Nailed boots

On 26 Jan 2006 09:07:21 -0800, "Paul Gretton" <[email hidden]>
wrote:

|Do any of you still wear nailed boots? The pair I had in the late 60s
|were great on verglas or where a stream had flooded a path and then
|frozen -- that sort of thing. I could have really used a pair this
|afternoon on some icy country lanes here in the far south of the
|Netherlands (the only -- sort of -- hilly bit). My vibrams had me
|slithering. Can one still get nailed boots? The last time I saw a pair
|was on a farmer in Snowdonia in about 1990. (I suppose the army still
|wear them for ceremonial stuff, so there must be a manufacturer
|somewhere.)

I use boots, trainers and sandals with sticky rubber soles which are better
than plain rubber soles. Sort of a cross between ordinary rubber and the
special boots the climbers wear. Mind you a fortnight ago in my walking
down an icy concrete slope covered in Ice and ended up on my back, so they
are not perfect.
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Errrr..........my question was about nailed boots.

Cheers, Paul

Paul Gretton said:

Errrr..........my question was about nailed boots.

Not boots (sorry...) but my orienteering shoes have nails in some of the
studs. A bit noisy when you run on tarmac 🙂

Roos

I seem to remember some Scandinavian "walking wellies" also have nails
in the studs but I haven't seen those in the shops for years (either in
NL of the UK).

Cheers, Paul

Quoted message said:

Not boots (sorry...) but my orienteering shoes have nails in some of

the

Quoted message said:

studs. A bit noisy when you run on tarmac 🙂

Hi Roos,

Can you tell me the make and model of those please ?

Thanks,

--
Boo

Not exactly boots, but I have seen some 'over-spikes' that you can
stretch over the soles of your boots to give grip on ice.
I haven't tried them myself, so I couldn't recommend them but details
can be found at www.foothealthcare.com according the the bit of blurb I
read.
Hope that helps :-)

Quoted message said:

Do any of you still wear nailed boots? The pair I had in the late 60s
were great on verglas or where a stream had flooded a path and then
frozen -- that sort of thing. I could have really used a pair this
afternoon on some icy country lanes here in the far south of the
Netherlands (the only -- sort of -- hilly bit). My vibrams had me
slithering. Can one still get nailed boots? The last time I saw a pair
was on a farmer in Snowdonia in about 1990. (I suppose the army still
wear them for ceremonial stuff, so there must be a manufacturer
somewhere.)

There are still used. Especially on steep grassy slopes of Central
Switzerland. There, these guys are still out in the summer to make the so
called "wild hay".
I guess Tricouni nails are still available. But I really do not know where
one can get them. And once one got them, the problem of the nailing itself
still remains. I doubt any modern shoemaker can still do this.
If you want, I could try to find some more information... .

--
Charles Lehmann
European mountain leader
Nordic Walking instructor
www.destination-montagne.ch

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Quoted message said:

Do any of you still wear nailed boots? The pair I had in the late 60s
were great on verglas or where a stream had flooded a path and then
frozen -- that sort of thing. I could have really used a pair this
afternoon on some icy country lanes here in the far south of the
Netherlands (the only -- sort of -- hilly bit). My vibrams had me
slithering. Can one still get nailed boots? The last time I saw a pair
was on a farmer in Snowdonia in about 1990. (I suppose the army still
wear them for ceremonial stuff, so there must be a manufacturer
somewhere.)

Possibly 2 years ago, I think in the Cheviots, I met an elderly man with
what I call "segs" on his boots. I only spoke to him a few minutes, but I
did remark on the noise and marks on the rocks his boots were making. I
think they were fairly modern boots - possibly Brashers.

Segs, are small metal plates which you nail to the soles of your shoes or
boots. They ranged from semi-circles to studs and were very popular in my
young days in the 70's. I don't know if you can get them now as I've never
looked. They might even be called someting different in other parts of this
country. All cobblers used to carry a range of them.

is this what you need?
http://www.timpson.co.uk/online-store/type.asp?type_id=45&cat_id=9

Jhimmy

Paul Gretton said:

Do any of you still wear nailed boots?

I don't but always think there are far too many scratch marks on rocky
paths for walking poles to have made, I suppose the thing about nail
marks is they would be in series patterns.

AJH

Boo reply_to_group_not_me@spam_me_no_spam.net said:

Quoted message said:

Not boots (sorry...) but my orienteering shoes have nails in some of

the

Quoted message said:

studs. A bit noisy when you run on tarmac 🙂

Quoted message said:

Hi Roos,

Quoted message said:

Can you tell me the make and model of those please ?

This page shows a selection of makes and models:

http://www.compasspoint-online.co.uk/acatalog/Metal_Studded_Orienteering_Shoes.html

Roos

I did a search on Google for Boots with nails,and came up with "Boots Nail
Kit" which I don't think is quite what you had in mind! However, why don't
you ask a farrier to put nails in a boot of your choice?
Robert

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Quoted message said:

Paul Gretton said:

Do any of you still wear nailed boots?

I don't but always think there are far too many scratch marks on rocky
paths for walking poles to have made, I suppose the thing about nail
marks is they would be in series patterns.

AJH

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Gretton <[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

Do any of you still wear nailed boots? The pair I had in the late 60s
were great on verglas or where a stream had flooded a path and then
frozen -- that sort of thing. I could have really used a pair this
afternoon on some icy country lanes here in the far south of the
Netherlands (the only -- sort of -- hilly bit). My vibrams had me
slithering. Can one still get nailed boots? The last time I saw a pair
was on a farmer in Snowdonia in about 1990. (I suppose the army still
wear them for ceremonial stuff, so there must be a manufacturer
somewhere.)

