Tradies working on a variety of sites and in a range of conditions need boots that can keep up. Thankfully, Blundstone is here with a boot that’s light in weight, but heavy on features.
Safety is above all the most important quality in a pair of work boots. Knowing your feet and ankles can stay unscathed after a big day on the tools is crucial.
Blundstone come to you again with a new safety boot that doesn’t skimp on features or functionality.
We enlisted tradie Lachie Dalton from Nudg1e Constructions to put the Safety Hiker #796 through their paces on a site in Melbourne.
Test #1: Take a safety hike
This boot may be the lightest in Blundstone’s Work & Safety range, but nonetheless provides great protection for tradies and their feet.
Lachie chucked these on, and could instantly tell the boots were much lighter than similar boots on the market.
“I wore the boots for a couple of days at work, and their lightweight makes them super comfortable,” he said.
“I didn’t get sore feet at the end of the day or feel like I’m dragging my feet around the site.”
The Safety Hikers owe their lightweight to the composite toe cap, microfibre upper and PU rubber outsole.
While those features do make the boots lighter, they provide ample protection with the composite cap tested to withstand 200 joules of impact.
Test #2: Ecstatic
Running along the theme of light trade work; The #796s are also antistatic.
“The boots are designed to stop any build-up of static,” Lachie said.
This again is thanks to all the work Blundstone has put into every layer of these boots, with antistatic additives injected throughout the midsole, outsole and upper.
The #796s excel at protecting in the light trade industries from ignition hazards including flammable liquids, solvents, fine powders and gasses.
For those working in hotter environments, the #796s are also heat resistant up to 140°C.
Best boot forward
For those wanting a lightweight alternative for light trade jobs, or work in transport, manufacturing, furniture making or security, the Safety Hiker #796 provide plenty of special safety traits of their own.