Yes...always compromises

Me honey. Down for coldness....me 2 legs baaaaaad...
This is the material:
Vegetan Micro
The toughest, hardest wearing and most water resistant breathable material that we use. Like all our materials it takes little 'breaking-in', is exceptionally like high quality leather in performance and has a distinctive grain. Use polish or dubbin.
In an email the supplier said: 'They are as water resistant as shoes can be without being wellies.

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Bullet bitten. Will let you know how they go.
It feels right to protect our environement more by going the vegan choice.