Boots

RoosterTim

RoosterTim

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I've finally worn out my old Army boots I used for hunting. I used them for 6 years and wore them every day while stationed in Iraq. Going to miss the old girls but you have to move on. Anyone have an suggestions on a new pair?
 
I have a great pair of Irish setter Kangaroo insulated boots with Gore Tex. I love them. Model #850

I want a pair of uninsulated Browning Kangaroo upland boots in green for the warm days. They come highly recommended by many upland hunters
 
I have settled with the browning kangaroo feather weights. They are holding up great. The shark skin toe cap really makes them last. I had the Cabalaâ??s as well with the shark skin toe caps, but the fit was not right. I went through several pairs of LLBean's as well. They are great fitting, light and comfortable, but tend to wear out more quickly at the toe and then the seams come loose. Still use them as a backup pair. The Brownings are about twice as much, but they also last at least twice as long. Just depends on how often you want to invest in a new pair.
 
Narrow - Medium Feet?

If you have narrow to medium feet like me, the Danner boots that lace down toward the toes are good. I had trouble with the standard design boot where the lacing stops at the top of the arch because my foot would squirm around on slopes and blister me. Good luck.
 
I use Irish Setter Uplands and just got a new pair of the Tamaracks...I love them. The Uplands have been great...no feedback on the Tam's yet but they feel great in the yard.
 
i wear meindel ibex boots from cabelas. love them . great ankle support and light weight for size. on my third pair. i wear them at work doing pipeline patrols. walk on concrete so much that i wear the lugs off the soles every 2 years.. water proof also so morning dew doesnt bother at work. worn them turkey,elk and caribou hunting also.
 
Recently in the PF magazine,they had the Schnee's Bozeman on sale for $125, regularly $250. I had been wanting a pair for a couple of years and leaped on the 50% savings. All though I have not wore them on a trip yet breaking them in around the house has found them to be very light weight and comfortable. They are of course waterproof and are uninsulated. I am interested to see how they uninsulated part goes, all of my boots for the last 20 years have had some Goretex insulation.
 
3goldens said:
Recently in the PF magazine,they had the Schnee's Bozeman on sale for $125, regularly $250. I had been wanting a pair for a couple of years and leaped on the 50% savings. All though I have not wore them on a trip yet breaking them in around the house has found them to be very light weight and comfortable. They are of course waterproof and are uninsulated. I am interested to see how they uninsulated part goes, all of my boots for the last 20 years have had some Goretex insulation.
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Thats a good price. I hunt all year long in MN and SD in snow and 0 degree or less weather and do not wear insulated boots.
 
I've been wearing Irish Setter Shadow Trek boots for the last two seasons and I really like them. Very light weight, very waterproof. They got high ratings in the recent issue of F&S.

Thor
 
I've had a Meindl Denali for 13 years (re-soled once), 200 grams thin. and gore-tex. It's been discontinued but you might still find some on the shelves. Great ankle & arch support. I've never felt they were too heavy. If the temp outside is above 32 and I'm walking then my feet are still warm. If the temp is down to about 15 I'll put on the Meindl Perfekt w/400 grams. Again, great comfort (cork footbed!) and support.
 
+1 for Danner. When the old Lowa's finally wore out last summer they were replaced by a pair of Danner Pronghorn's. Not only were the Danner's as light and comfortable as the Lowa's, they actually are 100% waterproof. This was discovered on a rainy/wet goat hunt in WY last fall. Everything was wet/cold EXCEPT the socks underneath the Danner boots.

The best thing about these Danner boots is they felt broke-in on the first time worn, unlike those "stiff" boots from most other brands.
 
ALl the boots mentioned so far are very good quality and I have had some of them over the years but the last two boots I bought have been from Bass Pro Shops. They have a model they call the Uplander" which costs around $100.00. I got 7 years out of the first pair before the bottoms wore down far enough for me to justify buying another pair.

Easy to break in, very light, gore-tex lined, secure lacing system. All I need and a lot less than the Irish Setters, Danners, Brownings, etc.

I will also mention my son bought a pair of the LL Bean Bison upland boots a few years back and the toes wore through in short order. LL Bean was very quick to replace them with a new pair.
 
Unimpressed with boots lasting 7 years since your legs are so long that boot sole meets ground maybe 10 times per mile. Where do you buy trousers to fit? :)
 
So I've been following this thread, as I'm in need for a new pair this year. I'd been looking to get the browning kangaroo boots. I was at Rogers sporting goods for the grand national goose calling championship and tried a pair on, but they didn't have my size. They are very nice boots though. Last night I ran up to bass pro shops to pick up a few things and saw the same boots I had for a couple years which wore a hole in the toe on one side.
I purchased these boots for 129.99 a couple years back, but they are now on sale for 69.99 in store. These were by far the lightest boot I have ever worn, and for this price I would be stupid to not get a couple pairs for the price I was going to pay for the brownings. So if you have a bass pro close go take a look. The sale ends on Aug 22nd.

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/s...1_58014_500003000_500000000_500003000_500-3-0
 
you cant go wrong with a pair of Caralina Loggers nice steel shank in the middle for support and great traction
 
it all depends on how you take care of them when i get a new pair i wear them and brake them in and then after a few days i wash them off put them in the oven for about 1-2 minutes heat up the leather and then put alot of mink oil on them followed by a good coat of waterproof if the temps are to cold i put on 2 pair of socks and hunt all day
 
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