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Title: Sales assistant : "These boots are really waterproof" - Well they aren't.....
Post by: [GQC] Tim on December 01, 2010, 02:08:11 pm
3 pair of boots I've gone through and they all let water through, it's not so much the rain but the snow that does it. It's driving me mad.

Which boots are 100% water proof and will be in years to come. Please, tell me.
Title: Re: Sales assistant : "These boots are really waterproof" - Well they aren't.....
Post by: darren clarke on December 01, 2010, 02:08:40 pm
wellies
Title: Re: Sales assistant : "These boots are really waterproof" - Well they aren't.....
Post by: dazmond on December 01, 2010, 02:19:46 pm
bergaus goretex boots everytime!dont waste money on cheap rubbish! ;D ;D ;D ;D.

same for waterproof jackets!get bergaus goretex and you ll be kicking yourself why you didnt do it sooner!!expensive yes but well worth the money!bone dry and warm without sweating as well!fantastic gear!!



dazmond
Title: Re: Sales assistant : "These boots are really waterproof" - Well they aren't.....
Post by: Dave Willis on December 01, 2010, 02:26:08 pm
http://www.outdoors-online.co.uk/products/berghaus-explorer-ridge-boot-brown/2299

These - I paid well over a ton for mine. Coat them with Nikwax and they are brilliant. Light enough for the summer too.
Title: Re: Sales assistant : "These boots are really waterproof" - Well they aren't.....
Post by: dazmond on December 01, 2010, 02:32:55 pm
hydrophyl ive just bought a pair of them for £120!! ::) ::)for new york at xmas! ;D ;D
Title: Re: Sales assistant : "These boots are really waterproof" - Well they aren't.....
Post by: [GQC] Tim on December 01, 2010, 02:36:55 pm
http://www.outdoors-online.co.uk/products/berghaus-explorer-ridge-boot-brown/2299

These - I paid well over a ton for mine. Coat them with Nikwax and they are brilliant. Light enough for the summer too.

Looks good. Do you have to use Nikwax or will they be dry without them? I guess that's the point of Goretex right? Are they comfy? I've got Karrimor at the moment, and they are really nice, light and not tiring. Just wet.  :D
Title: Re: Sales assistant : "These boots are really waterproof" - Well they aren't.....
Post by: Dave Willis on December 01, 2010, 02:49:15 pm
Really comfy and light. I've got two pairs just in case I get a soaking but they've never leaked.
I also tried some Hi-Tec guaranteed waterproof boots - they had some amazing coating on them, Iron Mask I think it was called - they leaked like a sieve I took them back after two weeks.
Title: Re: Sales assistant : "These boots are really waterproof" - Well they aren't.....
Post by: [GQC] Tim on December 01, 2010, 02:52:25 pm
Sounds good that they are light. I really like the high boot style rather then the trainer style low boots but some of them are heavy like a brick!
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Post by: SPE on December 01, 2010, 03:02:27 pm
I bought some of these yesterday for working in the snow, worked this morning in them, I like them because I can just slip them on and off, handy when I have to go through peoples houses
http://www.sportsdirect.com/karrimor-rigger-boot-sn00-182005
Title: Re: Sales assistant : "These boots are really waterproof" - Well they aren't.....
Post by: Dave Anderson on December 01, 2010, 03:11:07 pm
Derwent Muck boots....light, warm and very dry...
Title: Re: Sales assistant : "These boots are really waterproof" - Well they aren't.....
Post by: bobplum on December 01, 2010, 05:03:50 pm
3 pair of boots I've gone through and they all let water through, it's not so much the rain but the snow that does it. It's driving me mad.

Which boots are 100% water proof and will be in years to come. Please, tell me.

walking boots ;)
Title: Re: Sales assistant : "These boots are really waterproof" - Well they aren't.....
Post by: David Kent @ KentKleen on December 01, 2010, 05:05:26 pm
Karrimor Snow boots!!!!
sports and soccer
34.99 meant to be 79.99
had them a week
dry warm feet!!!
lovely
 :)
Title: Re: Sales assistant : "These boots are really waterproof" - Well they aren't.....
Post by: [GQC] Tim on December 01, 2010, 06:11:05 pm
Karrimor Snow boots!!!!
sports and soccer
34.99 meant to be 79.99
had them a week
dry warm feet!!!
lovely
 :)


Which ones? I've got Karrimor shoes now, but they are leaking badly.
Title: Re: Sales assistant : "These boots are really waterproof" - Well they aren't.....
Post by: dmlservices on December 01, 2010, 06:30:53 pm
try brasher borgue gtx gortex boots, going into my 3 rd winter with them


daz
Title: Re: Sales assistant : "These boots are really waterproof" - Well they aren't.....
Post by: Gav Camm lammy 283 on December 01, 2010, 06:36:16 pm
10 hole cherry red docs mint  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Sales assistant : "These boots are really waterproof" - Well they aren't.....
Post by: mark dew on December 01, 2010, 06:38:58 pm
go for anything goretex. You won't regret it. Amazing stuff.
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Post by: Blue Frog Systems on December 01, 2010, 07:24:56 pm
2nd winter with karrimor snow boots... still 100% waterproof and extremley warm :)
Title: Re: Sales assistant : "These boots are really waterproof" - Well they aren't.....
Post by: David Kent @ KentKleen on December 01, 2010, 07:35:38 pm
the karrimor snow boots have a welly type bottom and hiking boot top to them ! lined with thinsulate, vary good boots
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Post by: JSMC on December 01, 2010, 07:45:58 pm
i need something with vibram soles as i seem to wear boots out very quick. i am constantly working about town centres and walking on hard surfaces so wear them out quic. Next boot will have vibram soles
Title: Re: Sales assistant : "These boots are really waterproof" - Well they aren't.....
Post by: Londoner on December 01, 2010, 08:23:22 pm
Army boots are warm and dry. If you buy the Grade 1 used boots cheap as well

About £20 from Surplus & Outdoors

German boots even better, about £25
Title: Re: Sales assistant : "These boots are really waterproof" - Well they aren't.....
Post by: lovewindows on December 02, 2010, 12:04:40 pm
i need something with vibram soles as i seem to wear boots out very quick. i am constantly working about town centres and walking on hard surfaces so wear them out quic. Next boot will have vibram soles
Vibram soles come in all different grades, most are a soft rubber which grip well on soft ground but will abraid quickly on pavements and the like.
Your best bet is Magnums , usually worn by doormen they'll last for ages and all you have to do , [ as with any boot ] is dubb them frequently. 
Title: Re: Sales assistant : "These boots are really waterproof" - Well they aren't.....
Post by: [GQC] Tim on December 03, 2010, 09:25:07 am
Thanks for all the replies, I will have a look at some Goretex stuff I reckon. :)