… Where would ye be?
(in the immortal words of The Big Yin, Billy Connolly).
I’ve just stocked up with a new pair of wellies. Wellies are the things that everyone on the island wears just about constantly, so a spare pair isn’t a bad idea.
As I have wide calves (read fat legs) I find that normal wellies are too tight for comfort, or that I simply can’t get them on at all.
I can’t tell you the money that I’ve wasted in the past in the interests of keeping my feet dry only to find that the boots only come so far up my legs before turning into rubber tourniquets. I quite like my blood supply, thank you.
I’ve found a company that sells wide leg wellies with little adjusting buckles so that you can fiddle until you’re comfy.
They arrived this morning, well packaged and in a funky drawstring mud bag for transportation. I’m impressed!
Thank you Jileon.com. You’ve made this fat-legged crofters wifie very happy today 😀👍.
Ravencroft Skye 
I also have wide calves! Buying any type of boot is just a ‘mare. Thanks for this post – at least now I can have decent wellies too. 🙂
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You’re so welcome. Modern life, eh.The simple things like this shouldn’t be so hard 😘
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Also try Duo Boots for normal boots. A bit pricy but all in wide calf widths 👍
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Thank you! 🙌🏼
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I also have ‘wide legs’ and can never find gum boots to fit me (that’s what Australians call Wellies). This is handy information and I am looking to see if they have an Australian stockist. Although we rarely have call to wear them; here everyone wears elastic sided work boots, I have strong memories of my father wearing gum boots every day (he was from London) so it feels right to have a pair on hand.
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They’re an absolute necessity on the island. Everything is pretty constantly wet on the croft….
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First let us agree, there is no such thing as “fat” calves just well developed calf muscles, nor are there big feet, if you are more tha 5ft 7in you need size 7+ to stay upright. Also if you have dodgy knees (awaiting bionics or after a refit) you need strong well developed muscles in your legs.
OK now we have sorted that out. In our part of the world (Skye and alll points north and west) you need good wellies otherwise you risk “trench foot” and worse. So to add to your recomendation, I’ll add Muckboots – nice and wide and very warm – great for gardening. Also Hunter wellies do a version that is wide in the leg and long, but has neoprene lining for warmth and good ankle support. Great for walking on beaches and peat bogs, especially if you have the dodgy knee syndome. Oh yes, you’ll need at laest 2 pairs!
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Thank you – the recommendations are much appreciated! I certainly don’t want trench foot 😢 so will check out muckboots and Hunter wellies too 😘😘
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Do not buy Hunter. We have multiple pairs and they’re falling apart after just two years. They just crack for no reason. Terrible, rubbish quality.
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I posted this in February, and multiple have commented with quality issues: https://myhomefarm.co.uk/poor-quality-hunter-wellies
Since February, these same wellies have cracked (for no reason) in multiple places, and my wife’s Hunter wellies, which she hardly ever uses, have cracked in three places. They are very poorly made.
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Thank you for the feedback, guys. Let’s hope that Hunter respond and sort this out. They used to have a good reputation for quality 😕
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