Metal Free Boots

[Dig It]

I've been wearing the Bates that mn90403 show's a photo  of, light and comfortable ....

[rvpopeye]

They even look comfortable. 👍 THX mn.

And the price looks very comfortable too .🤔

[mn90403]

Depending on the browser you use (This Session is MS Edge) I get shopping notices that pop up on the site.  Now everything is UA and this is their line of boots.  The problem with most boot manufacturers is that they don't keep track of the metal.  Not all zippered boots have metal, but most are made of metal.  I don't know if I would want a zipper on a boot if it was not metal.  Has anyone used boots with non-metal zippers?

I have a couple of surplus and police supply stores locally where I can go in with a pointer and know if it has metal toes or stabilizers.

Feet are important folks.  As I get older, I detect less and think I should just wear the same old boots but maybe a new pair will keep me out a little longer.

Under Armour Boot Line

Find the one you like and shop it online and you can find a site that will sell for much less.

[jasong]

1 hour ago, mn90403 said:

Not all zippered boots have metal, but most are made of metal.  I don't know if I would want a zipper on a boot if it was not metal.  Has anyone used boots with non-metal zippers?

Yes, I exclusively used zippered boots from the day I started detecting as I don't like wasting time on laces. Most plastic zippers still had a metal eyelet on the bottom, or sometimes a part of the zipper would be metal too. The eyelet usually wasn't a problem (if it signaled it was weak and always the same place) until I moved into bigger coils on the GPZ. Pretty much every pair would end up bending/warping a bit on the zipper or losing a few teeth at season's end, but most lasted as long as the boot did before wearing holes into the toe, heels, or the stitching blowing out, so the zipper failures generally happened after the boots were bound for the trash anyways.  

I couldn't get a pair of Bates to last a whole season. Solid leather 5-11 (discontinued) and the old standby Converse/Reebok zippered boots were slightly better but I'd still destroy them after 1 season to the point I needed a new pair. 

Moved to the slip on composite toe Wolverines - less failure point than with zippers, waterproof, and these seams haven't failed on me yet, and I don't wear holes through them in 1 season from kicking ground - plus absolutely zero metal. Most durable soles of any boot I tried by far. After 2 years of use now I can say yhey are my detecting boots and every day footwear too now. Finally gave up the zippered boots, To me they are the best detecting boots out there, but ankle support lacks compared to laceups.