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Big Game Hunting => Backcountry Hunting => Topic started by: quackkiller on June 02, 2019, 11:12:10 AM

Title: Schnees
Post by: quackkiller on June 02, 2019, 11:12:10 AM: Has anyone had any expierence with the schnees beartooth 2? Non insulated.... looking to get a new pair of boots this year!
Title: Re: Schnees
Post by: cougforester on June 02, 2019, 12:39:54 PM: Yes. I love them. I wear them for work (forester) on the east side where corks aren't necessary, and have hunted in them from 15 degrees in a foot of snow in late November to 100 degrees in August bear hunting. Keep them greased and you'll be in love. I switched the insoles out for Super Feet Green and that has made them even better. You won't be disappointed.
Title: Re: Schnees
Post by: quackkiller on June 02, 2019, 01:05:26 PM: Thanks for the reply! All of my buddies either have kenetrek’s or crispi’s and they love them all just looking for something different!!!
Title: Re: Schnees
Post by: cougforester on June 02, 2019, 01:25:23 PM: These will be my go to for a couple more sets for sure. I’ve had them since last August, somewhere between 400-700 miles through every kind of terrain WA has. I wear them to the office quite a bit too since they’re so comfy. Short break in too. Well worth your time.
Title: Re: Schnees
Post by: quackkiller on June 02, 2019, 02:09:10 PM: Do you have the beartooths?
Title: Re: Schnees
Post by: cougforester on June 02, 2019, 02:19:01 PM: Yep. Non insulated. Next year I’ll probably pick up a pair of the 200g insulated ones for late season deer and predator hunting. But the uninsulated ones will cover you for a very wide range of different temps and conditions.
Title: Re: Schnees
Post by: captpschar on June 03, 2019, 10:49:02 AM: I’ve got the Timberlines, low-T beartooths. They’re really well made, great lacing system, supportive, quiet, great grip, very comfortable (11W), and only took 20-30 miles to break in to where I stopped noticing them.

The Beartooths are supposed to be essentially the same but stiffer and tougher, I can do just about anything with the Timberlines, so I’d imagine the Beartooths must be truly all-terrain wonder boots.

You won’t be sorry you got them.
Title: Re: Schnees
Post by: quackkiller on June 03, 2019, 01:05:44 PM: Fingers are crossed, had a pair of mindel’s for the past 3 years and every time I hunted I wanted to shoot my feet. Made a great Idaho hunt last year *censored*ty with those boots!
Title: Re: Schnees
Post by: Dhoey07 on June 03, 2019, 01:15:30 PM: Quote from: quackkiller on June 03, 2019, 01:05:44 PM
Fingers are crossed, had a pair of mindel’s for the past 3 years and every time I hunted I wanted to shoot my feet. Made a great Idaho hunt last year *censored*ty with those boots!

Meindl's fit my feet like a glove, but I can't keep them waterproof for longer than a year.
Title: Re: Schnees
Post by: quackkiller on June 03, 2019, 07:23:40 PM: Mine were good on the first hunt that’s it, was in eastern Montana in November, got snow feet were dry... (becomes the sweat which sucks because my feet sweat bad I have no idea why) then after that hunt 10 days they leaked ever since.
Title: Re: Schnees
Post by: Birdgetter on June 03, 2019, 07:52:05 PM: Love my Kenetreks, if you get a pair let us know how you like them.
Title: Re: Schnees
Post by: quackkiller on June 03, 2019, 09:29:17 PM: I will be getting a pair here in a few months! Waiting to pull the trigger on my new pack! Then it will be the boots!
Title: Re: Schnees
Post by: Boot on June 12, 2019, 10:50:29 AM: I have both the Timberline and the Beartooth. Both great boots! I find my self grabbing the Timberline most the time.
Title: Re: Schnees
Post by: stlusn30-06 on June 17, 2019, 01:32:01 PM: Have the new Beartooth II's and a pair of Granite's. Beartooth's are relatively new, only about 50 miles on them. Zero complaints about Schnees products. Super rugged, and fit my feet extremely well. All these boots being talked about are manufactured by an Alpine boot specialist that is something like 300yrs old out of Italy. So far the SympaTex waterproof layer breathes extremely well and keeps the feet dry.

