Walking boots

[zarbibird]

Hello everybody! We have found caching recently to be very soggy due to the amount of snow/rainfall. We both have mid range priced leather walking boots that we regularly coat in Dubbin. However, this is not always very sucessful at keeping our socks dry So, we were wondering what other cachers use to keep their boots waterproof and indeed what the benefits are of having walking boots that have to be waterproofed regularly Both of us have ordinary leather footwear that does not require waterproofing, so why aren't walking boots waterproof? :

[Boltonian]

We used to use puttees in the Army.
Go to your local army and navy and ask them.

[DrDick&Vick]

Pop into an outdoor shop and buy some gaiters, something like THESE

[Boltonian]

Gaiters

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[martybartfast]

I agree with the others, Gaiters is what you need.

[Palujia]

If you can afford it buy Brasher boots (quite expensive £100+) but they are waterproof ! Walking gaiters from any outdoor store (Millets etc) will stop legs getting muddy. If very wet, we use good wellies from the muck boot company