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Would they cancel if you are quick? The neoprene is worth having!
Ton-up
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25 Years ago I spent a lot (then) of money on a pair of green Hunter wellies. I had them 3 weeks and kicked the dogs ball, he jumped for it and his tooth went straight through the toe…..
I put a blob of rubber dinghy repair stuff (just like silicone) on it and had those green wellies with a black blob repair for 15 odd years until the soles wore out..
I put a blob of rubber dinghy repair stuff (just like silicone) on it and had those green wellies with a black blob repair for 15 odd years until the soles wore out..
Sergei Slovenija
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The best rubber boots I've ever owned are made in Japan.
Brand 第一ゴム
Like these.
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Like these.
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premmington
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@Ton-up
I put tyre repair patches on Hunter wellies in the past - Vulcanising Solution let it go tacky and put a type repair patch on and roll it flat. You would not notice a patch on a pair of my wellies as they always stained with oil/derv where I been working plant.
Not sure they would stick to modern Aigle type wellies as they realy shiney greasy with silicon?
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Edit: Asked wifey for the record? How many pairs of wellies she owns. She has two pairs of leather lined Le chameau wellies and two pairs of Le Chameau short chelsea dealer type rubber boots for gardening in... Plus she got a pair of Arxus Primo wellingtons from Sweden as well - not sure what these are? - but they sound expensive. And she reckons she just bought my eldest daughter a set of Ariat Burford ones for a gift (with a matching wellie bag). Plus she has a pair of old Hunters in the shed when she feeds the chickens and it is raining...
Told you "middle aged bints" have a thing about expensive wellies....
Tinbasherdan
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Never been a wellie person, I just spend more on lace up boots. Although my harkila dog keepers have just started letting water in so time for reproofing
Shox Dr
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Im at a loss to understand what you do to a pair of wellys to last a few months walking the dog!
For work Dunlop. Never had a puncture from rebar, nevermind the odd Bramble. Constantly covered in concrete (washed down) no cracks.
Is it believing the hype, to justify pending too much on overpriced crap.
For work Dunlop. Never had a puncture from rebar, nevermind the odd Bramble. Constantly covered in concrete (washed down) no cracks.
Is it believing the hype, to justify pending too much on overpriced crap.
brightspark
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what make do they use in wales 
they would need to be pretty robust 
they would need to be pretty robust That's worse than my joke matewhat make do they use in wales
It will be the way you bend in them rather than the brambles. Walking on steep ground with the toe bending up will be worse than flat ground. Absolute worse thing for them seems to be driving in them. Bending in funny angles repeatedly with the pedal movement.
Kram
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I'd rather not have ankle support, it weakens the small muscles of the foot and ankle, limits movement and means I'd need tall socks that greatly irritate and strangle my legs.
I do a lot of boggy running in mud, a decent pair of waterproof trail shoes work very well for it.
I have been disapointed with most goretex products, however my Salomon speedcross 3 gtx were excellent until they recently wore out.
The questions I ask are, how deep is the water or mud? Shoes, boots and even wellies are no good for the marsh wetlands of the Breacon Beacons, which I found would have needed waist high waders to stay dry, and only if you careful where you tread! We got soaked. A tip, dont go for a wet weather walk with a Danish girl!
Only if theres faeces, sewage or nasty stuff do you want a rubber exterior, in my opinion. Theres a lot of horse and dog poo on my runs but I can usually avoid stepping in it. Fair if your working on a farm or sewage works..
For work, a pair of Andrews chainsaw boots have been lacking comfort due to being too big, and I can see the foam midsole is starting to deteriorate however I never had wet feet, tho weather in the last 6 months hasnt been bad, there were some very wet days!
There are some flexible rubber glues that may make adequate repairs. Wilko stopped selling it, but I believe its also used for wetsuits and tents and may be silicone based.
Shox Dr
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'The way I bend them'. I dont think so.
Constantly working on road forms and general concreting. Must be up with working in cow or pig **** all day, for the worst condidtions a welly can go through. barr Chems
What has road forms and concreting got to do with it. Generally groundworks your working on pretty flat surfaces and actually your pretty static. Yes it's abrasive surfaces but
Its constant stretching and bending that does them in.
The cheap site steal toe wellies last forever just on concreting.
I am sorry I forgot I hadnt worked on site
You seem to act like I don't either. However before that I worked on farms aswell. I have spent more than enough time in wellies to know what's bad for them
Without a doubt concreting and groundworks puts the least stress on wellies.
The only thing doing groundworks that can destroy wellies quickly is if you stand on a shovel repeatedly, but if you don't work like that then they have a far easier life than a lot of wellies.
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My mrs does similar with “country boots” theres the old everyday pair, then theres the ok to pick little Bob up from school/ nip to the shops pair, theres the go out decent pair, and the really posh go out pair!@Ton-up
Edit: Asked wifey for the record? How many pairs of wellies she owns. She has two pairs of leather lined Le chameau wellies and two pairs of Le Chameau short chelsea dealer type rubber boots for gardening in... Plus she got a pair of Arxus Primo wellingtons from Sweden as well - not sure what these are? - but they sound expensive. And she reckons she just bought my eldest daughter a set of Ariat Burford ones for a gift (with a matching wellie bag). Plus she has a pair of old Hunters in the shed when she feeds the chickens and it is raining...
Told you "middle aged bints" have a thing about expensive wellies....
Mine showed me her posh Dubarry's that i bought for her birthday a few years ago. The soles are falling apart. Shocking consodering their cost!
