UPDATE: My second time out affirmed my first review that these are excellent. This time it was 20 degrees out and I happened to step through the marsh again up to my knee. Water got into the boot, but was dry in a matter of minutes. My pants and sock were a little damp still at the end of course, but I had nearly forgotten I had even gotten wet by the time we left. This was only about a half an hour into our trek so I completed the day. These will probably not keep you warm if you're sitting in a stand however, so you may want to get super thick socks or go with the 7mm styles.
It didn't take me long to get these into the field. I put on 6 miles through the wildlife refuge and marsh on Saturday while pheasant hunting. First off, I went with the 10 as I am a 9.5 in most shoes and a 9 in most dress shoes and boots. The 10 is a perfect fit and allows for a thick wool sock to be worn. These are comfortable for the entire trek and come up to just below my knee. The neoprene is 3.5mm thick, but kept my feet toasty, although it was an unseasonably warm 45 degrees out. I can see these being warm enough anytime I'll be out hunting and moving around, but you may want to go with a thicker set if you're going to be in extreme cold or sitting in a stand. The rubber outside held up to very thick brush and reeds while walking in a few inches of marsh. I accidentally put these through a full test when I stepped into the creek that was much deeper than I thought, so water up past the boot and into the boot. I thought I'd have a big problem after that, but surprisingly,my feet dried while walking in about 10 minutes. I have no idea where the water went, but between the wool sock and the wicking inner, my foot felt almost completely dry! Pretty cool stuff.
The outer shells of the shoe managed to stay almost completely clean. The water does bead off it and only had a few wet leaves stuck to the rubber part. The neoprene stayed wet for a few hours after, but I put them in front of the fan for the night and they're ready to go again. These can be a bit hard to get off, but I just step on the heel and pull. The added security in the ankle surely kept these boots on my through the muck a few times where the Bogs I had would have slipped off. Overall, an excellent boot.
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Love these boots!
I am way behind the time to write this review. All I can say is almost 8 years later and these boots are still holding up. Quality like this is hard to come by! I would buy them 100 times over!
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