Waterproof Trousers And Good Wellies

[baw 4,360]

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have the le chameau chasseur and the hunter balmoral sovereign mate both about £300 a pair and I wear my lowa hunter extreme Gtx everyday I like my wellies for some days and the le chams are used but the hunters are nearly brand new, I'd go for good hi top boots over wellies anyday

Spot on post, deer tex is pretty good kit just make sure you go for the lighter weight version of whatever has it as deer hunter stuff can be a bit warm

When it comes to kit, always buy the best your budget will allow

Away man, what for, to get covered in shit and mud, ripped with barbed wire? I've had expensive wellies ruined by the sole being punctured off barbed wire. Forget the price, go for comfort and wearability.

Be out on the hill at 2 in the morning with a fair walk in ffront of you and a blizzard come in, then you will realise the value of good quality kit

All these " my rigger boots, trackies and DPM jacket" merchants will be crying like babies lamping fom the back of a landy on a January night.......

 

Good kit will let you hunt on when others have had to retire.........it's a no brainer IMHO

A Londoner telling someone who lives in the highlands what a snow blizzard is like up a hill, only on THL a snow blizzard up a hill at 2am lamping, behave wilf. Your hills must be no more than mounds mate cos anytime I'm out lamping NO MATTER the weather the biggest problem isn't the cold, its f*****g sweating you walk several miles up and down hills carrying lamp, battery, catch and your f*****g glad of a blizzard lol. The most important thing is comfort. Thermal vest, T shirt and any non noisy waterproof top/jacket will do. I've seen us out in fleeces that's been washed in that wash on waterproof stuff in all weathers, not a problem. Decent comfy waterproof boot, good socks, regatta etc, jogging bottoms for comfort with cotton waterproof over trousers and pair of gaitors, job done, dry and roasting toasting. Now if you said ferreting in sleet or on a thaw, now that's f*****g cold. I've seen me having to wear gloves southern softies

alright bear grylls

layers and breathable clothing, job done

[pip1968 2,490]

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have the le chameau chasseur and the hunter balmoral sovereign mate both about £300 a pair and I wear my lowa hunter extreme Gtx everyday I like my wellies for some days and the le chams are used but the hunters are nearly brand new, I'd go for good hi top boots over wellies anyday

Spot on post, deer tex is pretty good kit just make sure you go for the lighter weight version of whatever has it as deer hunter stuff can be a bit warm

When it comes to kit, always buy the best your budget will allow

Away man, what for, to get covered in shit and mud, ripped with barbed wire? I've had expensive wellies ruined by the sole being punctured off barbed wire. Forget the price, go for comfort and wearability.

Be out on the hill at 2 in the morning with a fair walk in ffront of you and a blizzard come in, then you will realise the value of good quality kit

All these " my rigger boots, trackies and DPM jacket" merchants will be crying like babies lamping fom the back of a landy on a January night.......

 

Good kit will let you hunt on when others have had to retire.........it's a no brainer IMHO

A Londoner telling someone who lives in the highlands what a snow blizzard is like up a hill, only on THL a snow blizzard up a hill at 2am lamping, behave wilf. Your hills must be no more than mounds mate cos anytime I'm out lamping NO MATTER the weather the biggest problem isn't the cold, its f*****g sweating you walk several miles up and down hills carrying lamp, battery, catch and your f*****g glad of a blizzard lol. The most important thing is comfort. Thermal vest, T shirt and any non noisy waterproof top/jacket will do. I've seen us out in fleeces that's been washed in that wash on waterproof stuff in all weathers, not a problem. Decent comfy waterproof boot, good socks, regatta etc, jogging bottoms for comfort with cotton waterproof over trousers and pair of gaitors, job done, dry and roasting toasting. Now if you said ferreting in sleet or on a thaw, now that's f*****g cold. I've seen me having to wear gloves southern softies

alright bear grylls

layers and breathable clothing, job done

 

just got a good fleece for them really cold nights but always take a waterproof coat with me when im out just incase

[baw 4,360]

So do I mate more so incase something happens like dog gets injured etc. it's just a breathable fold away cagool I use out on the kayak. I've seen me even taking my Tammy off out lamping to let my head cool lol. As long as your moving you'll not be cold. If you think of it this way, the worst waterproof clothing today is probably better than the best was 20 years ago and everyone raved about it then lol. Obviously cheap shit that isn't breathable is no good but no need for all this expensive stuff to go lamping of all things.

