In article , Chris Green wrote:

But 'safety boots' don't protect the instep do they? Certainly the
pair I have are just steel *toe-capped*, if something heavy fell on my
instep they'd make little difference.

They would not protect against bone breakage if you dropped a paving
slab on them, but they would protect against lesser damage.

Anyway I after something specifically for strimming and I can't really
think of anything heavy enough to do any damage falling on my instep
(or toe) while strimmimg. I have steel toe-capped safety boots for
when they're appropriate but they are no use at all for protection
while strimming/

Right. I made that remark because someone advised safety SHOES; I
said that BOOTS were much better for that purpose. I recognise your
problem, and can't think of anything that fits the bill and is likely
to be cheap. The thing that sprag to my mind was (horse-)riding boots,
but they aren't ideal for working in and aren't cheap.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.