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Footwear - Wellies Vs Boots

Postby Airgun_Jon » Tue Mar 14, 2017 5:25 pm

Just interested to find out what footwear people prefer when out in the field/stalking.

My own thoughts...

Wellies
Pros: waterproof, good in deeper puddles, easy to clean, low maintenance.

Cons: can be noisy (slap against ya calf with every step), get stuck in the mud (nothing quite like that moment you take a step forward only to have the earth swallow your wellie leaving you doing gymnastics in the middle of a puddle), not always so comfy

Boots
Pros: more comfy, quieter, stay on your feet, easier to drive in.

Cons: not so good in deeper puddles, pain to clean, require more treatment/proofing
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Re: Footwear - Wellies Vs Boots

Postby robg » Tue Mar 14, 2017 11:21 pm

Yep that sums it up .boots for me with waterproof inner knee length booties from Silverman's .
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Re: Footwear - Wellies Vs Boots

Postby Buffy Vampire Slayer » Wed Mar 15, 2017 6:34 am

if your wellies come off,it serves you right for buying cheap,ill fitting ones.
same goes for slapping round your calves.
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Re: Footwear - Wellies Vs Boots

Postby Airgun_Jon » Wed Mar 15, 2017 5:37 pm

True up to a point in that better quality wellies fit better, but in my experience and having a narrow heal, it doesn't matter how good/expensive the wellies are, the very nature of them being one piece of material with no laces means there is always a degree of movement and play that has to be there so you can physically get your foot in/out, but means the back of my foot moves about. Boots solve this problem with laces.

How do you know i buy cheap anyway?! Or were you the strange bloke always on my shoulder when I was browsing the wellies down the shops the other day :-P
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Re: Footwear - Wellies Vs Boots

Postby Les1066 » Wed Mar 15, 2017 6:05 pm

I wear well treated leather boots (well treated = dubbin/Ko-Cho-Line etc etc). Wellies are OK for certain conditions. I tend to wear what I think might be best on the day ............ although I probably get it wrong as often as I get it right. :hmm:
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Re: Footwear - Wellies Vs Boots

Postby mathspete » Wed Mar 15, 2017 8:08 pm

Neoprene wellies for me, snug fitting, lovely and warm, flexible enough to drive in, and as quiet as boots if stalking or sneaking. My Muck Boots (other brands are available) have now lasted me for three years, and are still going, well worth the money :thumbs: .
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Re: Footwear - Wellies Vs Boots

Postby Sidebyside » Wed Mar 15, 2017 8:58 pm

Nothing like a good old pair of open toed sandals :shock: :thup: :grin:
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Re: Footwear - Wellies Vs Boots

Postby Coldfinger » Wed Mar 15, 2017 11:22 pm

Without a 4x4 I have a 500m walk from the car to the range. When it rains the track floods and there is a lot of mud. Wellies for me.

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Re: Footwear - Wellies Vs Boots

Postby flintlok » Thu Mar 16, 2017 1:06 am

Sidebyside wrote:Nothing like a good old pair of open toed sandals :shock: :thup: :grin:


Yeah, made from tire treads for soles and inner tube for straps. There nothing like a good pair of Michelins to lay down a trail. ;) ;)
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Re: Footwear - Wellies Vs Boots

Postby Buffy Vampire Slayer » Thu Mar 16, 2017 6:34 am

Airgun_Jon wrote:True up to a point in that better quality wellies fit better, but in my experience and having a narrow heal, it doesn't matter how good/expensive the wellies are, the very nature of them being one piece of material with no laces means there is always a degree of movement and play that has to be there so you can physically get your foot in/out, but means the back of my foot moves about. Boots solve this problem with laces.

How do you know i buy cheap anyway?! Or were you the strange bloke always on my shoulder when I was browsing the wellies down the shops the other day :-P

if you don't need a wellie puller to get them off they don't fit.
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Re: Footwear - Wellies Vs Boots

Postby Airgun_Jon » Thu Mar 16, 2017 9:25 am

mathspete wrote:Neoprene wellies for me, snug fitting, lovely and warm, flexible enough to drive in, and as quiet as boots if stalking or sneaking. My Muck Boots (other brands are available) have now lasted me for three years, and are still going, well worth the money :thumbs: .


Yeah I've started seeing these Neoprene boots, they look like they could be a good option
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Re: Footwear - Wellies Vs Boots

Postby Hornet 6 » Thu Mar 16, 2017 10:17 am

Airgun_Jon wrote:
mathspete wrote:Neoprene wellies for me, snug fitting, lovely and warm, flexible enough to drive in, and as quiet as boots if stalking or sneaking. My Muck Boots (other brands are available) have now lasted me for three years, and are still going, well worth the money :thumbs: .


Yeah I've started seeing these Neoprene boots, they look like they could be a good option


Two pairs are better, one normal height for winter and very wet weather, one short pair for the rest of the year.
Also if you shoot every day or even two days running two pairs are best unless you like stepping into wet boots.
That said my preferred option is gortex lined leather and fabric boots, mine are now about 4 years old, never been polished and are still waterproof.

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Re: Footwear - Wellies Vs Boots

Postby Lee G » Fri Mar 17, 2017 10:56 am

Sidebyside wrote:Nothing like a good old pair of open toed sandals :shock: :thup: :grin:


The good old Roman combat boot from your younger days :razz: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Footwear - Wellies Vs Boots

Postby Deallad » Fri Mar 17, 2017 1:23 pm

Hunter lined Wellies when wet and Lowa boots when its not muddy.

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Re: Footwear - Wellies Vs Boots

Postby Tommo » Fri Mar 17, 2017 6:58 pm

flintlok wrote:
Sidebyside wrote:Nothing like a good old pair of open toed sandals :shock: :thup: :grin:


Yeah, made from tire treads for soles and inner tube for straps. There nothing like a good pair of Michelins to lay down a trail. ;) ;)



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