Best wellies for under £50?

[chimpy leon]

I know they are not the chosen footwear of the typical bushcrafter, but I need some hassle free footwear soley for the purpose of dog walking.

Where I go it gets extremely boggy in places after medium to heavy rainfall and I just could not be bothered anymore cleaning/drying my waterlogged Meindls/Cats off every single night. Hence the need for some wellies.

So can you good folks recommend some? - I have a max of £50 to spend, unless there is a benchmark gold-standard Rolls Royce of wellies out there, then perhaps a little more.

Thanks,
Leon

 

[Clouston98]

I'd go up to £75 and buy some Avon Muck Boots, I have them and they are brilliant, best willies I've ever had .

 

[British Red]

So can you good folks recommend some? - I have a max of £50 to spend, unless there is a benchmark gold-standard Rolls Royce of wellies out there, then perhaps a little more.

Thanks,
Leon

I like Grubs Stalkers, but they are £75. These look close for £40

http://www.rydaleclothing.co.uk/shop/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=24388&idcategory=81

 

[British Red]

best willies I've ever had .

Typo of the week there cam!

 

[Clouston98]

Typo of the week there cam!

Oh no, how stupid I now sound ......

 

[Chris the Cat]

Swedish army wellies on ebay.
Made by Acton of Canada iihc.

C.

 

[chimpy leon]

Im not 100 per cent sold on neoprene for areas of excessive mud/damp. Especially the ones where it starts low down on the boot.

I forgot to mention, I'll also be using the as a hunting on farm boot too where the mud and muck comes up pretty high.

 

[ozzy1977]

I still love my hunter's. There's a place in town that does them for£45

 

[British Red]

Im not 100 per cent sold on neoprene for areas of excessive mud/damp. Especially the ones where it starts low down on the boot.

I forgot to mention, I'll also be using the as a hunting on farm boot too where the mud and muck comes up pretty high.

I got six years out of a pair of Grubs, smallholding (in the fens), shooting etc. No leaks at all.

 

[mountainm]

My 10yr old cheapo dunlops are still going strong.

 

[dwardo]

I would recommend the stalkers too. If you are on a tighter budget then think about spending less on the wellies and more on insoles and socks

 

[Macaroon]

I got a pair of Le Chameau wellies last year for £70 for exactly the reasons in the OP; I've always found it impossible to walk, or even to be comfortable standing in, wellies of any description; these were the best £70 I've ever spent. They're comfortable and don't boil my feet and I often walk 3 or 4 miles in them without noticing, and best of all, if I need to drive into town for bank or P.O. or shops, no laces to mess with!

I know it's outside the budget stated, but going up that extra twenty really is worth it.

 

[rik_uk3]

<£10 Dunlops seem welly of choice for the local outdoor workers round here and a couple of the lads I know who go out killing Mr Bunny. Bung in some Odour eaters and off you go.

 

[cave_dweller]

I still love my hunter's. There's a place in town that does them for£45

Don't you find the soles too soft? Mine are horrible - anything hard in the ground like a stone or twig and I start flinching - there is no cushioning or firmness in the soles at all. Maybe I'm just over sensitive!

 

[TheWoodsman]

if you could save another £20 these are worth a buy
http://www.e-outdoor.co.uk/2048034/...gin=pla?kwd=&gclid=CL-1p5Xc07oCFfMbtAodu0QAEg

 

[Dave-the-rave]

I'm a bit confused about this neoprene malarky. I thought divers wet suits were made of neoprene and any one I ever wore got wet.

Last winter I got chatting to an old guy down on the coast somewhere. He was loading a hundred weight of spuds onto a scooter
and he wore a pair of neoprene gloves which were way to big. He looked like a truck had run over his hands but he said they were
the warmest gloves he ever had. Said he got them from an Equestrian shop for a fiver and that they were totally waterproof.

I mean he had hands like Coco the clown and was tying down half a field of tatties onto a 125 scooter with a bungy but he got me curious.

 

[TheWoodsman]

These are under your budget and seem to be fairly rugged
http://www.magrigg.co.uk/seeland-al...n-boots.html?gclid=CLbYpfXd07oCFZCWtAodXAYAPw

 

[TheWoodsman]

Neoprene is completely waterproof that's why they make excellent waders,

 

[ozzy1977]

The hunters soles are soft and flexible, I find them most excellent.

 

[chimpy leon]

Thanks for the recommendations folks.

Ive been wearing an old pair I found in the parents garage that are a size too small yet still fit suprisingly well. Bit of a cop out I know but I will revisit this thread when these ones wear out.

Im now a wellie convert, they are great, especially on days like this.