Comfortable wellies? Suggestions please....

[dvjj]

New Wellies photos

[verrymerry]

I got a pair of bog standard green Dunlops 2 years ago as an emergency last minute replacement, they were only £9.99 and they're v.comfy and still in good nick!

[lord stradmor]

just blagged a pair of Crocs Crocband wellies. They're ridiculously comfortable and weigh about the same as a packet of rizla.

Not sure the soles are going to offer much grip tho...

http://www.crocs.com/crocs-crocband-jaunt-...cgid=womens-new

[shoei67]

Me in 2007:

" I've got some work wellies, I'll spend the money on beer. It won't rain anyway."

Feckin' idiot. Steel toe capped wellies are:

i) Heavy

ii) Freeze your toes

A cautionary tale.

[dvjj]

just blagged a pair of Crocs Crocband wellies. They're ridiculously comfortable and weigh about the same as a packet of rizla.

Not sure the soles are going to offer much grip tho...

http://www.crocs.com/crocs-crocband-jaunt-...cgid=womens-new

[muddyslingbax]

Kind of, very tall socks (knee lenght at least), should be wool or high wool content (but fleece is getting common, I find it sweaty) and usually extra thick round the toes, heels and pads of the feet. When you put the wellies on, you should be able to pull your socks up far enough to fold them over the top of the wellies like so

http://www.hunterfestivalboots.co.uk/socks-c-147.html

Doing that is not purely about style,I found doing that helps the feet breath a lot better as every step just seems to pump air around the inside of the boot.

[featherboa]

I finally purchased Hunter's this year and they are comfier than all the wellies I have had in the past. When it comes to welly socks, I got some from Yeomans and they are ok, but I find that they make my feet rather hot (think it's the fleecey material they are made from).

This year I may go for long hockey type socks and see how they feel!

[mahonio]

would a decent pair of football socks do the same job?

[Peetle]

This will be my 7th Glasto and I'm bringing my wellies since the two previous occasions when I haven't were '98 and '05 - both mudbaths.

Even though I won't be needing them, I'll wear skiing socks inside as they're elasticated and stay up - you don't want your calves razored by the tops of your wellies.

Also, take the insoles out of a pair of trainers and put them in your wellies. They should be the same size and are much more comfy if you're standing about in them all day. Wellie insoles are usually pretty crap, especially if they're cheap wellies (like mine).

[fuzzylogic]

Anyone got an opinion on these? I just bought some to pick up at the millets stall at glasto.

http://www.millets.co.uk/footwear/men/product/084155.html#

[xena1981]

nipped in TKMAXX last night and they have Hunters, well the one in Bolton has - I am sure they get the same stock....

£70 reduced to £35, 2 diff colours... plum / green...

bloody bargain...

[HurrahBrother]

apologies for being a bit dim this morning; do you acutally recommend these hunter wellie socks? have you tried them?

Edited June 11, 2010 by HurrahBrother