The Boot Kidz — Wellington Boots

The Glastonbury Festival is arts and music festival held in the last week of June each year. The festival headlines leading bands and artists. The location of the Glastonbury Festival is usually at the Worthy Farm, 6 miles east of the town of Glastonbury between the villages of Pilton and Pylle.  The small town of Glastonbury is situated south of the city of Bristol, which itself is situated in the south-west corner of England in the United Kingdom. Glastonbury is the modern-day equivalent of the Woodstock festival in the USA in 1969attracting 1000's of music and art festival fans from...

This page has information relating to Gumboot festivals celebrated in honour of the humble gumboot. Gumboots are also known as Wellington Boots in the UK or Rain-boots in the USA.  Golden Gumboot Festival (May) The Golden Gumboot Festival is held every May in Tully, Queensland, Australia home of the worlds largest Gumboot. The Golden Gumboot Festival was first held in 2004. See the Tully Gumboot Festival website for more information here. Golden Gumboot Festival (October) The Golden Gumboot Festival is a new festival held in October at the Kiwi Valley Complex in Waitakere Auckland. Gumboot Day (First Tuesday after Easter) Gumboot Day is a...

Shoe and boot making is still important today. If you're interested in making boots then you'll find this page interesting. Wellington Boots are made all over the world, including China, Eastern Europe, China, Japan, and even in England. Overview of Rubber Boot Making Process Here is a brief summary of the manufacturing process for Wellington boots. Rubber Tree Plantations are planted Latex from Rubber Tree is extracted into buckets Blocks of dried latex are stacked in open warehouses to dry in the open air Blocks of dried latex are transported to the boot making factory by truck or boat Blocks of dried latex are...

What is rubber? First, let's learn a little about rubber - the main material in rubber rain boots. Rubber is a natural product obtained from the sap of rubber trees. These trees are grown all over the world and grow well in humid climates. Vast plantations of rubber trees are grown in South America and Asia and many people work in these plantations. The sap is extracted from the trees and processed to produce vulcanised rubber, which has been specially treated to ensure that it does not bio-degrade as fast as it would normally do.  Since rubber is natural and is not...

What are wellies called in different countries, cultures, and languages? We've translated "Wellies" and "Wellington Boots" using Google translate and researched the word in a number of online dictionaries. Here are the results: Wellington Boot Translations Use this table to find out what "Wellington Boots" are called around the world. Language Country Translation Reference Links English England (UK)  Wellies, Wellingtons, Wellington Boots, Gumboots Wellington Boot - Answers.com Portuguese, English Brazil (UK) Galochas, Botas Borracha (Rubber boots), Botas Chuva (Rain boots) Botas Borracha - Botas Vulcabras.com Polish Poland  Buty Gumowe, buty deszcz, Gumowe Kaloszy Polish Wikipedia Buy (Magnum - Polish Website) Dutch Netherlands,...