I have just ordered a pair of Mongrel boots, mod no 951020 High cut non steel toe. $115 Delivered from Boots4all based in Melb. They also stock olivers & blunstone among others, I went for the Mongrel because of the lower profile soul! Let you Know what they are like when I get them. orderd last night 12/11

I use the zip sided ones at work sweet boot very comfy and light.

Have a look at  http://www.originalswat.com/  when you need your next set.  i use the Metro Air 9" ( on my 3rd set) and love them, they are great in summer also.

The local supplier is http://www.legear.com.au/

 

Regards - T1

Unfortunately, steel blues were shit on my feet, tried em for 2 days and had only pain. They advertise they are ortho and are comfortable, and have a money back satisfaction guarantee so that was good. The left boot was too tight and cramped my foot. At $260, i would had thought they would be the best. Not so on my flippers.
So i went with the Ascent brand again, I have these in both slip on,$145, and lace up $175. I have used these for the last 3 years now so i will stick with them in future. I tried the steelblues as the bloke i work with swears by them. I could only swear at them for the 2 days, especially when i'm on my feet for 10 hours a day!
I suppose feet in boots are like heads in helmets, everyone has i different fitting. My 3 cents for what its worth.

I had a pair of Original SWAT Metro Air 9" that were AUS/APAC made and found them to be crap construction that started falling apart after a month. The first to go was the plastic coating off the toe, followed by the air cushion in the heel deflated in one boot after coming loose and squeaking in the wet, the cloth covering at the back of the ankle also ripped away from the seam and finally the zipper pull tabs snapped off.

The boots were bloody comfy and I wore them almost every day on or off the bike but for over $200 I was expecting boots that would last years not months. Not sure if the US made boots are any better but I don't know if I'd take that chance again.

Ive been wearing oliver steel toe lace ups, very comfortable, fairly low profile sole and a wider toe that suits my wide flat foot. About $145 last time I got a pair

I like the Red Backs Safety Alpine Steel Caps, very light and comfortable.

http://www.redback.net.au/gps.html

Tried Macks and Olivers way to heavy.

The zip up mongrals are great, however I like the boundstone 172's or 177's or something a lot better. Way more comfortable.

when I had my smash 27 mths ago in hospital I thought my steelblue boots did bugger all seeing I had a broken talus (which was almost pushed out side my foot)and three broken metatarsals but once I was home and seen my bike those boots saved my now smaller smashed foot but they will be the only boot,shoe I will
buy for the rest of my life , thought thay where a great boot before my accident now I say there best in oz think there another made in oz product too

OK, got my mongrel boots! They actually look similar to the swat style boots T1 was referring to. I find these boots very comfortable & light, I have worn jenkin Blundstone, Rossi & Redback in my 35yrs of plumbing & find these very light & comfortable. On my dirtbikes I have worn Rossis' Oneal, Alpine star & Sidi my current boots which for a dirtbike boot are like wearing slippers. I really like the thinner profile toe of the Mongrels & give me a lot better feel on the pegs than the boots I was wearing which were Land rover! Yes made by the same company as the 4wds very thick sole and thick profiled toe area & heavy. I will keep you posted about how they hold up! But for $114 Delivered I would be happy if they last a year. Boots4all or All things Australian Based in Brooklyn. And for the Oliver & Blundstone & other fans they stock most at as good as overseas prices! Cheers

I've tried Oliver elastic sided boots on the bike, not too bad. Tried Steel Blue lace up boots for 2 weeks in Tassie...not bad. Also have Blunstone lace ups, also steel caps, very comfortable....However I tend to used my Doc Martin lace up boots as they don't have the steel toe cap. I think you loose a bit too much feel between the big steel cap jobbies compared to no steel caps. Guess I need to buy proper riding boots, but I promise I won't tuck my jeans in if I do. Now that looks shit...

I got some irishsetter hunting boots waterproof and high in the leg so great support and ya can't even see the camo when I'm riding ha ha
From the states 4years ago I think they were 130 landed

Done plenty of hunting in them and still going strong

Very comfy.
Cheers

you guys *pay* for your safety boots.

we get the choice of
redbacks, Olivers, Steel blue, Blundstone, rossi, Dunlops and some I cant think of their names, all different styles from shoes to high leg boots, lace, zip, combination of both, or slipons

only pair I can't order is the trainer style.

has anyone got the hd boots iv found a pair cheap brand new
quality ?????
they are high over the ankle zip up the side look like work boots

I ended up getting the Blue Steel pair with the zipped sides from BOC, price on the display was $190.00, knocked them down to $150.00.
Very comfortable.