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BadgerFace

Joined: 25 Mar 2009
Posts: 915
Location: Sussex

Posted: Thu Nov 10, 11 12:48 pm Post subject:

Green Man wrote:

Muck Derwents have a chunkier grip than the Ribbles.

I have muckboot 'tays' the 4x4 of the wellie world ! Just started on my second pair, first ones lasted two years. I've tried all sorts of wellies, none have lived longer than six months, except my very first pair of hunters, but that was a lifetime ago.

RichardW

Joined: 24 Aug 2006
Posts: 8443
Location: Llyn Peninsular North Wales

Posted: Thu Nov 10, 11 1:44 pm Post subject:
My Dunlop Purofort Thermo Plus Safety Wellington Boots are in their 5th year now. Have s light weep if fully submerged. Not cheap but warm, comfortable & have good grip.

sgt.colon

Joined: 27 Jul 2009
Posts: 7380
Location: Just south of north.

Posted: Thu Nov 10, 11 2:20 pm Post subject:

RichardW wrote:

Have s light weep if fully submerged.

I suspect it's coming over the top.

RichardW

Joined: 24 Aug 2006
Posts: 8443
Location: Llyn Peninsular North Wales

Posted: Thu Nov 10, 11 2:31 pm Post subject:
lol

Melli-Jane

Joined: 09 Mar 2011
Posts: 272
Location: East Sussex

Posted: Thu Nov 24, 11 1:42 pm Post subject:

I have a pair of Henry Cane shearling lined wellies that I bought at Olympia Horse Show 2 years ago - they've just started to split on the top of the foot so will be buying some more on my annual Olympia day out - about �30 a pair which isn't bad given 2 years hard graft, really comfy and warm and close fitting soft rubber so don't tend to flap (which means the pigs don't break my neck biting the back of them!).
Can't seem to find them online unfortunately other than on eBay.

12Bore

Joined: 15 Jun 2008
Posts: 9089
Location: Paddling in the Mersey

Posted: Sun Jan 01, 12 9:36 pm Post subject:
I bought a pair of these today, good sole, 4mm neoprene lining, CHEAP! Let's see how long they last https://www.winfieldsmegastore.com/regatta-oxwood-neoprene-lined-mens-wellingtons-p-mf085-c-dk-olive.html

Lorrainelovesplants

Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Posts: 6521
Location: Dordogne

Posted: Mon Jan 02, 12 5:00 pm Post subject:

I too have Hunters...2nd pair - this one has lasted 5 years so far.
John has cheap as chips industrial black with steel toes - his have lasted 2 years and are split.
Ive been looking at prices and they have gone up for wellies - bit unsure why....
All summer I wear cheap crocs from tragos - �5 a pair...I only stopped wearing them in Oct, and wear them round the house instead of outside in the wet.
If i could find cheap Trago type clogs Id be happy (no holes to let in rain or puddles)

12Bore

Joined: 15 Jun 2008
Posts: 9089
Location: Paddling in the Mersey

Posted: Mon Jan 02, 12 6:29 pm Post subject:
These are to replace a pair of Hunters that I've had for years and which have taken some serious abuse. New Hunters don't seem anything like as good, and they're damned expensive too!

Surrey Dodger

Joined: 02 Jan 2012
Posts: 16

Posted: Tue Jan 03, 12 11:13 pm Post subject:
I converted to Le Chameaux' after 30 years in Hunter's. Not that I felt the Hunter's were bad or anything but I have to say, the neoprene lined Chammies are just the most comfortable and warm things I've donned in years. Only prob is they're a bit pricey, over a �100

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 12 1:53 pm Post subject:
My Acifort's have bitten the dust - or rather a blackthorn has come up through the sole on one of them and there's been an ingress of mud at the toe end so I'm getting a new pair.

Green Rosie

Joined: 13 May 2007
Posts: 10498
Location: Calvados, France

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 12 1:57 pm Post subject:

Surrey Dodger wrote:

I converted to Le Chameaux' after 30 years in Hunter's. Not that I felt the Hunter's were bad or anything but I have to say, the neoprene lined Chammies are just the most comfortable and warm things I've donned in years. Only prob is they're a bit pricey, over a �100

You need to get over here to France. I paid �52 for mine and then found out there is a factory shop selling seconds just down the road and a friend got a pair for �15

Bugs

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 10744

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 12 5:55 pm Post subject:

I steeled myself to paying what I thought was the extravagent price of �35 for a pair of Argylls a couple of years ago. They've had quite a bit of wear, dog walking and on the beach, and fingers crossed are still going strong. I like the shaped feet and heel which give a reasonable grip/pressure in mud and much better protection against rocks than my old green wellies, and the shaped leg is a nice fit for me (higher at the front than the back). I would probably buy another pair if these broke/got damaged, but I'd certainly pay a bit more for wellies in the future for the comfort more than anything else.

I also love my hideous pink Crocs for the garden and beach. Not much good in the snow though.

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 12 9:21 pm Post subject:
Having new wellies feels so luxurious

T.G

Joined: 13 Sep 2009
Posts: 7280
Location: Somewhere you're not

Posted: Wed Jan 04, 12 9:30 pm Post subject:

having had a myriad of boots and wellies over the years, hunters were ok but having had three split in the same year a few years back I decided to change to something more capable of the task in hand� I choose muckers, comfrey, quick on and off and keep me upright in the ice and snow� have a smashing pair of panthers too, wonderful boots, keep ankles supported appear to be well laced and look smart except are slip on and are suitable for a quick mount when needed�only downside is they are merely shower and puddle proof.

ScarySara

Joined: 31 Mar 2009
Posts: 45
Location: Wales\Shropshire border

Posted: Thu Apr 12, 12 1:58 pm Post subject:
if anyone is interested I bought Argyles and they have been blooming brilliant. still going strong. They are made by Hunter, which I hadn't realised.

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