Best boots

[spin05]

Hoffman explorers i have both the insulated and un insulated

[Duckslayer89]

I had Lowa Tibet GTX HI. They were bullet proof. Put hundreds of miles on them. Finally wore them out and tried on the Crispi Guides. Never had a boot fit me so good. I love them. We will see if they last as long as the tibets. They aren’t as stiff

[boneaddict]

Kennetreks. Can’t beat them in my opinion.

I agree, at least compared to Lowa and Crispi, the 3 brands I own, I think both the guide and mountain extreme are great.

I HATED my mountain extremes.  Went to the Lowa Tibet gtx a couple years ago and they've been great for me.

Funny, sorta like Ford versus chevy maybe.  I love them (mountain extremes)and think they are the best lol

[jackelope]

People will naturally not like all boots.  All feet don’t work well with all boots.

My wife bought me a pair of the Salomon quest 4D GTX’s for my birthday. I wasn’t sure how I’d feel about them after wearing 10” leather boots all these years but they’re pretty awesome, and comfortable right out of the box. I was doing anywhere from 5-9 miles a day elk hunting last week and had no hot spots, blisters, nothing. Very nice boots.

[Fidelk]

Kennetreks. Can’t beat them in my opinion.

I agree, at least compared to Lowa and Crispi, the 3 brands I own, I think both the guide and mountain extreme are great.

ok, I’d agree w this but have to ask, how long do you expect the waterproofness to last w kennetrek?  I’ve owned mine since 2019, put a few miles on them, cleaned and oiled them once. This past week, I had water sloshing around in my boots, very wet west side huckleberry brush.  Should I hate my boots, or after 3 years are they done?

The oil might have destroyed the waterproof barrier if it's Gore-Tex or similar.

[Stein]

The membrane is on the inside of the boots, highly unlikely it was exposed to oil.  It is likely leaking from where all boots eventually leak, the seams or stitching.

[Mtnwalker]

I water tested a new pair of kenetreks and they leaked from multiple eyelets down near the toe almost immediately. When I dried them and tried to repeat the test on video they didn't leak the 2nd time, almost like the leather swelled up enough to seal or something. I never expect to get more than a season or two out of goretex type membranes

[craigapphunt]

Hanwag Tatra top GTX have been great so far.

[jackelope]

Kennetreks. Can’t beat them in my opinion.

I agree, at least compared to Lowa and Crispi, the 3 brands I own, I think both the guide and mountain extreme are great.

ok, I’d agree w this but have to ask, how long do you expect the waterproofness to last w kennetrek?  I’ve owned mine since 2019, put a few miles on them, cleaned and oiled them once. This past week, I had water sloshing around in my boots, very wet west side huckleberry brush.  Should I hate my boots, or after 3 years are they done?

Are you wearing gaiters? Are you sure it’s not water wicking down your socks? Gaiters will help prevent that.

[BigGoonTuna]

I’ll be on my 4th season with my kenetrek mountain extremes. I put off buying them for a long time because I’d always heard they took forever to break in. Not the case for me, they were comfortable almost as soon as I started wearing them. I really like the ankle support that they have. Main drawback for me is that the soles are really stiff which makes it harder to be sneaky. I’ve taken to wearing rubber knee high boots most of the time now when I don’t plan on covering a ton of distance.

I always hear bad things about danners but they always seem to be the cheaper made in china models. My last pair lasted me 8 years, but mine were a US made model. Since most of my hunting is in the lowlands the soles last a long time but the uppers take a beating from blackberries and other brush. I do agree that the bob soles pick up a ton of mud when you’re walking on slippery clay. The other downside for me is that with the traditional stitch down construction, you have a “lip” all around your foot where the outsole sticks outI can’t even count all the times I’ve hung that upon trailing blackberries when taking a step and nearly ate dirt.