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Post by smsmith on May 7, 2021 19:12:55 GMT -6
What you do expect to get out of a $100-$150 pair of waterproof boots?
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Post by daydreamer on May 7, 2021 20:10:20 GMT -6
What you do expect to get out of a $100-$150 pair of waterproof boots? You talking knee high rubber boots or leather hunting type boots? Really depends in my opinion. You get what you pay for in boots I’ve come to grips with. |
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Post by Catscratch on May 7, 2021 20:17:28 GMT -6
$30 pair of military surplus bought in the mid 1980's still going strong. Not much tread left in them.
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Post by smsmith on May 7, 2021 20:22:06 GMT -6
What you do expect to get out of a $100-$150 pair of waterproof boots? You talking knee high rubber boots or leather hunting type boots? Really depends in my opinion. You get what you pay for in boots I’ve come to grips with. Leather/cordura/nylon boots |
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Post by badgerfowl on May 7, 2021 20:36:16 GMT -6
I expect to get wet eventually. But I’ll wear rubber knee boots if I know I’ll be going through standing water.
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Post by Reagan on May 7, 2021 20:42:35 GMT -6
My last couple pair of non insulated light weight boots have lasted me about 5 years. These are worn on all elk and turkey hunts. General hiking and working around the property. They have not been $100 boots. I think I paid around $250 for the last one.
Cheap boots don’t last.
I wear rubber insulated boots for deer hunting. They last several years too but don’t get as much work.
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Post by nhmountains on May 8, 2021 4:12:13 GMT -6
I get $55 pair of knee high rubber boots from Tractor Supply each fall when they go on sale. I use them for hunting a season and then they get used for a full year of walking, cutting, and habitat work. I usually get 2 years out of the $55 boots with 100+ days and 500 miles of hard use.
I used to use the Rocky cordura waterproof boots but, after the first pair I got the others leaked so I figured they weren’t worth the money.
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Post by MoBuckChaser on May 8, 2021 4:37:56 GMT -6
What you do expect to get out of a $100-$150 pair of waterproof boots? What do I expect to get out of a pair of waterproof boots that cost $100?.......wet feet. |
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Post by caveman on May 8, 2021 4:45:00 GMT -6
What you do expect to get out of a $100-$150 pair of waterproof boots? Another hard lesson to buy some other boots. fml
Just buy a cheaper pair and expect them to last as long as the rest. Or buy an expensive pair and baby them because they are too nice to use and have them last forever.
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Post by smsmith on May 8, 2021 5:23:17 GMT -6
I asked only because I've had good luck with the last two pairs of Rocky Cornstalkers that I've owned. The pair I have now has a great number of miles/hours on them and are still functional. Pretty sure I bought them in either '13 or '14. I need to spray them with silicone once or twice a year to keep them fully waterproof, but other than that they are still going. I ordered another pair just so I can get them broken in slowly before I need them to be my "all day" boots.
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Post by kooch on May 8, 2021 6:10:04 GMT -6
I use Nikwax on my leather boots. Not the spray on stuff, but the old school gunk that feels close to Vaseline.
When I used to ski backcountry in leather telemark boots I used a lot. Now, I use it like once every 5 years. It’s almost gone. I don’t even know if they make it anymore. I bought a couple tins of the stuff from a sporting goods store in Reykjavik on 1995. A little goes a long way.
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Post by daydreamer on May 8, 2021 6:27:00 GMT -6
I asked only because I've had good luck with the last two pairs of Rocky Cornstalkers that I've owned. The pair I have now has a great number of miles/hours on them and are still functional. Pretty sure I bought them in either '13 or '14. I need to spray them with silicone once or twice a year to keep them fully waterproof, but other than that they are still going. I ordered another pair just so I can get them broken in slowly before I need them to be my "all day" boots. I’m glad you’ve had success with Rockies. Worst boot I’ve ever come across in my experience. So much so that the soles literally fell off of them. That was a long time ago now so hoping they’ve advanced since then. |
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Post by biglakebass on May 8, 2021 6:34:12 GMT -6
I have had a couple pairs of danners that i loved. I bet one pair is 15 years old.
No idea what i paid for the last pair.
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Post by smsmith on May 8, 2021 6:40:19 GMT -6
I asked only because I've had good luck with the last two pairs of Rocky Cornstalkers that I've owned. The pair I have now has a great number of miles/hours on them and are still functional. Pretty sure I bought them in either '13 or '14. I need to spray them with silicone once or twice a year to keep them fully waterproof, but other than that they are still going. I ordered another pair just so I can get them broken in slowly before I need them to be my "all day" boots. I’m glad you’ve had success with Rockies. Worst boot I’ve ever come across in my experience. So much so that the soles literally fell off of them. That was a long time ago now so hoping they’ve advanced since then. I've heard plenty of similar stories about Rockies. I might just have been lucky with my last two pairs. If the pair I ordered sucks, maybe I'll break down and pay for something better. |
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Post by smsmith on May 8, 2021 6:42:29 GMT -6
I use Nikwax on my leather boots. Not the spray on stuff, but the old school gunk that feels close to Vaseline. When I used to ski backcountry in leather telemark boots I used a lot. Now, I use it like once every 5 years. It’s almost gone. I don’t even know if they make it anymore. I bought a couple tins of the stuff from a sporting goods store in Reykjavik on 1995. A little goes a long way. When I was a kid, Dad always had a tin of mink oil. We put that stuff on our leather boots once or twice a year. It did "ok" at waterproofing leather boots. That stuff sure kept the leather in good shape though. |
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