Boots for big boys

[Tank423]

Hi all

 

Looking for some recommendations for boots for big boys with wide feet, eBay is flooded with iturri, altberg and magnum boots all which seem decent enough but want advice from those that have wide feet and what they find suitable for them. Searching the forum brought up an old thread but didn't really answer my question. 

 

It did however bring up that merino wool socks make a huge difference so recommendations on those would be good too as it's a bloody minefield on eBay, I get hot feet so idea on the thinner side.

 

Thanks everyone!

[Anonymoose]

I don't know if i have wide feet, but i do have a pair of Magnum boots and they're very comfortable and surprisingly light.

[Colin Allen]

Iturri Cold Wet Weather boots; go a size up from what you normally wear and get the Wide fitting.  They are the best boots that I have worn in 40+ years of wearing boots.

[BigStew]

How big is big?  Grafters have a very good size range.

[r1flyguy]

9 hours ago, Anonymoose said:

I don't know if i have wide feet, but i do have a pair of Magnum boots and they're very comfortable and surprisingly light.

Same here, worn magnums for years, have 2 pairs now 🤣 one for work and the other for Airsoft. Worn a few times they fit like slippers.

 

[Cannonfodder]

I must've been unlucky as every pair magnum boots I've owned in the past 10 years have been crap. The leather was paper thin and they fell apart after 6 months

[Adolf Hamster]

5 minutes ago, Cannonfodder said:

I must've been unlucky as every pair magnum boots I've owned in the past 10 years have been crap. The leather was paper thin and they fell apart after 6 months

 

I think they pulled the doc martens strat of cheaping out and living on their reputation.

 

So an old pair will be great, not so much a new pair.

 

Lowas were what i moved to after my magnums went and i'd say are superior in all respects.

[GiantKiwi]

1 hour ago, Adolf Hamster said:

 

I think they pulled the doc martens strat of cheaping out and living on their reputation.

 

So an old pair will be great, not so much a new pair.

 

Lowas were what i moved to after my magnums went and i'd say are superior in all respects.

 

Magnum's used to be made in Northampton, 14 years ago they shifted manufacturing to China and the quality fell off a cliff.

[r1flyguy]

1 hour ago, Cannonfodder said:

I must've been unlucky as every pair magnum boots I've owned in the past 10 years have been crap. The leather was paper thin and they fell apart after 6 months

maybe not!

The magnums I have are over 17 years old and in perfect condition!!!

 

The most recent purchase (from screwfix of all places) you can tell the difference in quality but they still aren’t bad.(as per the post above) 

 

Long may my original ones live on 😁

[johnjacksoon2000]

yeah