I have a pair of ladies Hunter Balmoral wellingtons, neoprene lined with a Vibram sole. A good looking boot, vulcanite tough rubber, side adjustable vents. I have hardly worn these, they are kept in good conditions looked after well, cleaned after wear with water, no chemicals. They are out of warranty but still look new, Vibram sole has no wear at all as I only wear them in fields in wet weather which is what they were intended for. But I wore them in light snow last week and the high traction Vibram sole has started to separate, mainly the heel. I have now looked on line and notice this is a fault with these boots, something I wish I had known before I had them, but they were a present. I have other Hunters without these 'stick on' soles and they are fine as they are integrated into the body of the boot they are not 'stick on' soles. So I have now got to try and repair them myself. Local shoe repairers won't touch Vibram soles they need specialist cobblers but so expensive and none locally to me in Birmingham, UK. I did not realise they were stick on soles I thought they were welded on, I now know these are so that customers can have them re-soled but why put them on wellingtons, they are not classed as walking boots! I also have a pink pair of ladies tall Hunters I bought from Notcutts they are now two tone pink as they have faded! Come on Hunter look at your materials and workmanship and maybe ditch Vibram soles on wellingtons. On a positive note my 20 year old green Hunters are still going strong they are worn at heel, but no splits or fading, so much better construction and materials in those days.
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