Having a conversation with a friend about the boots I like - and just cannot remember what they are called...

You know the ones, the world and his wife wear them in gun dog rings, every second woman with Weimaraners wears them.  Brown, flat, leather (sometimes quilted suede for the calf)

Help   Perhaps I'll remember in my sleep!  **Although considering that I bought a Hungarian Wire Haired Vizsla CAT called Stephen in my last dream - I'm not very hopeful!!**

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No idea.... Do Orvis sell them? Lol

would they be Uggs your on about http://www.uggaustralia.co.uk/boots-uk/women-boots,en_GB,sc.html

Could they be Hunter, Sherwood, K*ty or Dublin boots. All of them come in brown leather/suede, are water resistant and are very popular with the hunting,shooting folk. I wear K*ty boots for walking the dogs and they are brill at keeping my feet warm and dry and me upright !

Dubarry

Deffinately not Uggs..

I think the ones the op wants are good & look nice..much better than wellies...

Is it these????
http://www.robinsonsequestrian.com/riding-apparel-1/footwear/new-river-boot.html
Lea :)

I think they're generically called country boots, various manufacturers will have a version.

M.

Dubarry ? (although i have a pair of Dublin River boots which look similar ;-) )

Thank you yes - that's them/those  Blimey it's no wonder I couldn't remember what they were called I genuinely didn't realise I was looking at different versions each time.  Although I had one of those vague feelings of "begins with a D" !!

These are one of my objectives - to see if I can lose weight from my calves to fit them...

Thank you all, I'm off to Google measurements.  Incidentally does anyone have some they'd say are a wider leg fit than the others, or some to avoid?

they are dubrrys. they are brilliant and waterproof. I wear them all the time at home for everything from gardening to going out in....if looked after properly and cleaned and treated as leather should be, then they will last many many years.

I honestly think you can't beat Dubarry. Though here is a link with a few other top end suggestions.
http://www.farlows.co.uk/womens/boots

Some boots come up wider than others. My k*ty boots are wide fitting as they are classed as unisex. Some of the Dublin boots are standard fitting. This site does give you the measurements www.equestrianclearance.com.

I've got quite big claves and Dubarrys are fine on me, I would say don't waste your money tho.  I bought and used all the right cleaning/protective stuff for them and they leaked within months.  Now less than a year on the sole has started to come away from the boot.  Very expensive mistake!!

I have two friends who are saddlers , one also sells boots and I'm afraid neither rate Dubarry, apparently they are great at first but the slightest scratch on them makes them leak.

I honestly can't afford Dubarry boots, how are the Dublin boots? Still not cheap, but cheaper than the D's ..

I honestly can't afford Dubarry boots, how are the Dublin boots? Still not cheap, but cheaper than the D's ..

I like the look of the Dublin zenith boots, but I don't think they are waterproof. I think for the price Dublin boots are great, that's what most of my horse mad chums wear, or Ariat.

I love my Dublin boots, really comfy and nice and warm but for normal dog walks i wear my Muck boots, dont want to ruin the Dublin's ;-)

I've seen bad write ups on the Dublin boots too. I suppose it depends how much water you encounter as to whether or not they leak.
Lovely video here on youtube of walking through mud and copius amounts of water, in Dubarry boots.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GflgvnEpY4o
There is a really good French company, though I forget the name, who do fantastic waterproof boots, much cheaper, and you can buy online.
HTH

I've found the worst thing for leather boots is peaty water, it really seems to do a lot of damage to waterproofing, perhaps it depends on what sort of terrain your walking in.

Best boots I've had are my Hunter Crown's, tough as the proverbial "old boot " and still waterproof after 3 years of very very hard walking, only down side is they weigh a ton.

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not sure of spelling but I think you mean  le chemeau  very pricy but look well made

Yes! They're the ones, my French spelling is not the best either;-)
Happy Feet!!!

I have two pairs of Dubarry boots and I love them; my first pair are now nearly 7 years old and the 2nd pair about 5 years and both are still going strong. I don't look after them nearly as well as I should (probably clean them properly and condition them about once a year!) and they get very heavy use - I wear them to go beating and picking up all winter as well as for field trial training days (basically a walked up shoot) and daily dog walking so mud and water galore. Even with all this neither pair has leaked/cracked/split and they're still as comfortable as when I got them; they look pretty battered but I like them like that - it's probably the protective layer of mud that's kept them going for so long :-)  If you've had problems with a pair, especially the sole coming away I would definitely contact Dubarry about it because mine have more than stood up to very heavy use for years.

I also have a pair of Le Chameau Vierzonord wellies and they're great although I prefer the Dubarrys for wearing on all-day shoots/training days, they seem to keep my feet warmer! 

On the subject of cold feet, I read a thread on an outdoor/hunting site that a lot of people who go to the Arctic make their own insoles by boiling an old wool jumper so it goes all felty and cut it to shape, supposedly one of the most efficient and cheap ways to keep your feet warm.