British Footwear?

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Does anyone know if there are any British outdoor footwear manufacturers
these days? What I see in the shops seems to be made abroad (Far East,
Europe) - thinking of Meindl,Merrell,Raichle,Scarpa etc. I know of Altberg
in Yorkshire, but they have standard fittings only from stock.

I know of a shoe maker in Shrewsbury (IIRC) who can make just about
anything you want to a custom size. It's not a problem to find out
details (a friend of mine has used him and speaks highly of him) but
he's not cheap.

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Thanks.

I was thinking more of manufacturers who sold generally to the public from
retail outlets. Mind you, it seems not much in British shoes of any kind
these days. Maybe I am looking for something that isn't there.

Owen

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Does anyone know if there are any British outdoor footwear manufacturers
these days? What I see in the shops seems to be made abroad (Far East,
Europe) - thinking of Meindl,Merrell,Raichle,Scarpa etc. I know of
Altberg
in Yorkshire, but they have standard fittings only from stock.

I know of a shoe maker in Shrewsbury (IIRC) who can make just about
anything you want to a custom size. It's not a problem to find out
details (a friend of mine has used him and speaks highly of him) but
he's not cheap.

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Owen said:

Does anyone know if there are any British outdoor footwear manufacturers
these days? What I see in the shops seems to be made abroad (Far East,
Europe) - thinking of Meindl,Merrell,Raichle,Scarpa etc. I know of Altberg
in Yorkshire, but they have standard fittings only from stock.

I don't know where Brashers are made, but the company is British.

Pete.
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Does anyone know if there are any British outdoor footwear manufacturers
these days? What I see in the shops seems to be made abroad (Far East,
Europe) - thinking of Meindl,Merrell,Raichle,Scarpa etc. I know of Altberg
in Yorkshire, but they have standard fittings only from stock.

www.hottershoes.com Hope this helps.
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Nigel Dell

Hi there!

Would you recommend Brashers? I mean what type do you prefer? I know
boots/shoes can be a personal thing regarding fit etc. Some of the makes I
mentioned don't seem to suit my broadish foot.

Owen

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Owen said:

Does anyone know if there are any British outdoor footwear manufacturers
these days? What I see in the shops seems to be made abroad (Far East,
Europe) - thinking of Meindl,Merrell,Raichle,Scarpa etc. I know of
Altberg in Yorkshire, but they have standard fittings only from stock.

I don't know where Brashers are made, but the company is British.

Pete.
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Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
net [email hidden] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/

Owen said:

Would you recommend Brashers? I mean what type do you prefer? I know
boots/shoes can be a personal thing regarding fit etc. Some of the makes I
mentioned don't seem to suit my broadish foot.

I would recommend whatever fits best, and that's a case of trying
everything on that you can. For me that's a Scarpa in size 43, AFAICT
their standard last might as well have been made around my foot, and
they make stuff like plastic telemark boots that I use and not many
people make, so I've not really looked too hard at Brashers. But they
have a good reputation so /if/ they fitted me well and did a model in
weight/style I was looking for I'd be happy to get a pair to try.

I used to think "Broadish" was a useful description of a foot, but the
more I look into footwear sizing and shaping the more I regard the whole
thing as very 3d and even 2d aspects like width will vary along the
foot, so Brand X and Brand Y boots and potential customers Xavier and
Yvon might have similarly broad forefoots but very different ankles.
And so on.

Try on everything you can. If all else is basically equal for you
between a couple of brands, /then/ select according to whether it has a
union flag on the label.

Pete.
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Peter Clinch <[email hidden]> said

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Owen said:

Does anyone know if there are any British outdoor footwear
manufacturers these days? What I see in the shops seems to be made
abroad (Far East, Europe) - thinking of Meindl,Merrell,Raichle,Scarpa
etc. I know of Altberg in Yorkshire, but they have standard fittings
only from stock.

I don't know where Brashers are made, but the company is British.

Last time I looked Portugal, by now probably Taiwan or China. Certainly
NOT in the UK.

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Thanks. Useful advice. Horses for courses.

Owen

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Owen said:

Would you recommend Brashers? I mean what type do you prefer? I know
boots/shoes can be a personal thing regarding fit etc. Some of the makes
I mentioned don't seem to suit my broadish foot.

I would recommend whatever fits best, and that's a case of trying
everything on that you can. For me that's a Scarpa in size 43, AFAICT
their standard last might as well have been made around my foot, and they
make stuff like plastic telemark boots that I use and not many people
make, so I've not really looked too hard at Brashers. But they have a good
reputation so /if/ they fitted me well and did a model in weight/style I
was looking for I'd be happy to get a pair to try.

