Wet Crispi Boots

Plannerman said:
2nd year wearing a pair of Crispi Valdes. Anyone have experience with these getting wet insoles?? Walking in damp grass prairie grouse hunting and after 2 hours boots and feet are soaked. Starting to wonder if pant legs/socks are getting wet and wicking into the interior of the boots. Like a dummy I forgot my waterproof gaiters.
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Those things are $400! Just spend more and get some Russell's.
 
cheesy said:
I’ve got “custom fit” Russell’s. They are good at marketing.
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Based on mine, there are pretty good at making custom fit boots too. And so far have weathered 20 years of hunting and probably have 20 more in them even if I do not.
 
My Russell custom fit boots are perfectly comfortable, and I'm sure will last just fine.

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They're not just a small percentage higher in cost than Crispi's or other quality boots. South 40 Birdshooters, not custom fit, just off the shelf, are $1065 now. Gustin Birdshooter for $900+

They tout the 'triple vamp' construction as being nearly waterproof, and no need for goretex or other waterproof linings. I don't think my feet would be any wetter if I were wearing flipflops in a good wet grass, even after treating with Obenauf's.

On my 'custom' boots I ordered, where the customization was only my foot measurements, they didn't even get the sole correct, they put an optional sole on them from what I ordered. That's fine, they're comfortable, they seem to be durable, but you'd think for the price they'd have at least got that basic thing right.
 
Dohyde34 said:
I see they are right in the middle of their stiffness scale. How are they for side hilling? My pronghorns are getting worn out and I'll like a pair of boots that are slightly stuffer for chukar hunting but not to stiff for when I quail and pheasant hunt.
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If youre young , strong and in shape they might be ok for hunting chuks. Even Crispi says they arent the ideal sidehill chuk boot. Not intended to be. They really are right in the middle for stiffness. Not to stiff while still offering some moderate support.
I still love them. Very lightweight too.
 
I stopped at Scheels to check out the upland pro yesterday and they didn’t carry them, had never heard of them. I said they are on your website, they just shrugged. lol
 
Wore the upland pros goose hunting this past Sunday. It was cold and raining but my feet were warm and dry.
 
Russell’s are comfortable but I find them to be heavy and the stitching in the toe area wears from heavy use. I haven’t found a good workaround for that. I do put super glue or gorilla glue on the stitches in the toe to slow the wear but that’s a temporary fix.
 
LCR10A said:
Russell’s are comfortable but I find them to be heavy and the stitching in the toe area wears from heavy use. I haven’t found a good workaround for that. I do put super glue or gorilla glue on the stitches in the toe to slow the wear but that’s a temporary fix.
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Thank you! I'll try this with my wingshooters.
 
Red label 12 said:
Do all crispi boots run similar on size? I could try on a different style to find my size and order them online
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In my experience, not at all. I bought a pair of 12’s, my normal size. Pretty much spot on. I think the Altitude, not positive though
I tried on the Dakota I think it was called, pretty sure it was a scheels exclusive the last few years. A 12 was huge on me-no way I wouldve been happy with them.
 
Red label 12 said:
Do all crispi boots run similar on size? I could try on a different style to find my size and order them online
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In my experience the Upland Pro's fit just like my Shimek's.. Honestly call their customer service.. When I did a real person answered immediately without any weird menu options. He was awesome and answered every question I had. My boots had some very minimal fraying on some of the stitching and he said if I wanted I could send them back and they'd restitch the boots. Danner offered me 30% off a pair of boots when a similar thing happened.. I'd be shocked if I ever buy a different brand of boot.
 
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