Glastonbury - Wellington boots advice.
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For Glastonbury you will want fairly large wellies so you can fit two pairs of feet in them. When you've pulled, put her feet in them too and you can have jolly without the mud ruining your fun.
Nothing worse than an unintentional reverse gear due to slippery mud.
Nothing worse than an unintentional reverse gear due to slippery mud.
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Doofer wouldn't be seen dead in whellies anywhere, but for the muddy fieldds of Glastonbury, I'm sure he wears...
http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/SHAGRHMTB/agu-rhy-ll-mtb-shoe
http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/SHAGRHMTB/agu-rhy-ll-mtb-shoe
Probably a good idea for when you go to the toilets to be fair
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Thread resurrection.
I bought some of these in a size 9 and my foot seems to move around quite a lot.
Do they tend to come up larger than shoes/boots? Is it mainly the calf size they concentrate on?
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Thanks, might get a UK equivalent size 8 then and see how those are.
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Le Chameau or don't bother tbh
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Crikey this is when I went to Glasto... 
I used Hunters in the end and they were wonderful. And I looked hipster obvs.
I used Hunters in the end and they were wonderful. And I looked hipster obvs.
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I have Aigle Parcours ISO 2 and yes they come up looser than you would expect. I'm usually a size 10 in every shoe I buy but I had to get the size 9. It's definitely worth trying some on in store and then buying online for cheaper.
I stopped going to Glastonbury around the time they added a second fence to prevent people climbing over, (1996-ish maybe?) back then if you'd have taken Hunter wellies you'd have had them stolen within 5 seconds of you taking them off. Different times I suppose.
I hope it stays sunny for you as I have some amazing memories of that place, however, I can also remember being huddled in a tent, half filled with water, soaking wet and easily the most miserable I'd been at the time.
My genuine advice is if it rains, don't bother, stay at home, it's awful. If it's sunny, get there Wednesday Morning, find a nice place to camp in the corner of the green field and grab the free fire wood they dish out first thing.
I hope it stays sunny for you as I have some amazing memories of that place, however, I can also remember being huddled in a tent, half filled with water, soaking wet and easily the most miserable I'd been at the time.
My genuine advice is if it rains, don't bother, stay at home, it's awful. If it's sunny, get there Wednesday Morning, find a nice place to camp in the corner of the green field and grab the free fire wood they dish out first thing.
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True, but Glastonbury is on this year as well 
This will be my 13th and I haven't had to wear wellies for a while now. 2019 was the last festival and it was ridiculously hot - 35°C on one day.
After that COVID took it away for 2 years.
This will be my 13th and I haven't had to wear wellies for a while now. 2019 was the last festival and it was ridiculously hot - 35°C on one day.
After that COVID took it away for 2 years.
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Glasto when it's extremely hot can be just as miserable but when it's absolutely tipping it down, i've found a good quality fishing poncho (generally thicker and longer than your usual) and hoodie is a brilliant combo - certainly made my 2013 experience a lot more enjoyable.
@VincentHanna - I'm not jelly at all; i haven't managed to grab tickets for a while now
I have always just done walking boots but I have also never experienced a proper wet oneTrue, but Glastonbury is on this year as well
This will be my 13th and I haven't had to wear wellies for a while now. 2019 was the last festival and it was ridiculously hot - 35°C on one day.
After that COVID took it away for 2 years.
I was there 2019 it was not 35C. 30C yes 35C no.
Personally I found the heat of 2010 worse first two days compared to 2019 even though 2019 was technically hotter (sun lotion dripping off due to sweat on the wednesday). Recent years we've tended to camp Michael's Mead which has quick access to the shade of the Wood.
Walking boots have no chance at a wet Glasto. 2011 was far from the worst as I understand it but still horrendous first couple of days, wellies literally getting sucked off (...) around the bottom of the Park.
Problem with wet weather is it is pretty miserable first two days if wet as very limited acts on and the mud stops you from enjoying just bimbling around. I actually felt a bit homesick at one point in 2011 when I'd wandered off on my own. And you can't just rock up Friday morning because you've have to pitch your tent on the moon.
Personally I found the heat of 2010 worse first two days compared to 2019 even though 2019 was technically hotter (sun lotion dripping off due to sweat on the wednesday). Recent years we've tended to camp Michael's Mead which has quick access to the shade of the Wood.
Walking boots have no chance at a wet Glasto. 2011 was far from the worst as I understand it but still horrendous first couple of days, wellies literally getting sucked off (...) around the bottom of the Park.
Problem with wet weather is it is pretty miserable first two days if wet as very limited acts on and the mud stops you from enjoying just bimbling around. I actually felt a bit homesick at one point in 2011 when I'd wandered off on my own. And you can't just rock up Friday morning because you've have to pitch your tent on the moon.