Neoprene welly reviews

[soloequestrian]

Bought a second pair of Ariat Storm Stoppers and they hurt my ankles so now I am going to have to switch brands *sad face*.
Caldene Westfields seem to be a good price, the Seelands look good and the Hunter Balmorals are a bit pricer but also look nice....
Any recommendations?

 

[BBP]

Caldene are good price and super comfy but I went through a pair every 3 months, they split everywhere! When I complained to the company I was told it was my fault because I wore them in the mud/wet conditions and to muck out stables. ...um...yes, that's what I bought them for! (Although to be fair they did offer to check them and potentially replace them as they were less than a year old)

I then spent insane amount on le chameaux on recommendation of a friend. Again, super comfy and warm and have lasted me 2.5 years and are just splitting now. I wear them constantly throughout the year and to ride in (yes naughty I know!) so I don't resent spending more on them if they are really comfortable and last a while.

New pair I bought at burghley are Rudds. Half the price of le chameaux, double the price of caldenes. They don't fit quite as nice and close around the ankle but they are designed so you can ride in them and have a reflective strip down the back which is handy as I walk up and down the road or if I get caught out riding in dim light. I haven't given them a thorough test yet as I'm trying to eek the last scrap of life out of my le chameaux before I swap over (the outside rubber has split but inside neoprene is still keeping me dry!)

 

[teddypops]

I have gum leaf wellies. So comfy and were around £70.

 

[Kezzabell2]

well, I got my aigles 16 years ago and they were still going strong until last winter when they started leaking by the toe! which reminds me, I'm going to try and repair them, if that doesnt work, I will defo for another pair of aigles! just need to find another £130 - but worth it if they last another 16 years!

 

[Caol Ila]

At first I read neoprene willy reviews. Didn't know you could get them in neoprene!

I'll get my coat.

 

[View]

After breaking my ankle last year, I had to get a new pair of wellies. My lovely local tack shop owner (thank you Karen) recommended that I buy Grubbs Frostline wellies. To me, they were horrifically expensive at £75, but oh, so worth every penny. A year later, and they still look like new when I have hosed them clean.

No leaking, warm, neat fitting around my ankles, just neat full stop. Oh, and comfortable. So, comfortable.

I cheerfully wear them while working a 12 hour day.

I won't apologise for going on about them - for me as a canny Scot to say they are worth every penny is saying something.

There is one really minor drawback: they are the only pair of wellies that I have ever needed a boot jack to take them off.

 

[cobgoblin]

Another vote for Aigles....present pair is at least 10 yrs old.

 

[poiuytrewq]

Not Hunter. I bought mine and they split within a few months at the ankle. Got replacements which did the same.
LeChemaeu lady country? something's, the ones with no buckle and a more shaped leg are now my wellies of choice I've got the neoprene and normal ones love them and they are lasting far far better

 

[little_critter]

I found the Seeland nice and light, but split quite quickly. I now stick to Goodyear Pathfinders. A bit heavier but insulate your feet well and no splits.

 

[asmp]

Another vote for Aigle (although I do seem to get through them quicker than other people). They are very comfortable. When I need a new pair I just look on Amazon and choose the cheapest as I couldn't care less what colour they are.

 

[Kezzabell2]

Another vote for Aigle (although I do seem to get through them quicker than other people). They are very comfortable. When I need a new pair I just look on Amazon and choose the cheapest as I couldn't care less what colour they are.

I've been looking at the cheap ones on Amazon but they don't appear to have neoprene on the inside? can you confirm?

Mine have lasted so long because my horses lived out for many years! started being stable 3 years ago! i think its the pee in the stable that has finally killed them

 

[Pearlsasinger]

well, I got my aigles 16 years ago and they were still going strong until last winter when they started leaking by the toe! which reminds me, I'm going to try and repair them, if that doesnt work, I will defo for another pair of aigles! just need to find another £130 - but worth it if they last another 16 years!

I bought a pair of Aigles about 4 yrs ago - they lasted 6 weeks!

 

[Chuffy99]

My Le Chameau wellies are so comfortable that I do everything in them and so warm in the winter with just a thin pair of socks

 

[Kezzabell2]

I bought a pair of Aigles about 4 yrs ago - they lasted 6 weeks!

hahah what did you do to the poor things

 

[soloequestrian]

I tried Aigles a while back and they just didn't fit well - I think I needed a 5.5 which they don't make. I will have a look at all the others, keep the recommendations coming!

 

[soloequestrian]

At first I read neoprene willy reviews. Didn't know you could get them in neoprene!

I'll get my coat.

Sorry, this thread must have seemed very dull in comparison to expectations.

I just found the Goodyear Stream - looks nice and £45....

 

[Theocat]

I have the Hunter Balmorals and haven't had any problems with them - I'm heading into my seventh or eighth winter with them.

 

[Wheels]

Le chameau

 

[ruth83]

Caldenes seem to be cheap for a reason. My last pair only lasted a few months before splitting. They now have fuschias growing out of them!!

