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Over the past year, Boot Kidz has collected a selection of boot stands links. We hope you find these links useful. If you're looking to buy a boot stand then you'll find an extensive selection of links to relevant pages to allow you to buy the perfect boot stand for your home, farm, or business. If you're a boot stand seller we want to add your link here so please send an email to webmaster@bootkidz.co.uk ). If you'd like to leave a link or comment, please see the comment section at the bottom of this page.

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What are boot stands?

Boot stands are used to dry and air rubber boots. Rubber boots as against neoprene or other synthetic boots need to be looked after. Rubber boots tend to get rather smelly during the damp winter months and allowing them to dry naturally is important when it comes to extending the working duration of your boots. Airing your boots prevents mould and bacteria from growing on the inside of the boot and makes your boots last longer (and smell better too!). The bacteria and mould can cause fungal infections  of the skin of the foot (prevent athletes foot and ringworm). Airing and cleaning your boots is an essential part of boot care and maintenance.

How to use boot stands

Place your boots on the pegs preferably outside your house and allow them to dry naturally. Most boot stands have vertical pegs to allow water and mud to drip out with the aid of gravity. Make sure there is enough ventilation in the boot drying area and that the humidity is low. Mould prefers damp and dark places. Some boot stands have special boot opening devices that spread the boot to allow for better airing. Other boot stands have curled ends which do the same thing. Remember that rubber boots should not be left in direct sunlight as this degrades the rubber. Some more up-market boot stands have in-built boot brushes and scrapers to allow you to clean your boots before hanging them up. Consider putting a boot jack and a doormat near the boot stand to allow the boot wearers to scrape the bases of their boots and scrub the large pieces of grass and mud off the boot. The boot jack is a nifty device that hooks onto the back of the boot and allows the user to remove the boot without using their hands.

Smelly Boots

If you have smelly boots then you can try to replace the insole. Contact the manufacturer of your boots to see if insoles are available for purchase. Another tip is to put bicarbonate of soda/baking soda inside the boot .

Types of boot stands

There are different types of rubber boot stands, including:

• Mounting types: either wall mounted or free-standing on the floor (see below)
• All wood - wooden base with wooden pegs made in either oak, beech, or pine
• Electronic - gadget, great gift idea
• Metal (usually cast iron or steel) - these stands tend to be more expensive due to the manufacturing process used.
• Fashionable boot racks - the Wellington Boot has become a hot fashion item - even to be worn to the dentist - so not surprisingly colourful stands in lilac, pink, blue, red, and silver are readily available
• Industrial - meat and poultry processing factories use sophisticated boot cleaning, washing, and drying machines. This is necessary for health and safety reasons (especially now with avian flu and mad cow disease (PDF) ) and to allow for quick cleaning and drying for the next shift. These have germicidal lamps for destroying bacteria and are electrically heated to speed-up drying.

Mounting Types

Wall Mounted

Free-standing on the floor

Fashionable, Hand-Made

Wooden Boot Stand Types

Pine

Beech

Oak

Metal Boot Stand Types

Cast Iron

Steel (Powder Coated) , See here for a non-peg version

Other Stand Types

Gadget

Alternative