I used to think "Broadish" was a useful description of a foot, but the
more I look into footwear sizing and shaping the more I regard the whole
thing as very 3d and even 2d aspects like width will vary along the foot,
so Brand X and Brand Y boots and potential customers Xavier and Yvon might
have similarly broad forefoots but very different ankles. And so on.

Try on everything you can. If all else is basically equal for you between
a couple of brands, /then/ select according to whether it has a union flag
on the label.

Pete.
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Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
net [email hidden] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/

Why does it matter?

druidh

Peter Clinch said:

Owen said:

Does anyone know if there are any British outdoor footwear manufacturers
these days?

I don't know where Brashers are made, but the company is British.

They used to be made here in Blighty but now I think they are made in
Portugal. IMO the quality went down a little when they moved the
manufacturing. My opinion is based on two pairs of an identical model.
The second pair weren't quite as good as the first and this was a few
years ago.
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Well, apparently the British foot is supposed to be wider than our European
counterparts. I like a wide fitting, so I thought I might have a better
chance of getting that from a British mfr.

Owen

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Why does it matter?

druidh

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Hi there!

Would you recommend Brashers? I mean what type do you prefer? I
know boots/shoes can be a personal thing regarding fit etc. Some of
the makes I mentioned don't seem to suit my broadish foot.

I have Brasher Trailmasters - made in Portugal. I love 'em except on
wet algae covered rock. Not compatible with any crampons afaik but I
wasn't even considering that when I bought them. If it helps my feet
don't like anything with narrow toes but the Trailmasters fit like a
glove.

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I bought a pair of brashers last year they have lasted one year and one
month, the left boot the sole is coming off the right boot leaks, I
wont buy any more

malc

Owen said:

Hi there!

Would you recommend Brashers? I mean what type do you prefer? I know
boots/shoes can be a personal thing regarding fit etc. Some of the makes I
mentioned don't seem to suit my broadish foot.

Owen

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Owen said:

Does anyone know if there are any British outdoor footwear manufacturers
these days? What I see in the shops seems to be made abroad (Far East,
Europe) - thinking of Meindl,Merrell,Raichle,Scarpa etc. I know of
Altberg in Yorkshire, but they have standard fittings only from stock.

I don't know where Brashers are made, but the company is British.

Pete.
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Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
net [email hidden] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/

Owen said:

Well, apparently the British foot is supposed to be wider than our European
counterparts. I like a wide fitting, so I thought I might have a better
chance of getting that from a British mfr.

Owen

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Why does it matter?

druidh

I asked because I find that I don't get on with the common "European"
last either. I usually find the heel counter too wide. I've taken to
wearing Salomon boots as they seem to fit my shape better. Might be
worth a look?

druidh

Ok thanks. I'll give them a look over.

Owen

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Owen said:

Well, apparently the British foot is supposed to be wider than our
European counterparts. I like a wide fitting, so I thought I might have
a better chance of getting that from a British mfr.

Owen

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Why does it matter?

druidh

I asked because I find that I don't get on with the common "European" last
either. I usually find the heel counter too wide. I've taken to wearing
Salomon boots as they seem to fit my shape better. Might be worth a look?

druidh

What about "the great British mountain company" (is that what they call
themselves?) - Karrimor. Has anyone tried any of their boots?

On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 11:27:29 +0000, richievts
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the last which Karrimor use, are based upon typical british feet, which
are generaly wider, they also take into consideration that the toe next
to our big-toe, can be longer (not sure why just us tho).

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This "condition" is called Morton's Toe and is neither unusual nor an
affliction. I believe it is more common in Britain than elsewhere and
I believe it does tend to run in families so I guess it's genetic, at
least in part.

Incidentally it can cause some problems in walking boots. My wife
couldn't seem to get on with any pair of walking boots Brashers KBSs
etc etc and was starting to despair until one rainy day in Aviemore
(not unusual I know) we were in Cairngorm Mountain Sports and, to cut
a very long story short, they meaasured her feet on the Superfeet
thingie and found that weighted (i.e. standing up) her foot was 1.5
sizes bigger than unweighted and this was causing her toe to bang up
against the end of the boot. We bought a pair of custom Superfeet and
while the problems didn't totally go away they were reduced by a
significant amount. The lad who measured her feet said he'd never seen
such a big difference but that a difference of up to 1 size wasn't
unusual and, in his expereince, seemed to be more common in people
with morton's Toe.
Tony Henley
Pembroke, South Wales