Wellies, walking boots or trainers???????

[Becx99]

What does everyone recommend? What's everyone's thoughts? i wasn't sure if wellies or walking boots would be best or not?

[Hugh Jass II]

You're best waiting until a day or two before you leave and checking the weather forecast.

If it's dry then trainers all the way.

[Brave Sir Robin]

See this thread: 

 

[balti-pie]

wellies in the car awaiting deployment, hiking boots most of the time, trainers if its nice 

[FatAmmy]

snowshoes

[kalifire]

Walking boots with anti-blister socks and Compeed plasters in the tent, rain or shine. 

[Twiggy553]

All three:

-wellies when the mud is liquid

-walking boots when the mud is thick enough to pull wellies off your feet

-trainers when it’s dry

[Spindles]

I'm in the walking boots camp, with trainers being the preferred option when conditions allow.

[whitehorses]

Gonna try and go for walking shoes, depending on the forecast obvs 

Edited April 13, 2022 by whitehorses

[Nuthugger]

Sandals. NO MATTER WHAT!

[Sku]

27 minutes ago, Twiggy553 said:

All three:

-wellies when the mud is liquid

-walking boots when the mud is thick enough to pull wellies off your feet

-trainers when it’s dry

The only sensible reply.

Different footwear is suited to different ground conditions. One isn't superior to the other.

[gooner1990]

23 minutes ago, Spindles said:

I'm in the walking boots camp, with trainers being the preferred option when conditions allow.

Ditto.

[t0paz]

Wellies are a last resort. Don’t think I used them in 2016 as boots were fine. And more comfortable!

 

[mazola]

Wellies not needed IMO, not since I started going in 2008 anyway. I take walking boots and trainers

[carlosj]

Flip flops and suncream. 

[David_303]

Walking boots and trainers.

[northernringo]

I'm taking the coach so no room for wellies. Going to bring a pair of trainers and a pair of boots.

[Crazyfool01]

37 minutes ago, Twiggy553 said:

All three:

-wellies when the mud is liquid

-walking boots when the mud is thick enough to pull wellies off your feet

-trainers when it’s dry

Yep agree with this … keep the wellies in the car for emergency use 

[incident]

12 minutes ago, mazola said:

Wellies not needed IMO, not since I started going in 2008 anyway. I take walking boots and trainers

I've been to every muddy Glastonbury in the last 20 years, and have yet to come across a situation where appropriate boots wouldn't cope and wellies would be necessary. I guess you could make a case for 205 if you needed to actually wade through the floods, but even that was very localised (and so avoidable), and would only apply on the Friday.

[mazola]

Just now, incident said:

I've been to every muddy Glastonbury in the last 20 years, and have yet to come across a situation where appropriate boots wouldn't cope and wellies would be necessary. I guess you could make a case for 205 if you needed to actually wade through the floods, but even that was very localised (and so avoidable), and would only apply on the Friday.

Yeah, you might have to walk round a few big puddles rather than through them that's all.

[squirrelarmy]

I didn’t take wellies in 2011. Thought boots would be enough even with a bit of rain. I ended up buying wellies on site as my boots were completely soaked through on day 1. 

[cheesey_toastie]

Been to some of the most horrendous ones. 

Walking boots all the way - and a pair of trainers for if it's nice. Wear the boots for the journey because they are heavy. Trainers in the bag. 

Wellies rub, smell and require football socks.

[Crazyfool01]

when the other stage field was a lake wellies were very useful thankfully the drainage has been improved since then 

[t0paz]

7 minutes ago, crazyfool1 said:

when the other stage field was a lake wellies were very useful thankfully the drainage has been improved since then 

I remember wading across that late one night in 2007. Thankfully seems largely resolved now.

[shuttlep]

dancing in wellies sucks