hunter wellies - a big disappointment

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I bought some hunter wellies last year and had all winter out of them, waded through thick mud, snow, puddles etc.......they have now split :( and my feet are getting wet :( last year horses where out 24/7 so wellies where a must! however this year i would like a pair of muck boots too for the yard.
Can someone recommened me a pair of wellies (NOT HUNTERS!) under £50 and a pair of muck boots up to £70?
thanks
 
My hunters always used to split. Bought really cheap ones during the foot n mouth (yes that long ago) Dunlop I think and they lasted until last year. If you wear wellie socks no-one can see the name and will be none the wiser. Replacement Dunlops now have a labrador mouth shaped patch out the top!
 
cobface said:
I bought some hunter wellies last year and had all winter out of them, waded through thick mud, snow, puddles etc.......they have now split :( and my feet are getting wet :( last year horses where out 24/7 so wellies where a must! however this year i would like a pair of muck boots too for the yard.
Can someone recommened me a pair of wellies (NOT HUNTERS!) under £50 and a pair of muck boots up to £70?
thanks
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They lasted ALL of last year! Count yourself lucky! They are mere fashion items and now made to only withstand a once a year trudge around Glastonbury.
 
My last pair of hunters lasted me years,whereas the new pair i bought lastyear have got a small hole in the heel so i can hear the water squidging in them when i walk and we dont have to bad mud either. Have you looked at joules wellies? i think i will be getting them for my next pair, as for muck boots i would go for the moutain horse ones they are really good quality and also comfy. My mountain horse have lasted me for years and i never clean them:)
 
mine were rubbish as well and only laster a year!
I have "town and country" and not only do they look good and have some nice colours, they are really comfortable and have lasted pretty well so far though only got them spring this year but got them after seeing good reviews on the internet.
I have some snug thermal boots, the derby house ones with velcrow up the leg for when the snow and ice come. they are really warm and comfortable as well as easy to put on, just dont wear them when your hosepiping as you get a bit wet :P
 
My hunters lasted one festival and i wore them round the yard for a while, they got bleached by the sun and have cracked!! my feet get sooo cold in them, and i broke my toe wearing them, all in all wont be buying anymore!!!
 
My hunter wellies use to last years,but the pair i bought last year are already starting to wear i think i will be looking at joules wellies for my next pair. As for muck boots i would highly recommend mountain horse they are really good quality and last for years. Plus they are comfy to wear all day and ride in:)
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Going back to the 80s and 90s Hunter wellies would last years, and they were great, but these days, Hunter Originals are apauling quality, and they are not even made out of the same sort of rubber that the old ones use to be. They are no longer suitable as a stable boot at all.
 
def recommend mountain horse boots, has mine 3 years, only needing a new pair because i have never cleaned them!! they seem to have just decided to stop being waterproof!!
 
Interesting. My husband's recent pair lasted two years, and he raves about them. I had them 20 years ago, and they went through really quickly. I've always thought they were over priced, but so are Joules, Muck boots, or any other "named" horsey boots. As someone said, plain old un-named wellies are probably the most economical and best! But thats coming from someone not remotely interested in "names"!
 
My hunters i had years ago used to last for years, now i've had 2 pairs in 2 years!! My current pair I bought last summer just before the royal welsh show, and they split above the ankle earlier this week :mad: - i'm so disappointed! I love wearing hunters as I find them so comfy, but they're just not made to last anymore... :( I too am looking for a replacement... suggestions welcome!!
 
Le Chemeau. As someone else said, dearer than you want to pay but well worth it. I've had mine for 10 years, have hammered them and yet they're as good as the day I got them.
 
My Hunters have also lasted me years.....but they are the good ol' fashioned ones! Hunter went into liquidation a few years ago / or was bought out (can't remember which!) and since then the quality has been awful! They used to say 'made in Scotland' on the label at the front of the boots....that has since disappeared so I dread to think where they are made now!!!
 
Or you could just get 10 pairs of mucker style boots for the price you'd pay for a pair of Hunters, you could wear a new pair every month over winter and still have some left over for next winter.
 
My hunters lasted all of... 3 months, granted I live in them but stiill...... They are **** :( I have had lots of pairs but this pair is my last, the quality is not what it used to be
 
I've given up on Hunters - two pairs split in quick succession.

I've now got Town & Country boots from the garden centre - not the most fashionable label but wonderfully long, very comfortable and cheap! :D
 
Ariat Mudbusters....fabulous. Comfy and very warm. I'm on my 3rd winter in this pair....I would deffo get another pair.

I gave up on Hunters - total crap these days.

PS...you can also ride in the Mudbusters- they have a proper sole/heel/instep specially for this.

(can you tell I am an Ariat fan??):D
 
The reason 'new' Hunters don't last as log as the older ones is that the original Hunter company went into administration, but were bought over and are now made in China instead (IIRC)

TBH you'd be better spending that bit extra on the likes of Le Chameau or Aigle. The neoprene lined ones are so cosy and they are very comfortable. I wear Sherwood Forest wellies, I think they cost £25!! They're fab. I bought the mens pair though as women's ones only came in pink or chocolate brown, whereas I was looking green ones to wear shooting. They are very comfortable and keep my feet farm. The sides are also adjustabl.

These are the female version - http://www.thesaddleryshop.co.uk/P/Sherwood_Forest_Derlington_Neoprene_Wellington_Boots-(1553).aspx
 
GinaB said:
The reason 'new' Hunters don't last as log as the older ones is that the original Hunter company went into administration, but were bought over and are now made in China instead (IIRC)
http://www.thesaddleryshop.co.uk/P/Sherwood_Forest_Derlington_Neoprene_Wellington_Boots-%281553%29.aspx[/url]
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I found this out too late. My original pair of Hunters lasted 22 years so when it came to replace them I had no hesitation in buying another pair - they last two months and I only use them for dogwalking!

Chameaus really are good and worth the money!
 
i had a pair of Hunter seconds once, the label said Hunter made in Scotland. I peeled off he label and underneath was another label saying Barbour, made in England!

The leg always seems to come away from the foot with hunters, now use cheapie boots from Mole Valley for a tenner, keep you dry but bl**dy freezing in winter.
 
As already said Hunters are now made in China and are awful quality. I work in a tack shop and we have loads of hunters coming back with problems. We also sell joules and don't get nearly as many probs - they also come with a years guarantee so should def last at least a year. Alot cheaper than hunter too £32-£34 rather than £60!
 
GinaB said:
The reason 'new' Hunters don't last as log as the older ones is that the original Hunter company went into administration, but were bought over and are now made in China instead (IIRC)
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Exactly.

I swear by my Derwent Muck Boots, they are really nice and warm and not as slippy as the Tyne Muck Boots which have less of a grip on them.
 
My local agric merchant interviews people who come into buy wellies and if they really want them to function as wellies rather than a fashion statement he refuses to sell them Hunters - he is very fed up with dealing with complaints!!
 
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