 always being one to try new things i was wondering if walking in wellies down here in the south east would be an option for the winter months. i like the idea of it and i'm sure it will annoy some people, an added bonus, who frown upon my shorts, inov8s, umbrella and other non proper outdoorsy stuff i use. so, is it a good idea i wonder? will wellies accept a decent footbed, will they be comfy, a reasonable fit, practicable etc. they'll certainly be waterproof. i've been having a look at hunter wellies, thankfully sitting down, as it's a brand i've heard of. anyone any experience, ideas, thoughts, ridicule?
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.JPG) superfeet or sorbothane insoles work for me - though I only use em for work when it's really shitty. The missus walks in aigle wellies sometimes
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 Years ago I got my rover stuck on a fishing trip and had to walk home in the pouring rain in wellies. They filled up with water but even so my feet were warm enough and surprisingly no blisters, not much fun though.
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 Wellies with shorts isn't a good look, Parky!  Although, iirc, Christopher Robin got away with it 
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 Well I normally wear ordinary boots when I'm out walking but I go caving regularly and wellies are "de rigeur" the choice footwear of practically all cavers. I have had to walk reasonably long distances to and from caves, especially in the Yorkshire Dales, while wearing wellies and the rest of my caving gear with no problems. I would also being wearing neoprene wetsuit socks underneath.
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 Following the Ulster Way years ago, a postman in Co Armagh stopped for a chat and told me a joke... "How can you tell when you've met a Fermanagh woman at a dance?" "She has red marks on her calves from wearing wellies!" Naturally, I couldn't tell that joke when I reached Co Fermanagh! So... I guess knee-length socks are probably a good idea. Years ago, when those 'Nokian Trimmi' things first came out, when they were called 'Bogtrotters', had a couple of pairs of them and they were fine for really boggy walks. Eventually the rubber cracked, but it was easy enough to use a bicycle puncture repair kit on them and get a few more miles out of them. Last time I looked at some of these wellies, they were pretty heavy, compared to the lightweight ones I remember.
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Yes Paddy bogtrotters are the answer for the wet days in the bogs. dont think I could wear them for multi day trip though. my feet ge sweaty in them.Are they still available? Ive had mine for around 20 years now.
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i'm sure it will annoy some people, an added bonus, who frown upon my shorts, inov8s, umbrella and other non proper outdoorsy stuff i use.
If you want to distress the gear bores maybe you should consider these.
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errr....farmers wear wellies a lot of the time...especially those with livestock...and tend to walk around a lot! Footbed and socks are the key...as well as decent wellies! IMHO these are the Ones! I have used all sorts of makes and shakes of wellies in my farming days....but these ones are by far the best for fit and grip! (I think)
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Wellies with shorts isn't a good look, Parky!
I dunno
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Ah, but Parky hasn't got the hair to carry off that look! 
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 She has wellies? She has hair? 
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Hunters have rather thin soles. Well the original ones have. flasher models have more. I wear some neprene Le Chameau's. In the winter I live in them and walk miles. I find any thing more enclosing than a sandle gives me sweaty feet. Really soggy sockz so I use Sealskins inside them for long days> Odd yes but wonderful and warm. Budget on somewhere between 5 quid and 300. Get a heavyish sole if long walks planned unless like the mentioned farmers you spend all day every day on your feet
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Are Bridgedale boots still available? I had a quick google but couldn't see anything. I can remember them from years ago but never had a pair. They were shaped like a pair of lace up walking boots but made out of rubber. I suspect they would be worse than wellies for hot feet as being so close fitting there wouldn't be the air movement but would probably be more comfortable for walking.
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 My girlfriend wears nothing but wellies when walking outdoors. (if you see what I mean). She's walked lots of tracks in the Dolomiets, and climbed lots of peaks in Donegal and Connemara this way. I need leather boots cos my feet were damaged by arthritis when I was young but I suspect that decent wellies will take you a long way.
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 always being one to try new things i was wondering if walking in wellies down here in the south east would be an option for the winter months.
Where are you walking in the South East of England that requires Wellies? 
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 I got a pair of muck boot wellies, they are excellent. I've done a twelve-miler in them up on the boggy moors, no problem. They've got neoprene uppery bits so they don't rub anywhere, and good thick soles. They are also luvverly and warm. I would heartily recommend them! Just the job for walking the dogs!
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...They cost about sixty quid mind, but that's cheaper than lots of other footwear, and I get loads of use out of them.
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 Watch your achilles tendon - high footwear that tends to slip (ie wellies) can irritate your achilles tendon and cause a lot of discomfort. Most people have no problem in this regard but if you're like me then it can creep up on you.
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