Why is that a mistake? I usually wear two pairs of socks in wellies - if I wear just one pair, I can wear the heel out of the sock in less than a morning. Two pair, no drama, last ages.
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Why is that a mistake? I usually wear two pairs of socks in wellies - if I wear just one pair, I can wear the heel out of the sock in less than a morning. Two pair, no drama, last ages.
LeChameauJunk
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WARNING - Don’t fall for the Le Chameau hype!
I have raved about Le Chameau wellies for a decade now. Utterly fantastic boots. We have had several pairs as a family of smallholders. My wife’s pair lasted 9 years of DAILY use (almost all day) on a chicken farm. They were as comfy as slippers (she says) and never once leaked. Finally she stepped on a nail and we thought “well they served us well so lets not repair them lets just get a new pair”. So that’s what we did. In around 1.5 years of use (after leaving our farm) this pair of identical (model) boots have been used VERY lightly, basically just walking dogs in the fields next to our house. They have SPLIT right around the ankle, leaking badly even in wet grass. I contacted Le Chameau, expecting a company charging such big prices to be better than Dunlop or Amazon, I discovered quite the opposite. Not only did they refuse to show any interest, they tried the most devious tactic by quoting their “technical team” (ooh, beware, the scientific preaches are involved, yeah right!) and saying that from the PHOTO I sent them, they could tell the boots have not been “used correctly”. There is NO way they can know this from a photo, and it is not true in the slightest. They also said we should have been spraying with silicon otherwise the rubber will crack. Why didn’t the last pair crack then? (They have not asked IF we sprayed them with silicon) They also said they should be kept in a “bag” (what, is that better than our wooden boot shed which is nice and dark and cool, consistent temperature and no UV rays?!) AND should be “cleaned after use”. So brushing rubber “clean” EVERY DAY rather than just letting the slightest trace of dirty water or grass sit on the rubber overnight, that is supposed to help make them live longer?! Ha, what a farce. That would ABRADE the surface far more and cause a LOT more wear over time!
Funnily enough I contacted a friend of mine who was also a big fan of Le Chameau boots for 15 years or so now. To my (lack of) surprise, he said “Rubbish, never buying again. First pair were brilliant, I wore them out! Second pair cracked in a year, total junk, better off with £10 wellies which last longer”.
Clearly their rubber quality or manufacturing standards (or both) have taken a huge nosedive, taking what was once a fantastic company into a typical modern company who charge insane prices based on a past history of good quality, note “PAST” history, which no longer applies. These boots, compared to the many pairs we have experience of, are worth around £20 in my opinion. My £20 Dunlops lasted 2-3 years before failing, my Hunters lasted around 4-6 years, various others lasted 1-2 years but only cost £10-20.
So for anyone reading this thread, reading all the honest reviews from back when Le Chameau actually cared about making quality products, BE WARNED! Oh, and I notice the boots my wife bought have gone up about £80 since she bought her first pair! What a joke. Go for Aigles or Muckboots, that’s my vote anyway, but I wouldn’t spend more than £25 on a pair or Le Chameau’s and I would buy two, because very soon you will need the second pair when the first pair break up due to contact with the air!
Le Chameau is not what it was, such a shame, but hopefully this will save someone blowing £200+ on a pair of wellies which can’t even compete with £25 wellies.
I have raved about Le Chameau wellies for a decade now. Utterly fantastic boots. We have had several pairs as a family of smallholders. My wife’s pair lasted 9 years of DAILY use (almost all day) on a chicken farm. They were as comfy as slippers (she says) and never once leaked. Finally she stepped on a nail and we thought “well they served us well so lets not repair them lets just get a new pair”. So that’s what we did. In around 1.5 years of use (after leaving our farm) this pair of identical (model) boots have been used VERY lightly, basically just walking dogs in the fields next to our house. They have SPLIT right around the ankle, leaking badly even in wet grass. I contacted Le Chameau, expecting a company charging such big prices to be better than Dunlop or Amazon, I discovered quite the opposite. Not only did they refuse to show any interest, they tried the most devious tactic by quoting their “technical team” (ooh, beware, the scientific preaches are involved, yeah right!) and saying that from the PHOTO I sent them, they could tell the boots have not been “used correctly”. There is NO way they can know this from a photo, and it is not true in the slightest. They also said we should have been spraying with silicon otherwise the rubber will crack. Why didn’t the last pair crack then? (They have not asked IF we sprayed them with silicon) They also said they should be kept in a “bag” (what, is that better than our wooden boot shed which is nice and dark and cool, consistent temperature and no UV rays?!) AND should be “cleaned after use”. So brushing rubber “clean” EVERY DAY rather than just letting the slightest trace of dirty water or grass sit on the rubber overnight, that is supposed to help make them live longer?! Ha, what a farce. That would ABRADE the surface far more and cause a LOT more wear over time!
Funnily enough I contacted a friend of mine who was also a big fan of Le Chameau boots for 15 years or so now. To my (lack of) surprise, he said “Rubbish, never buying again. First pair were brilliant, I wore them out! Second pair cracked in a year, total junk, better off with £10 wellies which last longer”.
Clearly their rubber quality or manufacturing standards (or both) have taken a huge nosedive, taking what was once a fantastic company into a typical modern company who charge insane prices based on a past history of good quality, note “PAST” history, which no longer applies. These boots, compared to the many pairs we have experience of, are worth around £20 in my opinion. My £20 Dunlops lasted 2-3 years before failing, my Hunters lasted around 4-6 years, various others lasted 1-2 years but only cost £10-20.
