Fishing The Fly Scotland
Index => Tackle Talk => Topic started by: Derek Roxborough on 26/01/2017 at 21:09
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I am looking for wellies with a decent firm sole suitable for walking,the ones I have seen have soles so thin that you can feel every grain of sand, easgach 1
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I find my current Aigle boots with the thick red lining very comfortable on my daily dog walk, as were the previous Le Chameau. Trouble is they are expensive although they last for years. One recurrent problem is that whatever socks I wear they tend to rotate or slip down my foot. This happens whether I tuck my trousers in the sock or not.
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Aigle or Le Chameau. The choice of keepers up and down the country.
Having said that, if you are doing lots of walking, I would forget wellies and buy proper hunting/shooting boots such as the Le Chameau Condors or Harkila Elks, both of which are fully waterproof walking boots with an extra high top.
https://www.google.co.uk/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=owiLWMG4IpCCaLjfltAC&gws_rd=ssl#tbm=shop&q=hunting+and+shooting+boots
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I have a good pair of walking boots , no good for boat fishing, le chameau and Aigle are way beyond my national pension, how ever nice they may be, I just wondered if some one here had had a pair of decent wellies maybe in the £30/£50 range I have been warned off the Barbours, :shock easgach 1
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Maybe something along these lines, £40 at GAC. https://www.fishingmegastore.com/wychwood-neoprene-34-boots~chap_6502.html
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Decent wellies are expensive, not convinced you will get anything good for £40 I'm afraid.
I've got a pair of the Harkilla Forester 5mm neoprene and they are rediculously comfortable, as well as very cosy in the winter. Great soles as well.
http://www.uttings.co.uk/p115040-harkila-forester-17-inch-zip-5mm-h-vent-wellingtons-dark-olive-32-01-002-71/#.WIwVd8vfWf0
They are pricey though.
Cheapest boots I've seen that I've thought are okay would be a pair of Muck Boots, but even they are £75 in the sale.
Don't get me wrong, I've got a pair of £10 wellies as well mainly for in the garden etc but they are thin as anything, uncomfortable and I wouldn't fancy putting them under much strain. Just not seen any better boots without taking a hefty jump in price.
http://www.qualitywellies.co.uk/muck-boots-c6/muck-boots-arctic-sport-neoprene-wellington-boot-in-moss-p296?gclid=CKHFpO7449ECFdU_GwodDBwH_g
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Thanks Guys , I have been making a comprehensive study of wellies, Amazon does most of the types mentioned and you can see the customer reviews on them, muck boots do more than one type and some of them don't get a good report, also some of the More expensive ones (Barbours) get a poor report, I wouldn't by wychwood again I had a pair of their waders , these split on the uppers with in weeks of buying, and wychwood wouldn't honour the fact, it's a mine field out there :oops easgach1
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Don't know if these are any good might be worth a look
https://www.aldi.co.uk/neoprene-boots/p/073735107979800
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cheers dave . they are sold out, looks like they were very good, my nearest aldi is 75miles away, easgach 1
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When I had muck boots I would walk for miles in them, pricey but sooo good
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I have hunter bamboo carbons at the mo, but miss my muck boots ...
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I have Muck Boots and have had for some 6 years. I think I paid £70 for them and believe it or not, I actually wear them ion the house sometimes as the kitchen floor is cold and they are easy to slip on and off. (I don't have slippers lol..they are for old men ;) )
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I use Solognac Inverness 500. These are similar to Aigle but less than half the price. They are VERY comfortable and warm. Great soles for walking. The only prob I have is that the zipped sides and the rear buckle are snags for fly line in windy conditions or in a boat. There is an unzipped version - the Solognac Inverness 300 costing 45 Euros at Decathlon. Don't know the availability in the UK though.
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I use Solognac Inverness 500. These are similar to Aigle but less than half the price. They are VERY comfortable and warm. Great soles for walking. The only prob I have is that the zipped sides and the rear buckle are snags for fly line in windy conditions or in a boat. There is an unzipped version - the Solognac Inverness 300 costing 45 Euros at Decathlon. Don't know the availability in the UK though.
tried the slightly cheaper ones they are very narrow at the top, wouldn't fit my short fat Hairies, but nice wellies for those on a diet they seem well made ,easgach 1
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Have you had a look at grub boots?
I find them more comfortable to walk in than the muck boots they replaced and have so far lasted twice as long and aren't showing any sign of giving in yet.
I think I paid circa £60 for mine.
Cheers,
Steven
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cheers I will have a look at Grub boots, easgach 1
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spent a few hours in Inversneckie looking at boots, and came to the conclusion that its a jungle out there, I might just get a pair of lightweight wading boots and get back into my chestwaders, the only decent pair of wellies were the Vibram soled Hunters and they didn't have my size, ah well back to the drawing board
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