Wellington boot question

Rick Kr · Jan 13, 2012

OK. Finally bought a pair of wellington boots. I was getting a little tired of lacing 8 inch boots multiple times a day.

Well, my heal fits a little loose and is slipping around. Question? Does your heal settle into the back of the boot so they don't slip around as much? I know they won't fit as tight as lace ups that you can crank tight the laces.

Thanks in advance,
Rick

Scott 730 · Jan 13, 2012

Give them a little time and they will be OK. Wear them 1/2 a day and switch to your old boots until they are broke in. I have had Red Wing #866's for years. Love them.

the tractor vet · Jan 13, 2012

What ya need to do is buy a pair from Mason shoes as you can order width . You may be like i am and have a narrow foot . Myself i like there work westerns . As i am still wearing the same pair i bought in now get this Sept 1977 , now i do not wear them everyday now but for the 8 years i had my semi they were worn every day while i was on the road . The only time that i took them off was to load and unload . I am not pulling you leg here i am dead serious . They said the soles would out last the uppers well they still have the same soles and same heals and they ain't dead yet I wear a 10.5 C width and my heal does not slop around in a good fitting bot.

Anonymous-0 · Jan 13, 2012

They tend to do that with me all the time, can't see it improving. put something soft in the toe.2c

ShadetreeRet · Jan 13, 2012

My wife used to buy little cup-like pads to fit into the heel of her footwear. It fit around your heel and made it snug. I guess you could call it a shim.

Trac1 · Jan 14, 2012

The heal feeling a little loose is a characteristic of a Wellington style boot. You will get used to it over time.

Rick Kr · Jan 14, 2012

They are getting a little better each day. They do fit my foot pretty good. Since my foot is a 15B that didn't leave too many choices, so I ended up with Red Wings.

Rick

greygoat · Jan 14, 2012

I can't wear them...always pullin/bunching my
socks down. One size too small, next size too large.

showcrop · Jan 14, 2012

Is it true that you have to be riding to the hounds chasing the fox in order to wear wellingtons?

Anonymous-0 · Jan 14, 2012

Pay attention to how you walk since getting away from laceups.... I hate tieing shoes but am about convinced that the laziness has caused my heel and knee problems by compromising the ankle support.... The last few days I have been painfully concious of how I walk and keeping my ankle, knee, and foot aligned as much as possible and my knee & heel are showing a big improvement....

Good way to break thos boots in is either have a shoemaker put them on a machine to do it, or stand in a tub of warm water til they are saturated and wear/walk them dry.....

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