OregonYukon Class 1 Leather Chainsaw Protective Boot

Good sturdy boot . True to size . Great value

I wanted budget chainsaw gear and chose these boots after spending too long reading reviews.They arrived really quickly and they fit perfectly. I wear size UK 11 / EU 46 in all footwear unless it's weirdly sized. These fit true to my normal size, slightly wide fitting but that suits my feet. They have a nice amount of room in the toe without being sloppy. Boots often pinch my toes together.They are really comfortable out of the box and very sturdy. No idea why anyone would pay £250 ish for a lot of the boots on offer.There are a number of complaints about the lacing eyes. They look OK to me but can't comment until they've seen some use.Would definitely buy again.

Clearly good quality for the price, reasonably comfortable and wide fitting. Boots are quite bulky, but not overly so. However, the sole is quite thin and soft. You can feel most things you are walking on through them. For working on very rough ground with stumps, roots and rocks these boots are unlikely to be suitable.

Boots are good quality and tough, protect feet from chainsaw as well as dropping heavy items on feet. They are quite stiff so do not flex well but that seems to be a tradeoff for the protection they provide. Sizing wise I usually wear 44-45 (EU) sized boots (e.g for hiking), and went for the 10.5 (UK)/45 EU sized Oregon boot. These are a touch to big for me, but not so much that I need to swap them. Instead I make sure to wear a thick sock and it works out ok - its not like I'm hiking 20 miles in them, but if I were I'd probably want to try the size 10s.

I have been using chainsaws for more than 20 years and in that time I've tried a few pairs of boots as I'm a great believer in protecting myself from injury as a chainsaw is capable of inflicting awful injuries. I've just sold my previous, not very old, pair as they became tight and uncomfortable for some reason and would inflict pins and needles after 10 minutes wear on one foot. Weird but true.Out of the box these boots are quite big, very substantial but not over-heavy and , importantly not tight, probably because I ordered a size bigger than my actual shoe size. I was prepared to have to wear extra socks but I don't think I'm going to need to unless after they have loosened up and broken in there may possibly be just a tad too much leeway size-wise. I feel a bit like Herman Munster walking around in them which my wife thinks is hilarious but in time they will no doubt wear in just fine.Class 1 protection, not class 2...the difference being 4 metres per second chain speed however that does not concern me in the slightest and for the price I paid I am extremely happy with, and can highly recommend (so far), these boots.

I had my reservations about buying these boots. I'm glad I bought them. Like any new boots a bit hard at first. But when you break them in, they are quite comfortable. I ordered a size up and stuck a pair of memory foam soles in them. They are very sturdy and well made boots. Highly recommended.

I was hoping for more, especially in terms of comfort. It's like wearing ski boots, with the top of the boot coming a long way above the ankle. Whilst this adds protection, the material is extremely inflexible making walking in them difficult. In addition, the laces are very, very short. Maybe I just had a bad pair, given other positive views.

They are just about OK, but a false economy if you are more than an occasional user.The fit is not good on these; it is very hard to tighten sufficiently across the instep and the tops rub.The laces are poor quality and chaff against the top 4 nooks. One of these lower lace hooks snapped on mine, after six - seven months, making them even more tricky to tighten.Meindls are less expensive over the lifetime of the boot, at £195 (Steins are around £210) - but then my last Meindls lasted for five years working hard and were more comfortable (I could actually walk long distances in them), so £40 per year on Meindle - these Yukon lasted less than one year, so only £85, but that's £85 per year and they're uncomfortable. - A false economy. Also, you definitely couldn't climb in these.In summary, you possibly get what you pay for: if you are an occasional home user they'll do OK, if you're going to be doing serious tree work, or groundying, you need to double your budget and get "proper" chainsaw boots.