I also have site boots from screwfix. ion their second year and although they are not waterproof anymore, still going fairly strong. I also got some steel toecapped trainers when I needed to visit places. I have no problem buying safety gear, being a size 8-9 but horrible trouble buying womans shoes! It's ok in the UK but here in Denmark they stop at a 7...sigh.
The boots I wear most are my wellies, not only do they have steel toecaps but also a steel plate underneath, great for stopping those old bits of scrap iron one finds on a farm. not sure who made them though.. as they came from the AI guy here
It might seem odd but I also have trouble buying shoes. It's quite surprising how many brands/styles don't come smaller than a 4 (UK high street shops), or come in a 3 but are oversized so it's really more like a 3.5 or 4. I have some children's size 2 snow boots that I wear for gardening when it's chilly!
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
I have great difficulty in finding anything to garden in. I also have wide feet, I don't find wellies comfortable, most of the Screwfix/Howsafe types start at size 7. My feet are 5, I can wear 6 but 7 is going too far.
It might seem odd but I also have trouble buying shoes. It's quite surprising how many brands/styles don't come smaller than a 4 (UK high street shops), or come in a 3 but are oversized so it's really more like a 3.5 or 4. I have some children's size 2 snow boots that I wear for gardening when it's chilly!
I have a friend who is a 3, I used to comment that at least there was no VAT on childrens shoes. she said they are the wrong shape though.. sigh can't win.
Well I popped to Sports Direct with the intention of trying a few on just to work out what size I should order / whether any particular style was more comfy than another. They only had Dunlop safety footwear so not a great deal of choice, and of those there was only one pair I thought looked like they might work for me... Tried them on. The smallest size was 7 (but quite a neat, snug 7), they were wide enough and a decent price, feel like good quality, leqther uppers, more flexible than I expected... Reader, I bought them So that's sorted.
It might seem odd but I also have trouble buying shoes. It's quite surprising how many brands/styles don't come smaller than a 4 (UK high street shops), or come in a 3 but are oversized so it's really more like a 3.5 or 4. I have some children's size 2 snow boots that I wear for gardening when it's chilly!
I have a friend who is a 3, I used to comment that at least there was no VAT on childrens shoes. she said they are the wrong shape though.. sigh can't win.
There's also a tendency for them to be too chunky, or pink & sparkly, and not always very sturdy (made to be grown out of quickly). Children's plain black or navy socks are good though!
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Tried them on. The smallest size was 7 (but quite a neat, snug 7), they were wide enough and a decent price, feel like good quality, leqther uppers, more flexible than I expected...
Reader, I bought them
So that's sorted.
PS here they are