[Lab 10,979]

Canny see passed Muck Boots now.....had all the fancy dear wellies and they are no more comfortable or warmer than the mucks. And at 4 tiomes the price you could get a new pair of mucks every year for the same price. As for waterproof trousers its far easier to go for a light cheap pair....its guarenteed if you buy expensive your catching them on the first fence..buy cheap and you never seem to do, but if you do who gives a feck...

[sikastag_1 689]

A like your way round saying your a tight c**t lab lol.

[Lab 10,979]

A like your way round saying your a tight c**t lab lol.

...true i'll give you that. Bought a pair of expensive wellies a few years ago and stood on a nail in the field and that was them f****d, never again!! I wear waterproofs when picking up and your through all sorts of shit....i'd greet if i ripped a pair of £50 trousers....

[pip1968 2,490]

Canny see passed Muck Boots now.....had all the fancy dear wellies and they are no more comfortable or warmer than themucks. And at 4 tiomes the price you could get a new pair of mucks every year for the same price. As for waterproof trousers its far easier to go for a light cheap pair....its guarenteed if you buy expensive your catching them on the first fence..buy cheap and you never seem to do, but if you do who gives a feck...

i might try them muck boots out but ive heard good and bad things about them but i suppose any things better than hunters as i think they just cater for the fashion industry now

[Lab 10,979]

 

Canny see passed Muck Boots now.....had all the fancy dear wellies and they are no more comfortable or warmer than themucks. And at 4 tiomes the price you could get a new pair of mucks every year for the same price. As for waterproof trousers its far easier to go for a light cheap pair....its guarenteed if you buy expensive your catching them on the first fence..buy cheap and you never seem to do, but if you do who gives a feck...

i might try them muck boots out but ive heard good and bad things about them but i suppose any things better than hunters as i think they just cater for the fashion industry now

 

I can assure you you wont be disappointed mate. £50 quid for a very warm comfy boot. My insole has just fell out and its still comfy............

[sikastag_1 689]

Haha, av been lucky av no had to buy a pair a wellies in a good few year the misses has kept me goin lol.

[sikastag_1 689]

Pip a lot of the cheaper hunters are mate they are just like a bit of rubber with a sole lol but the more expensive hunters ain't, the neoprene lined ones my mates had a few pair he likes them the ones iv got are the full zip and leather lined with a good thick vibram sole it's the first pair of hunters iv had and iv hardly wore them maybe wear them more this season break them in a bit lol, but as for quality they are well made mate

[baw 4,360]

Pip a lot of the cheaper hunters are mate they are just like a bit of rubber with a sole lol but the more expensive hunters ain't, the neoprene lined ones my mates had a few pair he likes them the ones iv got are the full zip and leather lined with a good thick vibram sole it's the first pair of hunters iv had and iv hardly wore them maybe wear them more this season break them in a bit lol, but as for quality they are well made mate

Hunters are more like riding boots. Can't see how a zip would hold out with a seasons lamping.

[pip1968 2,490]

Pip a lot of the cheaper hunters are mate they are just like a bit of rubber with a sole lol but the more expensive hunters ain't, the neoprene lined ones my mates had a few pair he likes them the ones iv got are the full zip and leather lined with a good thick vibram sole it's the first pair of hunters iv had and iv hardly wore them maybe wear them more this season break them in a bit lol, but as for quality they are well made mate

remember years ago everyone used to buy royal hunters you know the ones they had a solid sole with studs in them and what looked like board or cork through the sole,i havent seen them for years are the still making them

[sikastag_1 689]

Mine are nothing like a riding boot. I wore my old le chams with zips everyday, feeding, working, beating, lamping the lot and they held up fine few years out them. its lamping no rock climbing you walk and they are designed for walking lol. You could wear them for 4 seasons or 4 minutes, if somebody' stand on a nail or rips them on a fence then that ain't the wellies fault is it lol. Like iv said I prefer my high boots but wellies are a must have aswell.

Edited June 18, 2013 by grant_c

[baw 4,360]

Mine are nothing like a riding boot. I wore my old le chams with zips everyday, feeding, working, beating, lamping the lot and they held up fine few years out them. its lamping no rock climbing you walk and they are designed for walking lol. You could wear them for 4 seasons or 4 minutes, if somebody' stand on a nail or rips them on a fence then that ain't the wellies fault is it lol. Like iv said I prefer my high boots but wellies are a must have aswell.

You walked through much peat bogs with them? I'm sure they have lasted you years mate but like I say, a zip ain't a clever idea in a Wellington, they tend to jam, zips that is. An icy muddy zip, not for me but glad you like them

[sikastag_1 689]

Iv wore them all over mate if you walk about with the zip down and don't wash it out it will jam but if you zip it right up and wear them like that they are sound