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Post by Tringa on Jan 16, 2021 15:41:35 GMT
Does anyone have any experience of these - thedrybootcompany.com/product/harris-dry-boot/I want them more for more general walking(eg walking with the dog) rather than hills. Being rubber they shouldn't suffer from leaking, which it seems to happen eventually to most of the trainers I use for dog walking. Thanks Dave |
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Post by rowanberry on Jan 16, 2021 17:32:03 GMT
I couldn't say, Dave... but those are nice looking boots!
I got a pair of Karrimor walking boots second-hand off Ebay several years ago, and they leaked like a sieve... maybe not the manufacturer's fault, because they were used, but I did have to treat and waterproof them and now they seem to be okay.
Trainers these days are hopeless.
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Post by ianr on Jan 17, 2021 10:55:04 GMT
Being rubber they shouldn't suffer from leaking, which it seems to happen eventually to most of the trainers I use for dog walking. Thanks Dave
It's a problem these day's isn't it you can't find 'em locally to try on, there cheaper on line you read sooo many reviews, you change your mind and buy a jacket instead  Seems with me it's always the glue that lets them down and even after a trip to a proper cobbler to glue them back together they still start to leak again. I tend to buy leather topped and welted soles 'tops stitched to soles' leather means I can keep them polished and water proofed, protects the stitching too  I've just bought a pair of dealer boots I wanted something I could chuck in the back of the car and slip into, I don't always bend well enough to fiddle with great long laces  There a tad generously sized I should be about an eight and a half so usually end up a nine 'insoles and thicker socks if needed' The ones I received were more a light tan than the darker ones shown. Not a problem for me. ian hollandscountryclothing.co.uk/products/woodland-leather-dealer-boot?variant=44581713619 |
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Post by Tringa on Jan 17, 2021 12:16:10 GMT
Thanks Alan and Ian.
My trainers and general purpose boots get a lot of use but they seem to leak more quickly than I would expect. It is usually, as I think you are suggesting Ian, where the sole meet the upper and/or where the upper flexes as you walk.
Yesterday when I returned from a sleety hour out with the dog my feet wet wet and it wasn't water over the top so I started looking around for something more waterproof and found the Dryboot.
Perhaps I should just pay a bit more and get a stronger boot. I'm happy to pay a quite a lot for hill walking boots but I really want something for much easier ground.
Dave
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Post by accipiter on Jan 17, 2021 12:34:25 GMT
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Post by ianr on Jan 18, 2021 8:19:40 GMT
I'm with Alan on the dubbin a few years back I came across some CAT boots really good offer but they were a sort of desert boot leaked like a sieve half an hour with some dubbin and they looked a right mess but didn't leak ian |
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Post by teasel on Jan 19, 2021 23:25:48 GMT
Have you had a look at the boots in places like Screwfix? I buy builders gloves instead of gardening gloves these days |
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Post by Psamathe on Jan 20, 2021 10:28:59 GMT
I always worry a bit about rubber footwear as your feet can get very wet without a drop coming in from outside (for some people anyway). Breathability poor. Wellingtons less of an issue as they have a wide opening, generally fairly loose fitting and plenty of air gets in and out.
Ian
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