Comfy work boots

[Belle427]

I have flat feet and since moving to a job in maintenance spending most of my 8 hour shift standing or walking on hard floors our supplied work boots are not great.
I have suffered tendonitis/plantar fasciitis in the past.
can anyone recommend boots that they have tried and are happy with?

[Saleen836]

If the boots do not have to have a steel toe have a look at hiking boots, i'm on my feet all day (new build plastering) and a pair of hiking boots with a decent pair of insoles added for extra comfort work very well,

[Belle427]

Have to be steel toe sadly.

[Evoluzione]

DMs do it for me. Sometimes they need breaking in so I always keep the old pair to put back on when they do, but can't fault them for comfort.
I just wish they'd make a boot which didn't make my feet sweat so much, they're wet all day long which causes broken skin between my toes.
I had to laugh the other day, I saw a soaking wet and cold roofer in flipflops!

[Turn7]

Ive worn V12's for years, only brand I'll buy, comfortable and not silly heavy.

Make sure you buy legit, lots of fakes on the bay.

[marksx]

DMs are generally very good, however they are pulling out of the UK industrial footwear market soon so if you want to try some, be quick.

[Evoluzione]

marksx said:

DMs are generally very good, however they are pulling out of the UK industrial footwear market soon so if you want to try some, be quick.

Really?

Prices seem to have doubled in three years! I was paying about £50, they're now £100, what the heck happened there?

Edited by Evoluzione on Tuesday 8th December 21:43

[marksx]

Evoluzione said:

Really?

Yep. We order our PPE from Arco, and the stock they currently have is the last coming from DM.

[Bob-iylho]

Scruffs, I go for the twister, 4 pairs in 5 years, worn every day at work and at home in the garden, never a blister or sore, lovely.
£40 roughly

[Supernova190188]

Have spent 15 years on concrete floors walking an average 7 miles a day, my feet do hurt a lot. I’ve over the past 6 months bought a pair of blundstones which have been the most comfy pair of steel toe caps I’ve ever had, pretty light too which is great!

[airsafari87]

I swear by Wolverine boots.

I've tried loads of different brands but have always come back to Wolverines, specifically their durashocks.

[frisbee]

The soles on my last pair of steel toe shoes fell apart, the steel plates this exposed may explain why they were never great to walk in...

I got a new pair with kevlar protection in the soles instead. They are just like a normal pair of shoes.

[Clio200pat]

I went from working in an office to a maintenance role about 3 years ago. I have flat feet too, one of the hardest thing I struggled with was finding comfortable work shoes.

I now wear Parade work trainers which are steel toe capped, light and comfortable. Think they do boot versions of many of their shoes too.

[anonymous-user]

insoles and thick socks make a massive difference. i buy scholl work insoles, definitely worth the money. Then choose whatever boats suits you.

[OldGermanHeaps]

dewalt oxygen boots are very good, so are their dearer trainers, also scruffs fur lined riggers are very comfy.

[Animal]

Belle427 said:

I have flat feet and since moving to a job in maintenance spending most of my 8 hour shift standing or walking on hard floors our supplied work boots are not great.
I have suffered tendonitis/plantar fasciitis in the past.
can anyone recommend boots that they have tried and are happy with?

Go to a podiatrist and get them to prescribe you a set of insoles; these'll probably make more difference than different boots!

[stinkyspanner]

I've got some scruffs workboots, can't remember which type. I'm on my feet all day everyday in a workshop and they are awesomely comfortable, I wear them at the weekend if I'm mucking about outside. They are my new favourite shoes (well, about 6 months old), and having had all sorts of boots over the last 30 or so years these are without doubt the best, highly recommended

[Benrad]

Arco have some good stuff, but in soles can work too

Most effective for me with plantar fascitis is stretching. Stretching my calves (two different stretches for two different parts of your calves) and hamstrings daily gives me lots of relief if I'm having to spend a lot of time on my feet

[Red9zero]

Another vote for Scruffs from me, although I currently have a pair of Sketchers boots and they are very comfortable and seem to be wearing well.

[Chainsaw Rebuild]

I would recommend upgrading whatever boots you get with inner soles. You could get them first and see if you still need new boots.

If you don’t actually need boots you can get steel toe trainers, there are obviously lighter on your feet.

I worked somewhere once where you didn’t actually need steel toes, but you were supposed to wear them for some reason. I went with mesh style trainers that looked like they had steel toes but didn’t: they had a chunky rubber strip on the toe, much more comfy!

Also the stretching is a good idea, I did that and it helped.