Wellies (short for Wellington Boots) are the closest comp considering they usually stop near the knee. So, what's the difference between muck and rain boots? Don't they both do the same job? Well, yes, but standard rain boots are typically shorter. Muck boots, while technically specific to one brand, Connecticut's The Original Muck Boot Company, are defined as tall boots capable of keeping your feet, shins and sometimes knees protected from water (whether that be rain or puddles), dirt, mud, sludge, slime and many more kinds of muck. Unless your pants are boot cut they likely won't slide down over these, but that's OK if you're really trying to stay dry (or away from the muck - yes, it's a noun too! - of your workplace) tucking your pant legs in is probably the best move. You can wear these the same way you'd wear rain boots, but they are obviously a lot less subtle. They're recognizable by their super-high uppers (11-17 inches to be exact), rubber or neoprene construction, traction-focused tread, are seamless and slip on and have few, if any (save for maybe an adjustable gusset for tightening the shaft), bells and whistles. Yes, the term "muck boots" are an abbreviation for an official brand - The Original Muck Boot Company, which was founded in 1999 - but it's also a broader description for a style of boots. And that's even against stiff competition: work boots, rain boots, engineer boots, duck boots and hiking boots, to name a few. ![]() Of the boot styles you can really beat to hell without worrying about them much, muck boots take the crown.
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