Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: vivaro 013 on August 28, 2007, 06:38:40 pm
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ive bought several different pairs of boots which were supposedly waterproof
by the end of the day my feet are always wet of splashes from wfp systems on downstairs windows , any help would be apperiated
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Yeah, stand further away ;D ;)
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you could get them funny 'over shoes' they are blue and have elasticated bits at the top and go over your normal shoes
screwfix have them, cant remember what to search for online though. they look stupid, and i wouldnt think they are safe - but i guess they must be or they wouldnt be sold by scrwefix.
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Merrell waterproof boots or shoes,boots are better.I found using a 2x2ft pole i was getting a bit wet,i now use 3.5x3.5 for bottoms and no problems.
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a good pair of gortex boots for the winter & a good pair of gortex trainers for the summer most sports shops do these . jjb is 1 of the better one if you get wet feet then go buy some wellies ;D
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Funny question that because I had the same trouble with admittedly cheap waterproof boots. I've just been out and bought another pair the same so one lot have time to dry out. Always my left foot that gets the wettest for some reason. :)
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If you hold the bottom part of the pole with your right hand your probobly right handed Dave,therefore you put your left foot forward when your poleing.
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you get what you pay for & with working any weathers you minght aswell get the best to start with whats the point in getting cheap boots/shoes that are supposed to be water proof . its the same with waterproof clothes you by the cheap ones and you end up as wet as you would without them as they make you sweat like made . i found golfing water proofs to be the best .
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I use North Face and Berghaus clothing in winter and summer,as said you get what you pay for.
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Can't say I get wet feet. ???
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I bought a pair of walking boots from Aldi £17, they are waterproof and breathable.
They are also very comfortable and every bit as good as my last pair of expensive walking boots. They are made from that Nubuck stuff and keep themselves clean.
I don't koow how Aldi do it. Dai
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I wear trainers & my feet dont get wet.
I think your standing too close.
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i always come home with soaking wet feet,praps i got big feet :-\
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iVE GOT WET FEET AS I TYPE THIS, UMMM BIT SMELLY NOW......LOL
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croc's, dont you know its cool to wear clogs with holes in them ;)
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croc's, dont you know its cool to wear clogs with holes in them ;)
Matt, you disappoint me. :(
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croc's, dont you know its cool to wear clogs with holes in them ;)
Matt, you disappoint me. :(
come on rog, you know you want to ;)
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I wear trainers 5-6 days a week 8 hrs Never get wet feet i think your to close or some think. ;)
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one word........timberland
they are by far the best you can get,
http://www.mandmdirect.com/ProductDetail.asp?ProductCatalogue=TM756&QSI=37ff5be0-40a5-44d3-b385-d37962283d26&SH=A=Mens%20gender
is the cheapest i have found other than ebay which you have to becareful because the copies are very good, i know because i bought some and had the row of sending them back!
someone on here once said and its so true....make sure you have a good bed and a good pair of boots, because if you are not in one you'll be in the other!!
timberlands last me about 6-8 months
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Use a longer pole and stand further back, no need to get wet feet ;D
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Have you considered some of you may be incontinent?
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i think rog is taking the pis* ;D
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A good pair of "proper" walking boots & a bottle of that water-proofing liquid stuff. re-apply the liquid every now & then & you're sorted.
tony
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I think it just takes a few weeks of WFP to get the knack. I'm 6 weeks in,.. and every day my feet are staying a little dryer. I've still not perfected the technique yet,.. but I'm making progress.
Stand further back,..
Stand off to one side,..
Turn the pump down a bit,...
Work faster (Dryer!) after all those 1st cleans are done....
It all helps
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Its not just the WFP system that wets your feet its the dew in the grass or the wetness on the bushes ect ect ;D
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I bought a pair of walking boots from Aldi £17, they are waterproof and breathable.
They are also very comfortable and every bit as good as my last pair of expensive walking boots. They are made from that Nubuck stuff and keep themselves clean.
I don't koow how Aldi do it. Dai
Great minds Dai!
I got some of these Aldi boots and they are brilliant. I even use them instead of my karrimors (£90) on my walking/scrambling trips round Snowdonia. I use them because they are only about two/thirds of the weight of my karrimors.
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I,m also in the wet foot brigade ,
are aldi still stocking these boots.
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I,m also in the wet foot brigade ,
are aldi still stocking these boots.
No, you have to wait until they come in again. Dai
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Just got a drill stand from them so I can drill my incredibly expensive Bentley brushes (not) for the jets. £9.99 bargain. Just got to find a 4.8mm drill bit now.
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we have tried allsorts of waterproof boots and weelies make you feet sweat. Best answer we have found is gortex over socks. i.e. let the boot get wet but keep the foot dry seems to be the bes compromise. It is difficult to get hold of these gortex oversocks though. sealskin socks do work available in millets but they tend to get holes in quickly and at £25 a pair its an expensive way to keep dry. if anyone finds a source of the goretex a link would be usefull for me too.