PPE - Boots recommendation

[cgeiger]

So I've done my searches through here and attempted to weed through AS threads (couldn't figure out how to search) looking for recommendations on boots. So, yes, I got my homework out of the way first... However, while I was able to find something like (_http://forestry.about.com/library/weekly/aa062501a.htm) with lots of boot manufacturers and recommendations there are so many choices my eyes are bugging out :bug:.

Can y'all help me pick out a boot style/shape/type that's good for my purpose?

Specifically, I plan to cut about 10 cord a year of deadfall (it'll take me awhile [read "years" to clear it out before I even think of felling something). I want a steel toed (preferably chainsaw-rated) boot but since I'll only be cutting on the occasional weekend and not full-time, I'm not sure how much boot is overkill for me. What should I look for? For instance, since I won't be climbing anything it seems like a steel shank is overkill.

As usual, price is not a problem - I'd rather save up enough money to do it right than go cheap now and regret it later (minus a few toes).

Thanks in advance.

-BlueRidge

 

[Stevebass4]

i like timberland pros -

 

[smokinj]

here what i wear http://www.chippewaboots.com/boots/detail.asp?sDiv=04&sGender=4&sType=129&sSubType=196&id=25415 had them 4 years now!

 

[BrotherBart]

I wear Matterhorn 12255 coal miner's boots when cutting because they not only have a steel sole plate but a steel metatarsal shield so the saw doesn't cut through the top of my foot. They cost a fortune but they are worth every dime.

 

[Bigg_Redd]

I don't have special chainsaw boots. In all my years of cutting I've found the the risk of logs rolling and smashing/crushing feet far, far out strips the risk of hitting one's feet with a chainsaw. I know dozens of loggers, and hundreds of firewood cutters and I don't know ANYONE who has done serious damage to their foot with a chainsaw. I'm not saying it can't or won't happen, however. I'm just saying I've never heard of it.

 

[smokinj]

I don't have special chainsaw boots. In all my years of cutting I've found the the risk of logs rolling and smashing/crushing feet far, far out strips the risk of hitting one's feet with a chainsaw. I know dozens of loggers, and hundreds of firewood cutters and I don't know ANYONE who has done serious damage to their foot with a chainsaw. I'm not saying it can't or won't happen, however. I'm just saying I've never heard of it.

when the bar is longer than your leg "Thats when I started"