I wasn't keen on the price of Aigles but they have already lasted me more than twice as long as the Caldenes so I'm square on money at least!

I wanted a pair of Ariats because I wanted a foot bed in them but they aren't wide enough for my calves!! (And, although the NHS claims I am obese based on BMI, I am certainly not huge by a long stretch!)

 

[Cecile]

well, I got my aigles 16 years ago and they were still going strong until last winter when they started leaking by the toe! which reminds me, I'm going to try and repair them, if that doesnt work, I will defo for another pair of aigles! just need to find another £130 - but worth it if they last another 16 years!

My Aigle neoprene wellies are about 17yrs old give or take, I only wear them in the winter but endlessly, they may need replacing this year but now you have said they are £130 they may just last until next winter
Excellent value for money!

 

[splashgirl45]

i have aigles and am also a 5.5. bought size 6 and put an extra pair of socks in....they have lasted 4 years so far and are really comfortable for me. i had seelands before ,they are alot cheaper but mine perished and leaked after the 2nd winter, and i treat my aigles in exactly the same way and they are fine...

 

[Spiritedly]

After breaking my ankle last year, I had to get a new pair of wellies. My lovely local tack shop owner (thank you Karen) recommended that I buy Grubbs Frostline wellies. To me, they were horrifically expensive at £75, but oh, so worth every penny. A year later, and they still look like new when I have hosed them clean.

No leaking, warm, neat fitting around my ankles, just neat full stop. Oh, and comfortable. So, comfortable.

I cheerfully wear them while working a 12 hour day.

I won't apologise for going on about them - for me as a canny Scot to say they are worth every penny is saying something.

There is one really minor drawback: they are the only pair of wellies that I have ever needed a boot jack to take them off.

I bought some of these last year and then spent all winter wondering whether my feet felt damp because they were leaking or because they were sweaty from being so warm! I do like them though and I was the only one on the yard not complaining about cold feet last winter....and the only one who didn't slip over on the ice

 

[jojo5]

I have had purple Tayberry ones with good thick soles for two or three years, worn every day and only just split but cannot find the same ones now. Have a cheapie pair from Rydales waiting in the wings but also have been wearing a pair of Goodyear Swamp ( there was an advert over there >>>>>) which seem really tough - if buying them though check size as I am a 39 and had to buy a 42.....

 

[fornema]

Muck Boot Company boots are fantastic. Mine are on their 4th year and no leaking yet.

 

[3Beasties]

Wish I'd seen this thread earlier as I've literally just ordered a pair of caldenes! Looks like I might need another pair by xmas!

This is the most I've paid for a pair of wellies for a while, had been buying them for no more than 15 just because then it didn't matter if they didn't last! Fed up of getting wet feet though so of the caldenes don't last I think I will splash out on some la cheamau, never heard a bad thing about them!

 

[southerncomfort]

I bought a pair of these two years ago and they've only just split which isn't bad going for the price:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dirt-Boot...hash=item2cb90f0774:m:mcupZ2JmcR32-RFuLATGoAA

 

[AFB]

Don't waste your money on Hunters, they're rubbish nowadays.

I'd vote Muck Boot Co too, super comfy and last and I think good value for money

 

[Orangehorse]

My Muck Boots lasted about 12 months. I find cheap wellies rub my feet and toes so I hoped the Muck Boots would last, sadly not. I go through wellies so quickly. I had a pair of the Gumtree ones and they leaked almost from the start.

Hunters apparently are not as well made as when they launched. I had a pair of Hunters that did last quite a long time, but the last pair I bought definitely didn't.

I too bought some Rudds from Badminton and I have just started wearing them every day. A bit tight round the ankle, which is where the wear starts, but quite comfy. They are worn everyday in winter, mucking out and walking the dog so I shall see if they are worth it or not.

 

[MiJodsR2BlinkinTite]

I've always sworn by MuckBoots, that was in the early days tho'....

Having said that, the pair I've got seem to have lasted remarkably well, can't even remember where or even when I bought them, it was deffo a while ago, they certainly weren't new last winter.

The thing to be careful of with MuckBoots is they're not terribly good on a slippery surface like wet/mossy yard areas; even if you step on a turd you're liable to go hurtling Apart from that, I do like them and keep going back to them.

Tried Toggi and they were rubbish! Ditto Hunters. Waste of money both.

 

[AFB]

I've always sworn by MuckBoots, that was in the early days tho'....

Having said that, the pair I've got seem to have lasted remarkably well, can't even remember where or even when I bought them, it was deffo a while ago, they certainly weren't new last winter.

The thing to be careful of with MuckBoots is they're not terribly good on a slippery surface like wet/mossy yard areas; even if you step on a turd you're liable to go hurtling Apart from that, I do like them and keep going back to them.

Tried Toggi and they were rubbish! Ditto Hunters. Waste of money both.

Muck Boots make loads of different versions now - the originals were lethal but if you get the ones with deeper gripped soles they're pretty sturdy