[QUOTE=Robin@DHH;5531065]
OK, winter is thawing up here on the northern US border and
the melting snow and ice are having their inevitable result
leading to significant mud. My problem is finding rubber
boots that come high enough to get through the mud. Right
now I am wearing knee boots bought at a local farm store.
These are children’s size 5. My feet are very short but are
also very wide (I’m sure I am a reincarnated shetland pony).
The two problems are that I have to slit the back of the boots
to get them over my calf and I still have to use pliers to pull
them on. They are also giving me a rash on the back of my
legs just behind the knee.
I really need boots that have some sort of gusset or other
arrangement to fit a wide calf. Also that don’t come up
too high. You know those charts for half chaps with a
height and calf measurement. The section that is blank is
the part that would fit me; a 14 inch height and an 18 inch
calf. And being a barn manager with the usual income for
such work, I need to find boots that are around $25 a pair.
Anybody have a suggestion?[/QUOTE]
The knockoffs of the Muck Boots/Bog Boots with the neoprene tops fit wide calves very well since they stretch. You can’t ride in them, though, at least the knockoffs I’ve seen.
Will report back.