what hunting boots do you wear

[coachcw]

Not sold on Danners every pair I've had has squeeked, I like merrel light hikers and vasque boots the vasque like hikers has a great shock plate in them . Never buy a boot that you cant try on first.

[Skyvalhunter]

I use the Mtn Hunters as I hike in rocks and hunt Alaska where the shale can eat up a pair of boots without that rock protection on the bottom. Like their light weight and my feet feel good in them. Just a good word of note is the guides buy glue and put on all the stiching and seams as soon as they get their boots. As with most boots thats the part that seems to go bad

[Red Dawg]

Depends on the type of hunting you do. My last pair of boots were danner pronghorn. I love those boots. They lasted me 2 full seasons of hunting/fishing/hiking/everything you can think of. Last week during the first part of the tird swoson with them they sprung a leak on a strait up down pore rain. I was pissed until I realized that I flat out wore those boots out. If you are just a weekend warrior I dont think it matters what you buy. If you hunt as much as a lot of us do on here than you need to fork out some dough on a good pair. I just bought a pair of Danner trophy to replace my pronghorns on monday. Yesterday I hiked 14 miles into my favorite basin with a brand new pair of boots. It was a dream hiking in these. Keep in mind also that I hike with a J107 full of gear. Lots of good boots out there to buy. I just prefer now more than ever to make sure they have a MADE IN USA stamp of approval on them.

[HUNT]

Danner Elk Hunters.....  Or Schnees for the snow.

[addicted]

wife wears 1000 gram Womens Danner Pronghorns.  I generally wear Gore tex GI Bellvilles.

[olsy]

Meindl Denali's from Cabelas

[MtnMuley]

I've wore Danners for years.  Most have been top of the line models except a pair of pronghorns.  ALL lost their waterproof ability after 6 months.  ALL 10+ pair.  Used hard and usually got no more than a year out of each pair.  Went Kenetrek, and now still have waterproof boots after 3 years.  They need to be resoled is it.  Easy decision for me on which boots.

[haugenna]

Danners all the way,  Pronghorns to be exact.

This past general in the high country solidified that they are the best boot for my foot.  I rarely had slips and was on some steep, wet, terrain.  My feet never got wet once. 

Danners for me

[Rick]

Not sold on Danners every pair I've had has squeeked,

My brother has some squeeky Danners. You can hear him squeeking from 50' away. Makes it really tough to sneak through the woods.

I tried a couple pairs of Danners and took both back. They just don't fit me worth a damn.

I ended up with the Trophy Series from Cabelas. They fit like a glove and have lasted almost 7 seasons. Don't leak a drop either. I went to order another pair a few weeks back and they're discontinued.

The Cabeleas boots are the most comfortable,durable boot I've owned.

[Redmist]

Having said I use Danners in an earlier post and seeing  these other posts, I believe I would buy that Kenetrek for about $360.  I don't see Danner listing the Trophy on their site anymore anyway.  I kind of think Danner was the Big Show in the past, and is kind of going the way of GM.  That Kenetrek has 2.8mm leather, while the Trophy had 3mm, but the wrap-around sole eliminates the access route for water around the stitch down sole.  The Kenetrek has 400 grams insulation which is a versatile amount.  Kenetrek calls their semi-permeable membrane "flexible", which should hold up longer than a standard Goretex membrane.  I guess I changed my mind.  Got an E-Mail from Danner just now, and they are discontinuing the Trophy Model.

[colockumelk]

That's weird that people on here complain about Danners.  During my second deployment to Iraq I wore this exact type of
Danners  
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and I never had a problem.  They were by far the most comfortable boot I'd ever worn.  The soles lasted and so did the water proofing.  I did foot patrols every day with 70lbs of gear on and I guarantee I walked farther in 7 months than anyone here does during a hunting season.    They worked great.  I even wore them for two more hunting seasons after I got out. They kept my feet warm during the winter and my feet sweated very little (comparatively) during the hot summer in Iraq.

For the last two years I have worn this pair of boots ]http://www.danner.com/product/boots/elk+ridge+gtx+600g+insulated+hunting+boot+-+8.do]

For the last two hunting seasons and they have held up great.  My feet stay dry and cool during early archery season and bear season and they keep my feet warm and dry during the wet late season.  They are still very very comrfortable.  I highly recommend Danners.  

[couesbitten]

how can ANYONE wear danners?

 

IMHO, Danners suck! Meindl, Lowa, Kenetrek, La Sportiva, Hanwag, Vasque, Asolo, and Scarpa all make great boots. I agree that you shouldn't ever buy a pair of boots that you haven't tried on, so if you're doing mail order, I'd order two or three pair right around your size, and do it early so that you can return them as needed, until you get the right boot.

I got tired of trying to find a good boot for myself, so having read a glowing recommendation from Craig Boddington, I ordered a pair of custom made, High Country Hunters, from  http://www.russellmoccasin.com/index.html . These boots are great so far. I've walked 16 miles in the last two days, my feet feel great, it was pouring rain on Monday, and my feet were dry as a bone. I expect that with proper care and some minor repairs, that these boots will last me about seven years.

My son wears a pair of Lowa Uplander boots, and he loves them. He has never had a blister, they are reasonably lightweight, and they are waterproof. Here's a link  http://www.lowaboots.com/home/ .

Here is a link to a site that will give you a ton of info on all sorts of hunting/outdoor related equipment, from boots to binos.

http://www.hardcoreoutdoor.com/

[jackelope]

I wear a pair of Raichle backpacking type boots i got from REI...they work great for me, but are 6-8 years old and pushing the limits of their life. when i buy up, i will be getting a pair of kennetrek mountain extremes after hearing nothing but good about them and checking out a pair that belong to a friend.

[M_ray]

Danners allways! 

[Alchase]

I wear Asolo GTXs, watch out for the newer Vasques as well. As of 2006 Vasques are made in China and their quality of a once great boot went to crap.

I also had two sets of Danners fail in one year.