Chainsaw boots

[Mick Dempsey]

Don’t threaten us with a triple ellipsis!

 

Seriously though you asked advice on sore hands on another thread, you were given some pointers, by me amongst others, but did not even acknowledge it.

 

Do as you like.

 

 

 

[Conor Wright]

Type c pants are a requirement to conduct the practical part of the course, so is using both hands on the top handled saw at all times, just saying...

My partner occasionally comes along with me on jobs, she found it hard to get size 4 chainsaw boots, settled for a pair of oregons in the end. Not a climbing boot, just to say if you're of a smaller build your options may be limited. From memory aborted and pfanner had a selection of smaller sizes.

Fwiw I find sawboots very snug, especially on rough ground. Heavy, yes but reassuringly solid.

[Mike Hill]

I wear gloves on my feet.

 

 

Because I am a naughty little Monkey.

 

Seriously , aspiring Tree Woman. You are a bit too snappy to have a career in this game frankly.

[Joe Newton]

  On 21/01/2025 at 20:41, Mike Hill said:

I wear gloves on my feet.

 

 

Because I am a naughty little Monkey.

 

Seriously , aspiring Tree Woman. You are a bit too snappy to have a career in this game frankly.

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I dunno mate, I've worked with plenty of bitchy blokes too.

[Jadeee.692]

  On 21/01/2025 at 20:39, Conor Wright said:

Type c pants are a requirement to conduct the practical part of the course, so is using both hands on the top handled saw at all times, just saying...

My partner occasionally comes along with me on jobs, she found it hard to get size 4 chainsaw boots, settled for a pair of oregons in the end. Not a climbing boot, just to say if you're of a smaller build your options may be limited. From memory aborted and pfanner had a selection of smaller sizes.

Fwiw I find sawboots very snug, especially on rough ground. Heavy, yes but reassuringly solid.

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Thank you will take a look at these 

[MattyF]

Nothing worse than crap boots ! 
Tbh your spoilt for choice , you can have good all round boots or boots I would say that are better suited to spikes and removals to virtual climbing boots ideal for climbing on pruning work and long ascents on big trees… stay away from the oregons though ffs ! 

[AHPP]

  On 21/01/2025 at 19:25, Mick Dempsey said:

Always a bit suspicious of new posters asking open questions.

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I did wonder whether that Alex Arb was a fiction of some sort.

[AHPP]

Now the OP here being a stroppy woman, that I called with certainty.

[markieg31]

Not sure why we are heading down the small feet rabbit hole here.

Trying on is the best, although quite a lot of boots are not the most comfortable when you first get them so it's a bit of pot luck. 

Even if you find a boot that is great like the meindle airstream used to be, might be getting nostalgic here, those boots were comfortable out of the box, good to climb in and lasted well. Just about everyone was wearing them at one period in time then the manufacturer went and changed the formula and now they fall apart sat on the shoe rack. I have been struggling with boots recently, found the cervino wood to be great fit around the toe box but absolute killer on my heels when working on anything other than flat ground. The price of boots is insane and recently led me to purchase the husqvarna technical boots again. They are too tall for my liking and a little narrow but do have a vibram sole. 

It's a bloody minefield! !

Edited January 22 by markieg31

[woody paul]

  On 22/01/2025 at 05:52, markieg31 said:

them at one period in time then the manufacturer went and changed the formula and now they fall apart sat on the shoe rack.

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Talking to a lad that works for a large civil engineering company, they have the same problem with boots. He bought same boots for years and then they were crap. 

Must be a chemical that has been band they were using to stabilise sole and have switched to something else that's not any good.