsaw boots for climbing in?

[Jamie Jones]

 will need some new chainsaw boots that need to also be good for climbing in.
I had intended to go for the Meindl Airstream Chainsaw Boots, but I have read a fair few comments online stating that they are not as good as they used to be quality wise since they relocated the country of manufacture. I don’t know if that is still the case.

So I thought I would ask what people have found to be good as a climbing boot with chainsaw protection and would recommend?

Especially in a wide fitting boot.

[manco]

cue a hundred responses all claiming the boots they wear are the best

not many people have tried enough different pairs to compare

i favour protector pro, full leather and over the ankle for good support, once they wear in.

 

[Ledburyjosh]

They are all much the same.. big and clumpy.

 

Get one that fits you the best that is the top priority. 

 

Edited to add, airstream I agree aren't what they used to be. However I keep an eye out in ebay and pay 80-100 quid for nearly new 2nd hand one. They are still worth it then.

My latest 2nd hand pair are lasting well though, the main thing is I stick boot driers in them each night. Maybe they helps!?

Edited February 20, 2023 by Ledburyjosh

[Carteeni]

I have a set of airstreams and have lasted over a year, I only wear them on days that I know il be climbing all day with zero groundwork, they blow the Scafell lites out of the water as they are so much lighter. But your feet are freezing in the winter. I also have a set of Haix and they are big and bulky and not the best for climbing in but they are warm and extremely waterproof