[TracyC]

Hi all

We're fairly new to this smallholding lark, since January of this year to be exact.  However we've had horses for a good few years so I'm used to the hard work.  I'd love to know what you all use boot wise over the wetter and colder months.  I had a pair of hunter wellies as a gift and they were rubbish, daily use saw them split after 6 months!  So I bought a £20 pair of mucker types from Amazon each winter instead.  They do the job and get flung out come summer when they usually start dropping to bits. 

Do you have a preferred boot/type, what about warmth as wellies are notoriously cold!

Thanks

[SallyintNorth]

Regularly discussed.  Search Dunlop Purfort (my personal choice, light as a feather, great grip, and outlast everything else I've tried apart from Le Chameau - and are half the price, or less, of Le Chameau) or Chameau or Muck Boots.  Oh, or Aigle.  Hunters always get mentioned, of course, but not so specific a search term!

[JedM]

I have a pair of Le Chameau boots, now 3 years old.  I haven't got a single complaint about them, they still look new even though I wear them every single day all through the year too! 
They have a very good padding inside, and keep your feet really warm in the winter and keep you cool in the summer (to a certain extent)!
If these ever wear out, I will definitely be getting another pair.  They are expensive but well worth it.

[mojocafa]

Grubbs frontline muck boots, can absolutely recommend, waterproof and very warm, infact sometimes too warm

[shep53]

BEKINA STEP LITE   2yrold  worn every day , as good as new ,  warm in winter  ,  silage  oil  sheep and cow muck al no problem and side ankle support al for circa £60

[chrismahon]

I bought a pair of Muck Boots- the Muckmaster version. very warm and comfortable, even in hot weather. But I was surprised that after two years the sole split away from the upper and they leaked. The second pair cost £72, are not as well made as the first and so will probably be my last. Sounds like Le Chameau should be the replacements.

[Foobar]

Bekina Steplite.  Brilliant grip, very lightweight.  Safety and non-safety available.

[TracyC]

Great responses thank you so much.  I've found a local store that does Le Chameau wellies along with a few other recommendations so I am going to go in and try some on.  After all Christmas is coming as is my birthday so I think a treat might be in order.  Either that or a few more sheep.

[devonlady]

I went to MVF to buy a pair of standard wellies (10 quid) they didn't have any in my size, looked around and saw a very posh pair for £24-99. They'll do, I thought, a bit more than I would usually pay but it's them or crocs through the wet grass. I took them to the till and only then found that they were not £24-99 but £204-99!!!!!!!!!!! For a pair of feckin' wellies??!!