Hunter Torlundy

[ziplex]

With hindsight I can see the funny side but I was away in Wales the weekend staying in an old, (and very damp), cottage where i'd been on a walk/shoot saturday night, on return I removed my wellies and left them inside the front door, no heat atall. On sunday morning I put them back on went for another shoot then came back before my mate to cook some brekkie, put the kettle on then attempted to remove my boots.......after gentle pulling, trying a boot pull then much cursing and red faced effort I gave up, I even stuck the toe under the kitchen unit with the boot pull on the heel....nothing When my mate got back he tried, nothing still and he's a big lad I decided i'd have to leave them on or physically cut them off and at £100 approx' they stayed on. After a 3 hr drive home my Mrs managed to remove them but pulled me nigh on around the whole of the front room with me sat on the seetee, (she's a strong lass), but the whole of the boot lining had turned inside out in the process. Funny now but it was infuriating at the time. Now they have been left in front of the boiler and are fully dry they slip on and off like slippers but i'm dreading getting them soaked again 'cause if I have to go through that again I may well get sectioned Can anyone advise if i'll ever be able to confidentally wear my Torlundy's again in the wet in the knowledge i'll be able to get them off? I sort of hope it was down to the damp/cold conditions as i've never had a problem before and they have had a pasting too, getting very wet and muddy many times.

[Cranfield]

I know a couple of people that have a pair of Torlundys, but have never heard of that before.

 

It almost sounds as though you created an "airlock" in the boots.

I once did that with a pair of ordinary wellingtons that I almost filled with water, they were the devil to get off.

[ziplex]

I know a couple of people that have a pair of Torlundys, but have never heard of that before.

 

It almost sounds as though you created an "airlock" in the boots.

I once did that with a pair of ordinary wellingtons that I almost filled with water, they were the devil to get off.

 

It's the first time they haven't been dried properly in between wearing them, what with the damp/cold cottage, so i'm hoping this was the reason.....there's no toilet at the cottage so if i'd decided to go outside in the night and slip the wellies on, I would of been sat there in the morning less trousers and stuck on Torlundy's....what a site that would of been They really were stuck fast, my mate is 6' 2ish and he was as puzzled as I was peed off, just hoping they are ok on the next foreshore visit.

[Highlander]

Torlundys made by Hunter...when I was (much) younger I used to buy Hunter Royals with the studded soles mainly because they were about the only green wellies you could get at the time. Once others came on the market I swore I'd never buy Hunters again as they were ****. New pair nearly every season as the rubber perished around the ankles.

 

Then I saw the Torlundys advertised and bought a pair as I thought Hunters may have improved over the years. Have they hell they're as ****e as they always were! Same problem, the linings have detatched from the boot and getting them off especially when damp is a bloody nightmare. Mine are about a year old so I guess Hunters still have built in obsolesence! I'll be buying one of the French makes again next time as my Chameaus seem to last forever!

[ziplex]

Torlundys made by Hunter...when I was (much) younger I used to buy Hunter Royals with the studded soles mainly because they were about the only green wellies you could get at the time. Once others came on the market I swore I'd never buy Hunters again as they were ****. New pair nearly every season as the rubber perished around the ankles.

 

Then I saw the Torlundys advertised and bought a pair as I thought Hunters may have improved over the years. Have they hell they're as ****e as they always were! Same problem, the linings have detatched from the boot and getting them off especially when damp is a bloody nightmare. Mine are about a year old so I guess Hunters still have built in obsolesence! I'll be buying one of the French makes again next time as my Chameaus seem to last forever!

 

That's a shame as i've recommended them to all, they have been really good up 'til now and very comfy/waterproof, hopefully I won't suffer the problem again and I sure hope they last longer than a year, if not lesson learnt and i'll look at something else. My mate swears by Toggi's after trying nearly everything else but I don't get on well with neoprene as my feet get way too hot after a mile or so walking hence the leather type.

[Salop Matt]

Iv always worn hunter and for many hours in all conditions that come with horse riding, they only thing is ive found neopreen to be so much warmer. my next wellys will be neopreen hunters !

[henry d]

Get/make yourself a boot jack - Piccy

[ziplex]

Get/make yourself a boot jack - Piccy

 

Had one of these at both the cottage and when home HD, they were simply stuck on and were not coming off........no matter what. It was only my Mrs's determination and her choice of swear words that won the day , I was close to getting out a stanley knife to cut them off at the time it was that desperate....they have since dryed out fully and are back to being able to be slipped on and off without any effort atall, i'm convincing myself it was down to the very damp conditions in the cottage, i'll know the weekend when they get wet again. Last season they got very wet/muddy many times and came off easily even when wearing thick socks.

[DaveK]

Get/make yourself a boot jack - Piccy

 

 

Rip off. I bought one of the ones at the top last year for £2.99 at the local horsey shop/garden centre. But they are pretty good as long as you don't support the rear too far back as the front bit can snap off.

Edited September 25, 2008 by DaveK