I've got a couple of pairs of hand-made leather nailed boots.

Not much use for hillwalking though, they're replica 17th century boots
which I wear when fighting in the pike block of a royalist regiment in
the Sealed Knot:

http://www.sealedknot.org/

Regards
--
Neil Pugh

Jhimmy said:

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Quoted message said:

Do any of you still wear nailed boots? The pair I had in the late 60s
were great on verglas or where a stream had flooded a path and then
frozen -- that sort of thing. I could have really used a pair this
afternoon on some icy country lanes here in the far south of the
Netherlands (the only -- sort of -- hilly bit). My vibrams had me
slithering. Can one still get nailed boots? The last time I saw a pair
was on a farmer in Snowdonia in about 1990. (I suppose the army still
wear them for ceremonial stuff, so there must be a manufacturer
somewhere.)

Possibly 2 years ago, I think in the Cheviots, I met an elderly man with
what I call "segs" on his boots. I only spoke to him a few minutes, but I
did remark on the noise and marks on the rocks his boots were making. I
think they were fairly modern boots - possibly Brashers.

Segs, are small metal plates which you nail to the soles of your shoes or
boots. They ranged from semi-circles to studs and were very popular in my
young days in the 70's. I don't know if you can get them now as I've never
looked. They might even be called someting different in other parts of this
country. All cobblers used to carry a range of them.

is this what you need?
http://www.timpson.co.uk/online-store/type.asp?type_id=45&cat_id=9

I remember "Segs" from the '60's as metal SEGments applied to the heel
or toe of a shoe to help them last longer. You could slide a lot
further along the school corridor if you had them on your shoes, too.
Don't think they'd be very effective for grip, though. Segs or Blakeys
were always wedge or kidney-shaped - I don't remember any studs or
anything remotely resembling any of the tricouni nails that Poucher
talked about . . .

Quoted message said:

This page shows a selection of makes and models:

http://www.compasspoint-online.co.uk/acatalog/Metal_Studded_Orienteering_Shoes.html

Thanks, a most interesting shop. It's unfortunate they don't have an
outlet in Brighton. I will have to look around for some of those models
nearer to home 'cos I really don't like buying footwear without trying
it on first.

Cheers,

--
Boo

Boo reply_to_group_not_me@spam_me_no_spam.net said:

Quoted message said:

This page shows a selection of makes and models:

http://www.compasspoint-online.co.uk/acatalog/Metal_Studded_Orienteering_Shoes.html

Thanks, a most interesting shop. It's unfortunate they don't have an
outlet in Brighton. I will have to look around for some of those models
nearer to home 'cos I really don't like buying footwear without trying
it on first.

They (and similar shops) often travel to the larger orienteering events
all over the UK and have a stall there. May be worth asking them when they
are somewhere near you.

Roos

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Gretton <[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

Do any of you still wear nailed boots?

Some of W.A. Pouchers guides showed the correct way to nail a boot.
(I haven't got my copy here but I'm pretty sure his Lakes book has the
info).

See:

http://www.stridingedge.com/catalogue/poucher.html#

I'm glad I found that site, I've got the original hardbacks of his Lakes
and Dales books but not Scotland or Wales. Where's the credit card?

Regards
--
Neil Pugh

On Thu, 26 Jan 2006 23:27:32 +0000, Alan Dicey
<[email hidden]> wrote:

|>
|> Possibly 2 years ago, I think in the Cheviots, I met an elderly man with
|> what I call "segs" on his boots. I only spoke to him a few minutes, but I
|> did remark on the noise and marks on the rocks his boots were making. I
|> think they were fairly modern boots - possibly Brashers.
|>
|> Segs, are small metal plates which you nail to the soles of your shoesor
|> boots. They ranged from semi-circles to studs and were very popular in my
|> young days in the 70's. I don't know if you can get them now as I've never
|> looked. They might even be called someting different in other parts of this
|> country. All cobblers used to carry a range of them.
|>
|> is this what you need?
|> http://www.timpson.co.uk/online-store/type.asp?type_id=45&cat_id=9
|>
|
|I remember "Segs" from the '60's as metal SEGments applied to the heel
|or toe of a shoe to help them last longer. You could slide a lot
|further along the school corridor if you had them on your shoes, too.
|Don't think they'd be very effective for grip, though. Segs or Blakeys
|were always wedge or kidney-shaped - I don't remember any studs or
|anything remotely resembling any of the tricouni nails that Poucher
|talked about . . .

I once Long, Long, Long, ago wore boots with segs and three cornered studs.
They were not too bad on Millstone Grit, but on water worn limestone they
were useless.
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Paul Gretton said:

I seem to remember some Scandinavian "walking wellies" also have nails
in the studs but I haven't seen those in the shops for years (either in
NL of the UK).

Nokian Trimmis, the studs are optional extras, they're still quite
widely available in the UK. I think I saw some in Needle Sports last
year, and I know Compass Point do them (also steel studded orienteering
shoes like Roos' Silva K100s) though the wellies don't seem to be in
their online shop.

Pete.
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"Paul Gretton" <[email hidden]> wrote

.... > there must be a manufacturer

Quoted message said:

somewhere.)

You could try here ;-)

http://www.simpkins57.freeserve.co.uk/boots.jpg

Tony