Wellies

 There was a discussion a while ago about wellies - which made me look
up some to buy but have lost the links.

Desperately need some now (Probably need waders if it keeps raining
though! LOL)

Reinforced bit in the bottom for digging a good idea or not?
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http://www.voucherfreebies.co.uk

 

If you need to wear wellies, I would say the soil is probably too wet for
digging.  I only ever wear steel capped work boots to the allotment.

Wellies are for walking in puddles.

Steve

 On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:02:10 -0000, "shazzbat"


Depends what you are digging doesn't it?  cleaning out a field ditch
you might have to wait a long time for it to become dry enough to work
without wet feet  in anything but wellies.  OTOH I agree that a decent
pair of work boots are preferable for most things. In fact in some
cases I would rather wear an old pair and have warm wet feet and
footwear that stays on rather than have wellies that may get pulled
off by suction leaving you balancing on one leg, or worse falling over
and getting completely soaked.

G.Harman

 

You would feel the benefit after a long day digging, as do the labourers at
my place of work! You can work harder, and longer.

Baz

 
As one who lives in wellies, I go for Nora, they are plastic and
light, no lining, so if they get dirty inside you can wash them out
and dry them. They are not cheap but they are good, I've been wearing
them for over 40 years (No not the same pair)
As I am in them for around 10 hours a day I go for lightness,
If you are worried about diging in them then an old answer to that was
to get a couple of bits of old hose pipe around 3 inches long, slice
down the length and slip them one each side over the top of the blade
of the spade.
If you have old hose around then the cost is nothing and easy to
replace as required.
David