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Re: Dubarry boots
Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2020 3:31 am
by Liphook
See the recommendations above! I'd also consider Aigle and Harkila. Find local retailers and try before you buy. Not difficult really
Re: Dubarry boots
Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2020 11:50 am
by Fredline
Gobio Gobio wrote: ↑Sun Jan 05, 2020 12:32 am
Where did you say they are only good for posing?
Fredline wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2020 11:08 pm
Because the are too expensive but great for posing.
Fredline wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2020 11:08 pm
Where did I use the word rubbish?
Maybe not as clear as posing but implied they were rubbish.
Liphook wrote: ↑Sat Jan 04, 2020 1:33 am
Get some proper tools for the job or look like a nob with wet feet.
And what would the proper boots for this nob be please Liphook?
I am after something like a welly, stiffer soled with plenty of grip. Im not walking across damp grass, walking across muddy fields or woods in neoprene waders.
Wish I had never asked.
It was only the opinion of Fredline and Liphook, plus the injection of a little humour, you did not have to take it so personally.
Re: Dubarry boots
Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2020 8:18 pm
by Barbellina
Another shout out for Chameau. I have sheepskin lined boots and also waders. Both excellent products.
Re: Dubarry boots
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2020 2:52 am
by BoltonBullfinch
That's the closest I have seen to a fallout/argument since I have been on this site. Although in reality it was a very very mild spat, I'm putting it down to the excess's of the new year, and look forwards to one or two more disagreements this year.
Thanks
BB
Re: Dubarry boots
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2020 12:12 pm
by Olly
Another vote for Le Chameau - worn them since purchase some 10 years ago - for walking/fishing/birdwatching/etc when I venture out into the countryside.
Re: Dubarry boots
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2020 4:58 pm
by Ally
Dubarrys will get in a bit of a mess on a muddy bank. Aigle wellies with neoprene good as long as its not too cold. Baffins a good alternative to Skeetex, easier to walk in, better insulation but pricy and hard to get in uk.
Re: Dubarry boots
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2020 11:40 pm
by Pallenpool
Fredline wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2020 11:40 pm
Gobio Gobio wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2020 11:27 pm
Fredline wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2020 11:08 pm
Why do you think they are only available in Chelsea?
Because the are too expensive but great for posing.
£80 worth of Skeetex Field Boots have never let me down. Very warm and comfortable with replaceable fleece liners.
There not only available in Chelsea, thats their flagship store. I just looked again, there sold in Hatfield, Wheathampstead, Clavering, Shefford, Saffron Walden, Hemel Hempstead, Dunmow.......
So are you saying there rubbish, only good for posing?
I wore Skeetex boots back in the 70/80's, and thats where I will be leaving them.
Where did I use the word rubbish?
Where did I say they are only good for posing?
Skeetex boots 70/80's that is one thing you got right. Try these Skeetex 2020's.
I have a vague recollection of going to a mill at Battlesbridge for some Skeetex boots back in the 70’s possibly early 80’s they looked nothing like the ones you have shown but they were comfortable and extremely warm - it’s great to see they are still going and looking so much better.