Wellies recommendations

[onelove89]

Hello all. Equine vet starting a farm job.

I've never really got on with wellies, they're either too loose, too tight or too hot. Feel like people on here would have good recommendations so here I am.

I have quite wide feet so wellies that fit my toes just feel like I'm going to twist my ankle if I do anything involving fast movement, but any googling just comes up with wide calf wellies.

Just wondering if anyone has good recommendations of wellies that fit a wider foot.

I think I will go look in decathlon as ideally they wouldn't break the bank for when a cow inevitably rips them.

TYIA.

 

[lambic]

Always found skellerup to be good.

Just bought 6 pairs of non insulted quattros for £210 quid.

Bargain !!

 

[HonestJohn]

Skellerup order on the smaller side

 

[onelove89]

Always found skellerup to be good.

Just bought 6 pairs of non insulted quattros for £210 quid.

Bargain !!

Wow! Can I have one

 

[boar & deer]

I still love my le chameau can wear them all day and all night. but the misses has the skillerup and she loves them she a full time horse groom and works on ur farm so basically lives in them and lasting really well

 

[lambic]

Speak to the good people at Abbeydale Direct

There website said Id get shafted for the Highlands and Islands delivery surcharge, but when I phoned them they said all good. So free delivery.

 

[lambic]

Find prefer non insulated wellies these days. Seem to last longer.

 

[Electric Ian]

I've been wearing Aigle Parcours for over 2 years. Very comfy and still in good condition.

 

[onelove89]

Thanks for the replies. Will try some skellerups

 

[dlz90]

Bekina steplite x matched with a pair of bridgedale explorer socks for me at least nothing comes close.

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[Hardyb]

Get the insulated farmers wellies like the dunlops they used to do with steel toe caps. They're warm in winter, cushioned and comfortable for long days. Also tend to be tougher.

 

[Sol]

I'm using Denmar wellies, there very cheep and by no means intended for stalking but I find them comfortable and warm, If you pick an insole up they'll be fine without the liner.

 

[Koenig]

I’m on a pair of Muck Boots at the minute - so far so good. Like you I’m not really a fan of Wellies full stop, but if you live/work in the countryside you do need a pair. Dunlop Puroforts are my favourites but they don’t make the non-safety version anymore.

 

[Buchan]

If you are an equine vet then you have to have boots with either a strap at the top or a lace at the top (Hunter or Dubarry) but good to see you are returning from the dark side...

In terms of keeping clean and having good grip, Nora are hard to beat, plastic, so need extra sock for warmth. Any with neoprene tops are more of a challenge for biosecurity, even with waterproof trousers.

 

[lambic]

Cheap or expensive, if you have to use them for digging heavy soil with a spade, they will be knackered in a few months.

 

[TwoPinesOutdoors]

Dunlop makes some hardy ones

 

[Heym SR20]

I bought a pair of Aigles. They are crap.

And why do wellies need gussets and straps that don’t work. They may be of use to sheep farmers when a cliff is not available, but otherwise they are just a pain (those who grew up before the 1990’s will understand, millennials may not).

 

[Heym SR20]

Al

Hello all. Equine vet starting a farm job.

I've never really got on with wellies, they're either too loose, too tight or too hot. Feel like people on here would have good recommendations so here I am.

I have quite wide feet so wellies that fit my toes just feel like I'm going to twist my ankle if I do anything involving fast movement, but any googling just comes up with wide calf wellies.

Just wondering if anyone has good recommendations of wellies that fit a wider foot.

I think I will go look in decathlon as ideally they wouldn't break the bank for when a cow inevitably rips them.

TYIA.

You will need steel toe caps, safety boots especially if working with cows. They know exactly to stand on your foot and then lift all the other three feet in the air at a time.

You may well want more than one pair for Biosecurity and going from one farm to another.

I would go to you veterinary supplies for PPE and or a farmers supply shop. They usually big tractors parked outside.

 

[HonestJohn]

My Skellerups are used hard, and are going on 8 years now. Almost ready for replacement in the next year or so

 

[JonR]

Something easy to pull off, so you can hop into more comfy footwear. Cheaper the better. Don't try to spend the day in a pair of wellies, unless you're a South African gold miner, with feet made of asbestos.