[Cleaner Windows]

I am trying to find a pair of shoes for work that don't look too bad but last for a long time! trainers are useless, steel toecap boots are clumsy, I even bought a pair of decent mucker boots recently cos they were waterproof,lightweight fur lined and had Velcro fasteners to make it quick and easy to do inside and out of a custy's house, these were brilliant but both shoes split on either side and now let in water 

what are the best and longest lasting footwear for a window cleaner to wear (trad)?

cheers

Denis 

[Mr H]

Should find something you like at:-

http://www.strauss-direct.co.uk/

Regards
Mr H

[Cleaner Windows]

Mr H, thanks for that, but I'm after something that other wc'rs have tried and tested and are known to last, unless maybe you have used stuff from this place that you can reccomend?

cheers

Denis

[Dean Aspects]

I wear dickies boots i have had a couple of different types and my favourite ones were these

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MENS-DICKIES-STEEL-TOE-CAP-SAFETY-WORK-BOOTS-SIZE-UK-6_W0QQitemZ320231609000QQihZ011QQcategoryZ1262QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Dean

[Jimmy1]

I wear rigger boots (I can tuck my trousers in them) - keep me nice and dry and have steel toecaps.

[Cleaner Windows]

I wear dickies boots i have had a couple of different types and my favourite ones were these

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MENS-DICKIES-STEEL-TOE-CAP-SAFETY-WORK-BOOTS-SIZE-UK-6_W0QQitemZ320231609000QQihZ011QQcategoryZ1262QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Dean

these look pretty good. Do you find them clumsy at all? are they waterproof in any way and do they last a long time?

cheers

[Dick]

Whatever you buy dont buy shoes with metal eyelets, I did and am having to buy new laces every few weeks as the metal cuts through them. Although laces are cheap it's a bit much to keep buying them, almost spent as much as the shoes cost.
I think Aldi had some work shoes on offer last week or the week before.

[barry woodward]

GORE-TEX shoes, boots or trainers from clarks. warm, waterproof, comfortable and light on your feet, i wear them all year round for work have done for years.
They cost a few quid but well worth it, you might find some on ebay

[russ_clark]

i'm with Barry
decent pair of goretex hiking shoes/boots
you pays for what you get
and what you would get from those dickies ones are wet feet !
Russ

[NWH]

You want Either North Face vindicators or merrell gortex,both of these boots you can walk through ankle deep water and keep dry feet allday long,don`t waste your money on cheap so called waterproof boots.The North face ones are £95 and the merrell ones are about £80 well worth the money,buy a can of waterproof spray and every 2 months spray them and leave them to dry overnight,the shop says you only need to do this every 6 months but as your feet are getting wet everyday you`ll need to do it more often.

[mark dew]

agreed. Goretex is the best money you will ever spend on footwear. nwh priced footwear starting at £80 and funnily enough that is the minimum i have spent on a pair of memorable footwear.
Have bought many £50 - £80 hiking boots but they haven't been anywhere near as comfortable as ones costing £80 upwards.

[Tosh]

I wear rigger boots (I can tuck my trousers in them) - keep me nice and dry and have steel toecaps.

Us too; though it was a bugger finding a size five pair for Wor Lass.

But they're great; no laces; just slip your feet in and out of 'em; great for when some 'old granny' asks you to clean her kitchen window.

I do find my feet 'slop' about in them and I get a lot of tough skin on my soles; so I've got to 'pumace' fairly regularly though.

But they're great boots; buy the best that you can afford, 'cos they range in price from £20 upwards; and the 'upwards' boots are the better ones.

I also agree that gortex boots are the best, but I can't be bothered with the laces!

[poleman]

Mr H, thanks for that, but I'm after something that other wc'rs have tried and tested and are known to last, unless maybe you have used stuff from this place that you can reccomend?

cheers

Denis

YES ME! BIOMEX S3 SAFETY BOOTS you need ankle support because of looking up with WFP

catalogue no. 1193476

[NWH]

I also use gortex solomon shoes,no laces and completley waterproof.The only trouble is the waterproof ones are only available in green at the moment,if you want waterproof boots-shoes go to blacks.

[Mr H]

Mr H, thanks for that, but I'm after something that other wc'rs have tried and tested and are known to last, unless maybe you have used stuff from this place that you can reccomend?

cheers

Denis

I like steal toecaps as they make feel a bit safer when kicking a dog out the way...
Got mine from Strauss-direct but can't remember which ones they were. They are waterproof and noneslip oil, acid, etc resistant sole.
Had steel toecap work trainers before that but they weren't waterproof. Very cumfy but no good for this job.

Regards
Mr H

[Dean Aspects]

I wear dickies boots i have had a couple of different types and my favourite ones were these

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MENS-DICKIES-STEEL-TOE-CAP-SAFETY-WORK-BOOTS-SIZE-UK-6_W0QQitemZ320231609000QQihZ011QQcategoryZ1262QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Dean

these look pretty good. Do you find them clumsy at all? are they waterproof in any way and do they last a long time?

cheers

I didnt find them clumsy at all quite lightweight but as has been mentioned the metal eyelets do wear the laces and need to be replaced as for being waterproof they are not but i never had wet feet but then again i dont go wading in them as to how long they last i get a year out of them no problem and at £20 are cheaply replaced they are comfortable enough and do as good a job as the £80 jobbies imo

Dean

[chuggers]

north face. extra grippy sole. extra comfy. no laces no velcro no zips just pure slip on comfort. The biz!

[Londoner]

I bought a pair of "Stone Creek" boots from Brantano four years ago for £20 and I am still wearing them. They look like they will last another four years. Warm, dry, never leaked but a bit awkward to drive in.
Got through about two sets of laces a year and spray them with Scolls shoe spray regularly to kill the pong.

[Dave Turley]

jeez! I fell like a down and out saying this but in the better weather I use black hitec trainers and dubbin them every day.

light, comfortable and never get wet!

[Jonathan Spencer]

I have a pair of 6 year old rockports and they still keep my feet dry.