Wellington boots, options?

[whittaker]

The Dubarry Wexford boot has been well tested by me during this winter and I can attest to its quality of construction and its comfort. The zip makes getting the boots off nice and easy.

[alden]

The Dubarry Wexford boot has been well tested by me during this winter and I can attest to its quality of construction and its comfort. The zip makes getting the boots off nice and easy.

Whittaker

So you did get the Wexford after all and did not tell me! Ok, now we want the full report not the not tease "tested by me during this Winter" stuff. How does it rate?

Michael

[whittaker]

Yes, Michael. I succumbed after multiple try-ons in that place I can never recall off Pall Mall. Since buying the Wexford I have converted a few friends, mostly convinced upon witnessing my effortless removal of the boots, leaving my hands clean and ready for tea and cake.

The comfort is foremost. Whether on uneven Cornish cliffs or flat Sussex Downs I can walk for hours in these boots. They are distinctive but elegant. In the country, they are still rare enough to draw a little attention but not to the point of discomfort. Out hunting I still wear my old Hunters. There is a "townie" aspect to Dubarry that makes me wince a little but I am overcoming this slowly and only because of the comfort over many hours.

Dubarry serve a different function from my previous Barbour and Hunter wellingtons. These combine form and utility.

I remain wary of their long term resilience. This is more to do with a prejudice about their Portuguese construction than any evident problem areas.