The best rubber farming boots are essential for your day-to-day work on the farm. Whether you walk around in them for a whole day or just a few hours, buying strong, comfortable, and safe farming boots will make your work in the field and stables a lot more pleasant. With the right footwear, you will suffer less fatigue, experience no discomfort, and not have to worry about losing income due to work accidents, such as slipping or a heavy object falling on your foot.
But what are the best rubber farming boots? They are not actually made of rubber, but of NEOTANE. This high-quality polyurethane has been specially developed by Bekina Boots to produce strong, flexible, and lightweight farming boots as an alternative to rubber boots.
Bekina Boots NEOTANE work boots first stand out because of their weight. They are 40% lighter compared with rubber and PVC work boots, and therefore more comfortable to wear all day long. In addition, NEOTANE is stronger and therefore more durable: on average, Bekina Boots’ work boots last three times longer than farming boots made of any other material. Good for the environment, but also for you as an independent farmer. After all, boots that last longer save a lot of money!
According to the testimonials for Bekina Boots farming boots, they are loved by farmers for their increased comfort. NEOTANE polyurethane is a very flexible material, which is useful if you must squat or kneel a lot. But Bekina Boots work boots with a wider shaft, such as the StepliteX SolidGrip, are also an extra-comfortable alternative to rubber boots for men with sturdy calves. Are you a farming woman looking for rubber boots, or do you have slimmer calves? If so, the Steplite EasyGrip work boots, with a fit that is slightly tighter around the legs, are ideal for you.
Polyurethane is also a suitable alternative to rubber work boots for farmers who often work in the cold outdoors because the NEOTANE work boots from Bekina Boots provide extra thermal insulation to keep your feet nice and warm. Those who work in really cold temperatures choose the supple StepliteX ThermoProtec work boots, which insulate down to -40 °F (-40 °C), or the Thermolite IceShield, which provide thermal insulation all the way down to -58 °F (-50 °C).
These winter work boots are interesting, for example, in the milking parlor or for leek farmers who have to stand still for a long time while they rinse their vegetables in a cold, wet shed. As farmer Ivo from Anzegem says in his review of Bekina Boots:
“We stand there five days a week, about eleven hours a day, on the wet concrete floor. Because you’re standing still most of the time, it’s also cold. On top of that, the pieces of leek that fall on the ground are very smooth and you can slip on them. So I need thermo rubber boots that are warm, waterproof, and slip-resistant.”
As a farmer, you're concerned about safety as well as comfort. Because you often work alone in extreme conditions, accidents can happen in an instant, but a pair of safety boots can prevent a lot of things from happening. Bekina Boots farming boots are SRC-certified. This means they are slip-resistant and therefore guarantee better grip on slippery surfaces. Whether you're working in mud, on a slippery concrete floor, or getting onto the tractor with wet boots, work boots with a firm grip keep you safe and prevent you from falling.
You can also make your agricultural work boots extra-safe by choosing steel toe rubber safety boots. This complies with safety level S4. Want even more protection? Choose safety level S5 boots with a composite toe and midsole.
The safety of our agricultural work boots has been proven in our laboratory, where we test the polyurethane material’s resistance to heavy and sharp objects, among other things. Our required certificates issued by globally Accredited Test Institutes are the most important of all. In that respect too, Bekina Boots’ work boots meet all the predefined requirements and standards.
Sometimes it’s the little things that make a pair of work boots the best rubber farming boots. In addition to their durability, comfort, and safety, Bekina Boots agricultural work boots are made of NEOTANE polyurethane and:
Still need help choosing work boots that meet all your personal needs? Our agricultural work boot checklist is here to help.