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Orangehorse

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I know it has been done before, but I can't find wellington boots that last more than 18 months absolute max. Considering that they don't get so much wear in summer, it is nearer 12 months.

I thought I had some good ones, Sealand, but I revised my opinion as the water flowed in as I had to wade through deepish water to rescue a feed bowl. They had perished at the ankles.

So sealand ruggs, hunters, it doesn't seem to make any difference whether expensive or cheaper, only the real cheap ones have rubbed my toes in the past. Is it mucking out stables that perishes them? I admit I don't wash them off every day, maybe that is what is wrong.



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Orangehorse said:
I know it has been done before, but I can't find wellington boots that last more than 18 months absolute max. Considering that they don't get so much wear in summer, it is nearer 12 months.

I thought I had some good ones, Sealand, but I revised my opinion as the water flowed in as I had to wade through deepish water to rescue a feed bowl. They had perished at the ankles.

So sealand ruggs, hunters, it doesn't seem to make any difference whether expensive or cheaper, only the real cheap ones have rubbed my toes in the past. Is it mucking out stables that perishes them? I admit I don't wash them off every day, maybe that is what is wrong.



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Personally I have found the best are Le Chameau - expensive but worth the price
 
I’ve had my le chameau for four years now and they’re as good as new. I wear them daily to muck out etc and hardly wash them off!
 
Le chameau
I literally live in mine for 6 months of the year, I do all jobs in them, ride in them, pop to the shop for milk in them. Wouldn’t use anything else & despite all this my last pair lasted 3 years before springing a leak!
 
I don't know how you wear out your wellies so quickly.

I bought a pair of €12 Decathlon rubber riding boots back in 2012 originally for driving the car (ordinary wellies are too wide) as well as for riding. The soles are not well insulated, so my feet feel cold if I'm stood on concrete in the winter, but apart from that they are great and are holding up well.

I wore them to come to work this morning (I keep a pair of slip-on shoes at work to change into), because I'm going straight to TREC training tonight... 2.2km from my house to the station along dirt tracks for half the distance, then on tarmac; no discomfort
 
I love my aigle pancours, I had 1 pair that split so they replaced them. If they are particularly muddy I will give them a rinse under the tap, but that is about it. I have always found keeping them in the porch helps (rather than in my car) has helped as there is less of a temperature fluctuation. I muck out quite a few every morning, trudge through a lot of mud and they have survived, all whilst keeping my feet warm.
 
Another vote for Le Chameau from me. I live in mine in winter, muck out in them, walk dog etc and they last for years. I don't look after mine and I've never had a pair split. They are made of natural rubber and the do perish eventually but that takes years and years.
 
I now have mole valley farmers own brand. They've outlasted all the other well known brands and are not too expensive either. I do wash them off, but then I did that with the other makes too.

I've also got a bottle of wellie clean and shine, that I use when I remember it! This stuff is also worth it's weight for cleaning synthetic riding boots.
 
Do you wear them for yard work? I think I have worked out why mine split all the time. I was tending to wear them for everything- even jobs where I was bending down a lot (brushing legs etc) and I think Welly material just isn’t designed to crease at the toe like that. I now wear mine for going to the field and in wet weather, but if I’m doing stuff that I know I’ll be bending down and creasing the welly at the toe, I change into my country boots. I’ll let you know if this hunch of mine works!
 
scats said:
I was bending down a lot (brushing legs etc) and I think Welly material just isn’t designed to crease at the toe like that.
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If I need to reach something low, like brushing the lower half of a horse's legs, I either bend at the waist, or crouch with my heels on the ground. I think this position has become well known as the "Slav squat" in the past year or so... So this puts as much strain on the ankle area as your "toe curl" position. But then, the ankle area of a pair of riding boots needs to be flexible...
 
bekib said:
I've had my Aigle parcours iso 10 years now. They get a lot of use, especially in winter as I'm a dog walker
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This. I'm not a professional dog walker but do walk my dog in them as well as all yard stuff. Mine are coming up to 8 years old. I know that as they arrived in the post as my dad was on the phone telling me my niece had just been born and she'll be 8 in Feb (I remember this but left my lunch at home today and left the house without my coat!) They're just starting to split on the side, where my big toe joins my foot - obviously that's where they bend as I walk but after 8 years I can live with that! As they're neoprene lined, even though they're starting to split they're still waterproof so there's plenty of wear left in them.
 
I managed to pick up a pair of Ariat wellies at my local equine superstore in a sale for £10! (they'd been worn a couple of times and brought back because they leaked) - I've had them almost two years now and they're not leaked yet! Absolute bargain!

So i'd happily buy another pair of these even full price (about £180!)
 
Keith_Beef said:
If I need to reach something low, like brushing the lower half of a horse's legs, I either bend at the waist, or crouch with my heels on the ground. I think this position has become well known as the "Slav squat" in the past year or so... So this puts as much strain on the ankle area as your "toe curl" position. But then, the ankle area of a pair of riding boots needs to be flexible...
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I squat, mine generally always go at the ankle although that isn't the bit that is particularly creasy.
I know plenty who wear their wellies for many hours a day horseing and dog walking, it's fairly easy to wear them out then (at least some of then).
 
I have tried several high end wellies that have all split within a short period of time. I now have a pair of aigle parlours which are really holding up. Another tip by some silicone spray and apply to your boots once a week.
 
Dublin puroforts I wear my wellies probably everyday all year on average I find a pair of these lasts 3 years . I have just bought some new ones £35 .00 plus p& p. They do come up a size too big I find and they are not the most attractive.
 
irishdraft said:
Dublin puroforts I wear my wellies probably everyday all year on average I find a pair of these lasts 3 years . I have just bought some new ones £35 .00 plus p& p. They do come up a size too big I find and they are not the most attractive.
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nope they are definitely not attractive.
Quite pitchfork proof too though :D
 
I've bought the Caldene Westfield Wellies before and they've lasted me around 3 years before I replaced them. The only thing to 'go' on them was at the back around the heel area, I used to pull them off using the door step and the rubber gave way eventually. Last year I bought the Woof Wear Riding Wellies for a change and it's only been around 12 months but they still look brand new and have been super comfy.
 
Aigle, I've had mine over 10 years and still going strong! Expensive to buy up front (look in the sales though!) but well worth it as they last forever and will work out a lot cheaper than constantly replacing rubbish ones!
 
I have just had to ditch my wellies due to the sole splitting, looked perfect otherwise. However I had had them at least 4yrs, possibly more and they are used a lot. I don't road walk in them but lots of field work and I drive in them. They came from Homebase so I have just bought some more from there, nice and cheap at £14.95. Fingers crossed they do as well as their predecessors.
 
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