Thank you. Rigger Boots

[daviddevantnhisspiritwife]

I was after some boots to wear for general gardening and outdoor work as mine got lost when we moved, fed up with old trainers. Did not want wellies as I find them cold and uncomfortable and not sturdy enough. Did not want ankle boots as I sometimes get in squelchy situations.

I had a search on here and found a few threads with people espousing the virtues of Rigger Boots. I duly went on Ebay and bagged a brand new boxed and tagged pair for a little over a tenner delivered. They fit great, are dead comfy and sturdy.

Thank you.

[Ananke]

Bargain!

If my 10yr old Doc Martens ever wear out I'm treating myself to a pair or riggers.

[daviddevantnhisspiritwife]

Haha. I think my new riggers will take a few months to bed in properly. But I hope to get many years from them. They did what it said on the tin this evening and kept my feet warm and dry when I was digging

[arpoet]

If they are anything like I bought from netto several years ago, they are great. Mine are like short wellies, steel capped, fur lined, tough thick soles and cost me 15 quid. They are easy to slip on and off as there are no laces to fiddle with when you have cold wet hands.
Roger

[Alison]

I've been using an old pair of site rigger boots on my plot for about 5 or 6 years. I think I've owned them since I worked on site almost 20 years ago and they're still going strong. I love the fact that they protect my toes and don't have to be laced up which I always find a pain, especially when I have frozen fingers. Agree with you that wellies are pants, only wear them when cleaning out the greenhouse with a hosepipe.

[Glutton4...]

Having worn 'Riggers' for several winters, I can honestly say they only have a couple of negatives;

1: Because they don't do up, your feet move very slightly in them, and chafe through the heels of your socks. So you will need to keep buying socks.
2: Stones, dirt, grass mowings can fall in the top, causing discomfort, as can water. Most of the winter, I had waterproof over-trousers on so that wasn't an issue.

[daviddevantnhisspiritwife]

Again, it's thanks to the threads on here that I got them and I am very pleased.

I can see what Glutton4... means: The opening at the top is quite wide and they are generous sizes - I normally wear 9.5's and settled for a 9 as I had read they size big - still plently of space for my plates of meat, even with thick thermal socks on.