Does anyone mow the grass barefoot ??

I made a conscious effort to mow my lawn barefoot every chance I have. Hence the green toenails I've inherited. Unfortunately, the one thing that proved to be most bothersome was contracting poison ivy on the tops of my feet. Sadly, the weather here on the east coast is starting to drop into the forties F and my days of mowing the lawn barefoot have all but come to an end for another year. :&

I am happy to report that I made it into the local movie theatre barefoot the other day. Neither the woman at the ticket window nor the man collecting tickets seemed to notice that I was unshod. I must say the carpeting at the theatre proved to be the most comfortable carpet these feet have ever experienced.

Hopefully, next spring/summer this will be a regular occurance.

 

make sure that your lawn is free from stones, nails, broken glass. the spinning blade of a lawn mower can create a "shrapnel" effect with them. p.s. I dont think that the grass container can be an effective protection.
lawn mower accidents do happen. barefooting feels good, mutilation doesnt. read something about this issue and consider your steel-tip safety boots your insurance on future barefoot strolls. http://www.acfas.org/press/press-releases/Seasonal/prmowers.htm

 

I mow the lawn barefoot, but my lawn is level too. I don't have to worry about slipping on any slopes, with or without shoes on.

For all the times I wore shoes while mowing, I never considered wearing steel-toed shoes. I simply put shoes on and did it. I think the shoes *might* have offered a little protection, but the kind I wore probably wouldn't have prevented the blade from cutting into my foot, if I actually got a foot under the mower.

How many people actually wear steel-toed shoes to mow lawns anyway?

 

I always mow barefoot, most of out mowing is on a rider, but I usually save about 1/4 of it for the push mower since it feels awesome, I am not saying its safe but I haven't had a problem. However weed wacking i put on shoes and pants otherwise it cuts up my legs. The grassy soles are awesome after mowing.

 

OK , not many. Maybe it's all paranoia. I suppose that if your machine is alright and there are no stones or other kind of debris, barefoot lawnmowing can be reasonably safe. Just wanted to say that shoes should be considered for what they are -protections.

 

I used to mow the lawn barefoot every 2 weeks for 4 years in a row with no problems. I used an electric lawnmower, the kind you plug in. It was a pain keeping the cord from pulling out all the time but I got the hang of it.

 

Never tried an electric mower. I'm sure it's much more pleasant than the gas exhaust smell. And you still get the green stained soles. I have beeen using my new leaf blower (electric) and was amused by the warnings to wear sturdy shoes. I do think hearing protection is in order. But shoes are not necessary.

 

I've seen instructions for such lawn equipment specifying freakin' long pants [axesmiley] Not Happening Ever. And the sturdy shoes thing too.

 

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