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What do you wear or use for photography regarding landscapes?, I always find i'm getting covered in mud or sinking in the muddy sands of reculver and looking like i've fallen in.

Wellies or Bags? :lol:
 
It depends on the conditions - a good pair of walking boots for most conditions, but if the mud is particularly bad then it's wellies, but wellies aren't so good for walking long distances in.
 
Mind you -there are wellies and wellies , but they're not cheap, although really good boots aren't cheap either. I had a pair of these years ago - cost me about 60 quid at the time, but I used them in really hilly heart attack terrain in Powys for shooting, and they were superb - really a boot and wellie combined.

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TinaC said:
Walking boots, gaiters and quick dry tousers! No grip on wellies and are horrid to walk in.
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Exactly this for me, plus a mental acceptance that I'm going to get dirty. After all there's a washing machine at home! :D
 
Take a look in the likes of Sports Direct. They often have Karrimor walking boots/shoes fairly cheaply. Not sure if they're still stocking them, but I got a pair of Regatta boots from CostCo for £25 just before Christmas and the cheapest I could find them online was around £70
 
walking boots but I do sometimes use an old pair of trainers and just put them in the washing machine when I get home
 
I used to be very anti wellies, mostly from the comfort viewpoint, but also style. However, when it's really sloshy I think there is no substitute. I got a pair of Aigle Parcours ISO wellies last September and have worn them for walking the dog probably more days than not ever since. Pricey, yes. Comfortable, definitely. The grip is good too.

I might add that my girfriend has had a pair for the past couple of years and loves them. That's what convinced me to try a pair for myself.
 
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Boots, if possible, with gaiters if necessary. I wear Hunter wellies if it's very wet/muddy or snowing and can walk for quite a few miles in them without any discomfort. These ones have carbon rubber cleated soles and grip well. They're not cheap, but still less expensive than some of the high end brands and they work for me - I have a fairly narrow foot - and they fit well with an extra pair of socks.
 
Cheapy walking boots here. I just bought a pair of Hitec 50 peaks ones for general pottering about in mixed with the odd light walk, but they're lethal. I've gone over more times in the last week than I have done in the past year!
 
Another vote for Hunter wellies, I have the Balmorals and have no problem tramping around all day in them. Alternatively I also use some north face trainer / walking shoes.
 
If it isn't too wet and muddy certainly consider boots and gaiters as mentioned - even something like the Yeti gaiters.

Another useful tool(s) is walking poles over rough terrain, can also help balance the load and take strain when ascending and descending. Not everyone gets on with poles but I take them 95% of the time.
 
Walking boots and a pair of waterproof trousers if required.
I'm a fan of Salomon boots and I tend to also wear them when walking around in town doing photography as they are very comfortable.
 
I have some Puma cross country trainers, goretex ones they are like wearing slippers extremely comfortable.
Very expensive but if you look in TK Maxx they normally have them for around £30
 
I use a pair of Army boots I got whilst I was in the Air Cadets (They where about £20 from the army surplus)... With a couple of 'laccy bands (From the postman) keeping my trousers out of harms way (At the top of the boot) they work better than the Walking boots I had before simply because they come up higher than the walking boots. However, you do need a good pair of socks, with all of thee boots, they make the toughest pair of old boots feel soft!
 
I use a car :thumbs:

Keeps me warm and dry and I don't get out of breath from having walked to far lugging heavy kit around..:lol:
 
My day to day shoes are Scarpa walking shoes and I rarely change out of them. If I do, it tends to be into sturdier and more waterproof walking boots (Zamberlan IIRC). I always wear Rohan trousers which dry very fast and wash easily - if they get wet and dirty, that's life!

I've tried to find a pair of wellies to fit but even after several agricultural suppliers and similar, have had no luck - I have very broad feet and simply can't get my feet into any of them, even the expensive ones!
 
Nod said:
My day to day shoes are Scarpa walking shoes and I rarely change out of them. If I do, it tends to be into sturdier and more waterproof walking boots (Zamberlan IIRC). I always wear Rohan trousers which dry very fast and wash easily - if they get wet and dirty, that's life!

I've tried to find a pair of wellies to fit but even after several agricultural suppliers and similar, have had no luck - I have very broad feet and simply can't get my feet into any of them, even the expensive ones!
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Ah well, you're probably a bit more fortunate than I am! I have slim feet and Hunters - field sports rather than working wellies - with two pairs of socks are about the only ones that fit. Scarpa, and most other, walking boots are hopelessly wide. Most leather shoe fittings seem to start at "Standard" - which is too wide for me - and get wider.
 
MartynK said:
Ah well, you're probably a bit more fortunate than I am! I have slim feet and Hunters - field sports rather than working wellies - with two pairs of socks are about the only ones that fit. Scarpa, and most other, walking boots are hopelessly wide. Most leather shoe fittings seem to start at "Standard" - which is too wide for me - and get wider.
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It's a lot easier to get shoes padded out to fit smaller feet than it is to get feet reduced in size to fit too narrow shoes!
 
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