25th December 2010, 01:29 PM
(This post was last modified: 25th December 2010, 01:32 PM by Dinosaur.)
Ok, after some testing, the freezer boots are awesome! 
Ones I've got are Cofra Freezer Boots, sadly not much change from ?100 from ARCO (inc. VAT) but there are plenty of brands out there, many a lot cheaper (ARCO's own ones are half the price). Just been out playing in sub-zero winter wasteland for the last hour and am absolutely frozen except my feet which are positively toasty. Really, really grippy treads (they're designed for use on frost-covered concrete after all) which are cunningly designed to shed snow - this works really well, didn't pick any up at all! Also, treads go up over toe so you don't get that gruesomely cold lump of ice accumulating around your pinkies like you do with normal work boots. :face-approve::face-approve:
They've got that all-important CE mark, toecaps (200J/1.5 ton) and anti-penetration soles (composite and APT, not nasty cold steel, but geophysisists note, they still have steel zips), all the usual anti oil, anti heat etc etc. Oh, and they're dead comfy (although will be glad when I've broken in the uppers, they're eating my shins walking up and down stairs).
Only downside is the zips (although with above-average wide velcro covers), so won't last too long once the landscape melts in around May and I'll need to remember to stay out of water more than 3" deep.....
And am supporting the Albanian boot-making industry...... :face-approve:
David - sorry, just found my gas, electric and car insurance bills mixed in with the Xmas cards, so you'll have to wait till next year.....
Ones I've got are Cofra Freezer Boots, sadly not much change from ?100 from ARCO (inc. VAT) but there are plenty of brands out there, many a lot cheaper (ARCO's own ones are half the price). Just been out playing in sub-zero winter wasteland for the last hour and am absolutely frozen except my feet which are positively toasty. Really, really grippy treads (they're designed for use on frost-covered concrete after all) which are cunningly designed to shed snow - this works really well, didn't pick any up at all! Also, treads go up over toe so you don't get that gruesomely cold lump of ice accumulating around your pinkies like you do with normal work boots. :face-approve::face-approve:
They've got that all-important CE mark, toecaps (200J/1.5 ton) and anti-penetration soles (composite and APT, not nasty cold steel, but geophysisists note, they still have steel zips), all the usual anti oil, anti heat etc etc. Oh, and they're dead comfy (although will be glad when I've broken in the uppers, they're eating my shins walking up and down stairs).
Only downside is the zips (although with above-average wide velcro covers), so won't last too long once the landscape melts in around May and I'll need to remember to stay out of water more than 3" deep.....
And am supporting the Albanian boot-making industry...... :face-approve:
David - sorry, just found my gas, electric and car insurance bills mixed in with the Xmas cards, so you'll have to wait till next year.....