My old mum recently slipped on her arse going down a muddy slope, so thought for Christmas I could get her some grippy boots for walking the hound in
She was in Hunter wellies when she fell over, so looking for something with better grip than that.
Also, she'll not be going far, couple of miles at a time, so don't need some expensive gortex hiking boots.
Was planning to spend 50 quid ish
Any suggestions on whether such a boot exists?
Ta
Skills course.
If she's anywhere near a branch of Mole Valley, they'll have many choices to suit. Their website is shonkier than a shonky thing, though.
I've been using decathlon walking boots for everyday dog walks. Seem to get just under a year out of them before they leak, but that's pretty much 7km per day, 365 a year. They are usually around £40.
At twice the price I've bought my wife muck boots for Christmas - proper walking boot sole in a neoprene welly.
My Mum 80 broke her fibia in wellies (just on pendle) and after me badgering her and buying some karrimor shoe/boot things she's really really happy.
Karrimor Bodmin Low IV weathertite currently £25 on Amazon at least in my size as I just checked.
I got her size 4 though 😉
Much lighter than she thought and she's not slipping everywhere.
Cheers folks.
You reckon these will have more grip than a pair of wellies?
Ta
Cheers folks.
You reckon these will have more grip than a pair of wellies
They look like the women's version I've been wearing for years. If they are then they have far more grip than my hoggs wellies. Comfortable and last a good couple of thousand kms of abuse.
Hunter wellies don't have great grip on anyway so those boots you have posted a linked too look like a great improvement.
I've got some Regatta Samaris Mid boots for local wanders, gardening and warmer feet cycling in the cold. Generally fine and not too heavy. Just bought another pair as the other is getting battered but I've only used my proper walking boots about half a dozen times in the 3 years since I got the lighter cheap ones.
Expect to pay 40 to 50 pounds on ebay or internet shops, ignore the theoretical 100 price tag.
I'm sure the others recommended above are good too but not tried them.
I've got the men's equivalent of those decathlon boots, same sole pattern. Was fun in the quagmire when out walking in the mud and snow and wet grass last weekend.
I’ve been using decathlon walking boots for everyday dog walks. Seem to get just under a year out of them before they leak, but that’s pretty much 7km per day, 365 a year. They are usually around £40.
My wife walls dogs for a living. This is what she wears. The last much longer than the cheap karrimor ones she use to buy
Haix boots, top quality made in Europe, come in women's fitments and for sensible prices on eBay if you shop about.
I wear them for daily 10mile dog walks then big stomps at weekend, I'm at 18months mark on my first pair.
If you're going for decathlon look at the snow hiking boots, they have excellent mud grip. We're both in SH-520s.
Decathlon walking boots or Dunlop wellies if it's a mudfest.
It's high functionality and value not high performance needed.
I've been yomping round in some Hi-tec walking boots from Go-Outdoors, Vibram sole, leather upper, waterproof, comfy, can't ask for much more. Think they were a bit over budget but not masses, and they'd have something at every price level.
That said it's hard to go wrong with Decathlon stuff.
Karrimor seems to get worse all the time. At uni in Sheffield, I lived in KSB's, perfect shoes for walking everywhere. But then they stopped lasting a year, then the walking boots fell apart quickly. Don't know if the more expensive ranges have escaped the Sports Direct cost-cutting but I'd avoid them based on the <£50 stuff having been junk.
Karrimor seems to get worse all the time. At uni in Sheffield, I lived in KSB’s, perfect shoes for walking everywhere. But then they stopped lasting a year, then the walking boots fell apart quickly.
I went to college in Accrington and used to be able to buy the factory seconds but hey ho.
My cheap ones have lasted pretty well. I've had them a few years of light use Nothing like the old stuff but perfectly adequate for my 80 yr old mum who at most will climb something like Interborough or Pen-Y-Ghent (and then usually with me or a friend)
Aigle boots from Decathlon, brilliant grip and, waterproof too.
As previously said, Hunters are not great for grip so the Decathlon wellies/boots are going to be an improvement (although personally we're all Aigle Parcours 2 fans in our house but they are quite a bit more money)
However, id also suggest a walking pole (also from Decathlon)...even with decent boots having a pole just to aid with balance and test the ground is a good addition to muddy walks Ive found. We were walking on the South Downs last weekend and, as the poles were in the car, we thought we'd might as well take them with us and we both found it useful to have them (until my wife broke hers trying to shut a gate with it)