Don't be afraid. This is fun. What do you have to lose? Just upload a picture of your Blundstone CSA Safety Boots boots and a few words about them and your Blundstone boots could win you a free pair. To enter by email click here.
When is the contest running?
June 1st, 2010 - May 31, 2011.
The fine print...
All photos and words submitted in this CSA boots contest become the sole property of Blundstone Canada (Tin Shack Ltd.) and can be used at our discretion.
These Work entries:
We've heard from builders, teachers and nurses about the adventures of their Blundstone
CSA boots. We want to see your CSA boots at work and that may win you a pair of
CSA Blundstone boots.
I’ve spent 12 hrs.- 6 days a week for the past 8 months welding/ fabricating and grinding in these boots.They saw every mile of the Alberta Clipper pipeline from Edmonton Ab. to Burstall Sk. By far they are the most comfortable and longlasting workboot I’ve ever owned.I’ve been a loyal customer since 01 and just ordered my next pair today. Don’t think for a minute these boots will end up in the dump. Only the leather is worn from the steel toe it’s perfect everywhere else. He will continue to wear these in his shop as he has the next few months off.
I’ve had my Blunstones for about 5 years now and they go everywhere with me including work! They’ve walked through the harshest of conditions in Canada including the frozen arctic. For the past few years I’ve been an air ambulance pilot in Manitoba and the Nunavut. In this line of work they are the perfect multi purpose boot, from inside the cockpit to outside on the burning hot asphalt, or even an ice covered maneuvering area. People always ask questions about these boots, just wondering how they hold up to the extremes and I keep telling them, they’re all you need! Just throw on a couple pairs of socks!! Here’s a picture of me in Arviat, NU at -40C during a medevac, (formally known as Eskimo Point).
This spring, work began on my sister and brother in law’s new house. The house is being constructed with natural building techniques, including straw and clay walls. I was eager to help out, but I was informed that I needed to wear safety boots on the construction site. Glad to have an excuse to buy a pair of Blundstone boots, I purchased a pair at my neighbourhood shoe store. The boots were the best. They kept my feet dry and blister free the entire week.
Sirs: I was returning from a month of field research on the species diversity of beetles and other insects in the forests of the Lesser Antillean island of St. Vincent when I met Jim Ranscombe in the airport on Barbados. I did not know he was the manager of the Queen St. West, Toronto, Blundstone boot store. He noticed my Blundstone boots and asked about them. I was well pleased with them and talked up a good sales pitch to recommend them to him. He then told me who he was and how he was pleased at my compliments. I then introduced myself as a biology professor at Carleton University, Ottawa, and explained that I did a lot of field work in diverse places, all with my Blundstone Boots. And I received an invitation to say a few good words about the boots to a wider audience. Here they are:
I have used my pair for some 8 years in field work in North America, and the West Indies, and Africa. In caves, tropical forests, and northern tundra habitats. They have been splendid in this diverse mix of habitats. The only down side is that the heels have finally worn down and some replacements will be needed before my next field season. I attach a photo from a few years back of working in caves in Quebec.
Some things are made better than other things. Obvious, I know, but then why do we still choose to buy and make things that are poor quality, won’t perform as well as others, and won’t last?
These old boots…Blundstone CSA Greenpatch. Steel toed slip-on wonder boots. They don’t look like much now and are finally in need of replacement. 6 years old. A few years of cement and mud while building foundations. Walks with Lisa and the dog on the beach pretty much every day for the past couple of years in rain and snow. Early morning surf checks. Digging in the garden. Quality. They aren’t cheap, but they are good.
This is a picture of me and my Blundstone Boots coming back from a mine site 300k NE of Whitehorse, YK at 10000 feet in the air. The best boots, no BS that I have ever worn!!!!
Trying to find the right footwear for my office has not been easy, but it is always in the more remote places in the world that you stumble upon some of earths most interesting things. It was not until I started flying northern parts of Canada that I found the perfect footwear for the office. Take it easy. Enjoy whats out there in comfort!
Byron Barrenechea
Two-and-a-half years ago I put my hand through a table saw at work. My girlfriend convinced me to buy a pair of lace free Blundstone boots because I wouldn’t be able to tie up my boots for a while. Since we were downtown, (Toronto, Canada), we also stopped by city hall to obtain a marriage license. I wanted to marry this woman right away; she took care of me when I got hurt, and introducing me to Blundstone boots was part of that. (We were married 30 days later). Larissa and I just had our first child, and I’m still wearing the boots that started it all!
I’ve spent 12 hrs.- 6 days a week for the past 8 months welding/ fabricating and grinding in these boots.They saw every mile of the Alberta Clipper pipeline from Edmonton Ab. to Burstall Sk. By far they are the most comfortable and longlasting workboot I’ve ever owned.I’ve been a loyal customer since 01 and just ordered my next pair today. Don’t think for a minute these boots will end up in the dump. Only the leather is worn from the steel toe it’s perfect everywhere else. He will continue to wear these in his shop as he has the next few months off.
