Boots or Wellies..

[greatsphinx]

Sorry if this has been asked before but I am after people opinions.. Can boots provide the protection that wellies can?

I am flat footed but I can usually withstand the pain of walking for miles if I am wearing a good pair of walking boots... I am torn between wearing my boots with gaiters or buying pair of wellies?

I guess I could take both but I am looking at taking very minimal amount of equipment with me.

[THEBOILERMAN]

Boots and gaiters every time.........or if you want to go down market boots over bin liners held up with cable ties at the knees

[strangetown]

Boots every time!

[Shutty]

Boots all the way! Having always previously rocked the wellies I went boots and gaiters for Download this year and will never go back!

[greatsphinx]

Interesting.. I might even splash out on some sort of gel insoles & sports socks too if boots are really the way to go!

[Ketteringsim]

BOOTS! Just make sure you cover your laces.

[Dukeicon]

Boots and gaiters.

Make sure you put nubwax on them before you go, just incase it is a bit damp.

[RainbowChild]

Boots and gaiters without a doubt, I would never go back to wellies

[LondonTom]

Done boots this year, while I am not sure of the protection gaiters will offer in Mud as I've never used them...there's no I'd go for wellies!!!

Going invest in some proper gaiters next year instead of the cheap ones i got but admittedly didn't use just incase

[Mr.Tickle]

Erm...Wellies!!

Seem to be alone on this one.

Wore boots in 2007 and ended up with trenchfoot, although some of that can be attributed to poor quality boots I guess

[Krazypinkminx]

After my muddy experience last Glastonbury I would wear wellies even though I lost feeling in my toes for 6 months after! As my DM boots would never withstand that mud. But if its not swimming in water I will be taking my boots and leave them in the car. I have new wedge wellies as they are better for my back and I now have memory foam in soles which are fab

[miniand]

Waterproof, breathable hiking boots with gaitors if needed, I might even look for some breathable gaitors if they exist. You may not be able to wade through the very deepest of puddles/swamps but at least the suction created by the really claggy stuff won't pull your boots off. I only take one pair (well wear) with me so come rain or shine I'm wearing hiking boots.

Can't speak about the higher quality wellies but the dunlop ones I have weren't very comfortable after a day in them.

Decent quality socks with either will improve comfort levels.

edited for spelling

Edited October 9, 2012 by miniand

[mouth]

boots all the way, survived the flood of 2005 with boots and gaitors. There decent ones so there breathable and waterproof so not to bad to wear when its warm. Wellies make your legs sweat when the sun comes out but the ground is still to wet if that makes sense.

[eoinca]

had Wellies last year and they were surprisingly comfortable, although I had to invest in a few pairs of flowery knee-high socks from the sock place in West Holts, cos the ones I brought were too short.

I wore them with an extra pair of thick walking socks as well and brought plenty of athletes foot powder to prevent any discomfort.

I'll be bringing the same this year but of course I won't need them cos it'll be sunny for the whole week.

[Thearg]

About ten years ago it started pissing down so I bought a pair of secondhand Brasher walking boots from the boot shop,run by travelers at Glasto,they were hardly worn,I paid £20,there a £130 new and they were brilliant,nice dry feet the whole weekend and many festies to come

I dont know if the shop exists nowadays,there doesn't seem to be many travelers anymore,shame really

Invest in a good pair of walking boots,dont get Karimore or hightech theyre shit,as I say Brasher are good,I bought a pair of these a couple of years ago and theyre the nuts http://www.outdoorki...CFQfKtAodYAQATw

Wow you can get them for about £70 a pair now,bargain

I think they come in womens too

[Wellyboot]

WELLIES WELLIES WELLIES!!!! Got to love the wellies :-)

[grumpyhack]

At Glastonbury I'd say good walking boots.

Generally Glasto is well prepared for bad weather and they're pretty good at mopping up the water. The mud may be squelchy but not too deep and you can usually walk round the worst.

At the IoW this year the prats supposedly organising the festival did nothing to alleviate the water and there were places where the only access was wading across a 20ft wide lake about 10 inches deep in water. For that weekend it had to be wellies all the way.

A friend of mine works for Festival Medical Services and tells me a problem a lot of people have is 'welly rash' where the tops of their wellies rub against their legs. So if you do wear wellies make sure you've got long socks above the top of your wellies as protection.

It's particularly a problem when you get hot sun after a downpour. People wear shorts because it's hot but wellies because it's still wet underfoot.

Edited October 14, 2012 by grumpyhack

[Spider43]

I've never had a problem with wellies and football socks. Not particularly elegant but have always done the job, we camped in pylon ground last year so had to go through the dance village to get back to cam and wouldnt have fancied that in boots..

[Vacant0]

At Glastonbury I'd say good walking boots.

Generally Glasto is well prepared for bad weather and they're pretty good at mopping up the water. The mud may be squelchy but not too deep and you can usually walk round the worst.

[plainlazy44]

A solid, good pair of waterproof boots and a pair of sealskinz waterproof walking socks. 2011 was the first wet glasto i've been to and I found i didn't have any trouble. Gaiters are optional I think, few areas were deep enough to justify them, and those that were can be walked around.

[payneruk]

When buying wellies. Do you go one size up to accomodate room for wellie liners / socks etc? Or are they already made to allow room?

[Andy1860]

I think the answer is that you should definitely try them on before buying

[5co77ie]

Boots and gaiters for me too

[pezzypops]

Done boots this year, while I am not sure of the protection gaiters will offer in Mud as I've never used them...

[amfy]

Is this a different Glastonbury festival to the one I've been to? That really hot year a couple back aside, wellies have been pretty much essential each time I've been.