Homesteading footwear
When I first started
homesteading I was using one pair of decent work boots as an all season
solution.
It wasn't working all that
well in our Rainforest like climate. My last all purpose boot was an
expensive pair of Timberlands, which only lasted 10 months before they got worn to the point of no
repair.
My new strategy is to split
the work into three chunks.
1. Dry to moist- Ariat hiking boots
2. Soaked in the ground wet- Muck Chore boots
3. Flooded over the calf- Pro Line hip waders
None of these options are
steel toed. Something I was forced to wear in the Navy where dropping
something heavy was an everyday possibility. I guess if I was doing more
industrial farming or working with a tractor I might consider going
back to wearing a steel toe.
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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
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Everett --- The only thing I add is a pair of Tevas for summer gardening (as long as I'm not doing too much digging.)
Eric --- You and Everett have a good point about the safety issues with non-steel toe boots. Mark might should get a pair just for chainsawing....