Hiker boots have long been popular for a number of decades with walkers and those pursue many different types of outdoor activities. Designed to provide the wearer with good traction on a wide variety of terrains and surfaces and delivering good ankle support which helps prevent injuries occurring from possible twisting on uneven ground. This traditional design of the modern hiker has been encompassed by industrial safety footwear manufacturers and today's safety hiker boots embrace the comfort features and styling you will find normally find in footwear worn whilst pursuing your favourite outdoor activity.
Lightweight Safety Hikers Provide Essential Comfort
The key motivator which inspired the development of this style of safety boots came first from delivering all day long comfort in a rugged outdoor environment. Manufacturers have invested in extensive research and development to produce rugged and comfortable styles which respond to the demands and needs of today's professional. These brands have brought together teams of young and creative designers who have combined the modern production technologies and functional requirements of today's worker to deliver safety footwear that simply performs. Embracing the styles and designs found on the high street, for those that pursue outdoor activities the safety hikers of today protect and deliver the functional safety requirements as well as looking great.
Ideal for all weathers
Because hikers have their origins in the great outdoors they are naturally at home for those professionals and workers that spend the majority of their working day on the construction site or working in exposed areas outdoors. The sole units on a majority of styles are designed to give you stability and traction on a wide variety of surfaces, some of the premium styles have the very well acclaimed Vibram sole unit which performs on a wide variety of terrains and also benefits the wearer by delivering great comfort. It is fair to say at this point that not all steel toe hiking boots are the same, different models and designs have different features and it is fair to say at this point that those models at the higher end of the budgetary scale boast the most features and generally deliver greater comfort than those styles at the lower end of the price scale.
We always advise that if you do work in all weathers, rain, wind or sunshine it would be advisable to choose a style that has a good quality waterproof membrane. These waterproof membranes help keep the feet dry and protect from the harsher elements whilst having the added benefit of allowing the foot to breathe naturally thus helping increase your daily comfort factor. All our styles of safety footwear featured in our web store are clearly marked with easy to read symbols, so if you do require a pair that has some water resistance our pictorial icons will clearly show this. Some styles in the range are water resistant and this means it is only designed for limited exposure to water,only shower proof and not fully waterproof.
Others are fully waterproof and can cope with longer exposure to water. If you are unsure of which styles to choose you can use our compare option in our web store or contact a member of our customer service team who will be happy to help you with your current requirements.
Featured brands
Below is a brief outline of a small selection of brands we currently distribute, these brands have a number of styles within this particular collection that are extremely popular with customers and therefore we feel a brief overview of what they have to offer may help you decide which style or brand to choose for your next pair.
- No Risk The current collection has a number of styles that represent excellent value for money and boast a host of functional safety features and incorporate a number of unique design features that enhance the wearers comfort. All no risk safety footwear models have a patented Clima Cork system, this system uses natural cork which is an integral part of the footwear the internal foot bed. This patented design helps wick moisture away from the foot and create a better environment for the foot to be in all day long, no other footwear has this Clima Cork system and because all No Risk styles are manufactured in a modern facility in Portugal, quality is always assured
- Lavoro All Lavoro styles are manufactured in Europe and have been designed to give the wearer great comfort and practical safety protection. Dedicated to research and development the latest styles from Lavoro have been created by a team of young designers who work constantly to produce desirable and practical styles of safety footwear. One of the most popular styles that this brand produces is the Mission safety hikers, these particular safety boots have an array of safety features and encompass the latest materials and manufacturing techniques which result in a premium design that is quite simply excellent value for money. You will be hard pressed to find a reputable footwear brand manufactured to this level of quality and boasting this amount of features at this particular price point.
- Caterpillar An extremely well-known brand that can be found on construction sites and is also very popular on the high Street. CAT has a long standing reputation for producing rugged and durable safety footwear models. Still popular today Caterpillar has a number of traditional welted safety boots, but in more recent years has been developing a selection of modern looking safety hikers for the workplace. This new range is proving extremely popular with workers that require functional safety protection from a long-standing and trusted brand.
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