So for anyone reading this thread, reading all the honest reviews from back when Le Chameau actually cared about making quality products, BE WARNED! Oh, and I notice the boots my wife bought have gone up about £80 since she bought her first pair! What a joke. Go for Aigles or Muckboots, that’s my vote anyway, but I wouldn’t spend more than £25 on a pair or Le Chameau’s and I would buy two, because very soon you will need the second pair when the first pair break up due to contact with the air!
Le Chameau is not what it was, such a shame, but hopefully this will save someone blowing £200+ on a pair of wellies which can’t even compete with £25 wellies.
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- East Sussex
Old post I know but how did the Jack Pykes do in the end, I’m fed up with the sh1t I keep getting from Does, used a couple of pairs of landmasters and similar muck boots, can’t get a year out of them, I wear them in the workshop in the winter if I’m doing a repair or something, probably not heathy for them, I want toe caps but then when on floor working on machine the fronts can wear through
all my pairs over last few years have just started leaking, around sides or on top, never close to wearing a pair out anymore.
TripleSix
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- Location
- Helmsley, North Yorkshire
I bought myself a pair of the new Dunlop Snugboots this winter.
A lot of money but definitely worth it, very comfortable and light.
You can wear them all day with no issue.
You forget you have them on.
A lot of money but definitely worth it, very comfortable and light.
You can wear them all day with no issue.
You forget you have them on.
They're still going strong, but I barely wear them, only if I absolutely have to.Old post I know but how did the Jack Pykes do in the end, I’m fed up with the sh1t I keep getting from Does, used a couple of pairs of landmasters and similar muck boots, can’t get a year out of them, I wear them in the workshop in the winter if I’m doing a repair or something, probably not heathy for them, I want toe caps but then when on floor working on machine the fronts can wear through
They're comfy, but they're also a bit soft because of the comfort.
renewablejohn
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- lancs
For those of us who always seem to carry a chainsaw in hand and fed up of getting there beloved chainsaw boots muddy then I can recommend the Oregon chainsaw wellie boots but do go for the size smaller than what your normal shoe size is as they make them big. Thankfully not tested the chainsaw aspect yet but they do seem to be designed not to allow you to chop your feet off.
Steevo
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- Location
- Gloucestershire
They look rather like standard Husqvarna boots to me.
renewablejohn
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- Location
- lancs
Dont think I paid Husqvarna price.
- Location
- Devon
Are skellerup still well respected by people wearing them?
- Location
- Northumberlandia
really? depends on how tight a fit they are ive found?
i wear the thicker socks all year round now.
Bugger i hate cold feet end of.
whats the latest best fully lined ones then? Dickies Landmaster pro only lasting 9months here & all spilt behind steel toe cap
but they are the comfies wellies ive ever used. Cant get them anymore new
there rep are uttter crap, tried them & returned them straight away.
Picked up Bucklers v similar looking the otherweek. thought at first they were ok na
2 days later i could start n feel them rubbing on heels & thought there going back too which i did.
so back to drawing board yet again.
Toggi wellies. Two pairs of thin/normal socks better than one pair of thick ones to stop the rubbing.
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- Northumberlandia
am wearing one pair of socks thats enuff to constantly have to correct, 2 pairs be a bloody nightmare.
whats these toggi wellies like Spud??? link??
Toggi are good
You'd be surprised how little socks move if you have two pair on, try it.
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- Devon
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- Montgomeryshire
Likewise, I hate having cold tootsies, so wear thick socks (Braxit Pathfinders) most of the time. My winter wellies are Neoprene lined Aigles, but I've not had them on once this year yet since discovering these: PU Techno Troya Wellingtons • Kiwikit
Not neoprene lined, but surprisingly warm, long lasting and comfortable, especially for the price.
I was moving sheep fences in the snow this morning and stayed toasty in them.
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- Devon
I hope your right Neil, just ordered a pair, they look a good wellie, cheers for the recommendationLikewise, I hate having cold tootsies, so wear thick socks (Braxit Pathfinders) most of the time. My winter wellies are Neoprene lined Aigles, but I've not had them on once this year yet since discovering these: PU Techno Troya Wellingtons • Kiwikit
Not neoprene lined, but surprisingly warm, long lasting and comfortable, especially for the price.
exmoor dave
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- exmoor, uk
Pretty pleased with mine so far,
Probs abit heavy for hill walking but otherwise good
Find mine are to heavy but are steel toe capped so any amount of walking gets uncomfortable also wore through the neoprene on the heel causing them to rub like mad. Gave up on them and just wear a good pair of socks in dunlops now nicer to walk in although not quite as warm tempted to keep dunlops for the milking parlor and swop to a lace up boot style for all other farm work
johnspeehs
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- Co Antrim
From decathlon website, this is the description of the parcour wellies....
"Designed for extended walks on slightly rough ground in cold and wet conditions.
4 mm neoprene, gusset and anti-fatigue sole."
Hmmm, not designed for eight hours a day of chasing cattle through mud and shyte then.
Only 4mm of neoprene too, must be for warmer climates than Scotland
Or am I just tight and couldn't bring myself to spend that kind of money on wellies not designed for farmer abuse? Are they really comfortable and durable enough to justify the price?
I have been wearing a pair for the last 4 winters, bought from decathlon, only problem is the sole is now almost smooth and will have to buy a new pair, rest of the boot is perfect. Mine are in shite very day
, really comfortable and warm and no sweaty feet.