I have heard great things about the timberline's as well. Do you get into the alpine often or do a lot of late season stuff? If not, they may be worth a look.

Not sure it is still active be the meateater code will get you 10% off.
If you support/belong to RMEF mailing list they have a 20% off code right now.
Title: Re: Schnees
Post by: dilleytech on June 25, 2019, 07:37:14 AM: Just got a pair of the beartooth 2’s yesterday. They are a super nice design. The lacing makes a lot of sense and is solid once they lace up. I’m not sure if the insoles are right for me I’ll probably get after market insoles. Any reccomendations?
Title: Re: Schnees
Post by: cougforester on June 25, 2019, 07:47:16 AM: Quote from: dilleytech on June 25, 2019, 07:37:14 AM
Just got a pair of the beartooth 2’s yesterday. They are a super nice design. The lacing makes a lot of sense and is solid once they lace up. I’m not sure if the insoles are right for me I’ll probably get after market insoles. Any reccomendations?

Green super feet. They’re the cherry on top.
Title: Re: Schnees
Post by: dilleytech on June 25, 2019, 07:54:40 AM: Quote from: cougforester on June 25, 2019, 07:47:16 AM
Quote from: dilleytech on June 25, 2019, 07:37:14 AM
Just got a pair of the beartooth 2’s yesterday. They are a super nice design. The lacing makes a lot of sense and is solid once they lace up. I’m not sure if the insoles are right for me I’ll probably get after market insoles. Any reccomendations?

Green super feet. They’re the cherry on top.

Are they something you break in or will you know right away if they fit your feet?
Title: Re: Schnees
Post by: Karl Blanchard on June 25, 2019, 07:59:30 AM: Dont just buy the green super feet. Figure out if you have flat feet, high, med, or low arches and then order the super feet that fits your foot properly
Title: Re: Schnees
Post by: TriggerMike on July 12, 2019, 10:07:09 AM: I have the Beartooth II as well and love them. Awesome boots and customer service.
Title: Re: Schnees
Post by: Alchase on July 15, 2019, 06:45:45 AM: Quote from: Karl Blanchard on June 25, 2019, 07:59:30 AM
Dont just buy the green super feet. Figure out if you have flat feet, high, med, or low arches and then order the super feet that fits your foot properly

:yeah:

The only thing worse than no insoles, are insoles that do not fit your feet.
Title: Re: Schnees
Post by: Fishmaker57 on July 15, 2019, 07:39:53 AM: Very interested in getting a pair. Is there anyplace other than the factory, to purchase them? Like to try some on before buying......
Title: Re: Schnees
Post by: CoryTDF on July 15, 2019, 07:53:41 AM: I love my old ones and the also the Granite

http://ireviewgear.com/boots/schnee-schnees-beartooth-hunting-boot-review/
Title: Re: Schnees
Post by: spin05 on July 16, 2019, 01:13:31 AM: Quote from: quackkiller on June 02, 2019, 01:05:26 PM
Thanks for the reply! All of my buddies either have kenetrek’s or crispi’s and they love them all just looking for something different!!!

If your looking for something diffrent take a look at the Hoffman exploreers. Been good for my son and i so far on year 2. As far as insoles id try the Lanthrop and sons. When mine wear out its what i will go to. https://lathropandsons.com/synergy-footbeds.html
Title: Re: Schnees
Post by: Jpmiller on July 16, 2019, 06:27:21 AM: Quote from: Karl Blanchard on June 25, 2019, 07:59:30 AM
Dont just buy the green super feet. Figure out if you have flat feet, high, med, or low arches and then order the super feet that fits your foot properly

This is great advice For like a fifteen dollar copay I saw a foot doctor and he spent ten minutes watching me walk and looking at my feet andx figure out what I needed for an insole and I paid 35 bucks for a set. Literally changed my life, I tried buying insoles off the shelf to help my feet for a long time not knowing or thinking I knew what I needed.
Title: Re: Schnees
Post by: cougforester on July 16, 2019, 06:54:46 AM: Another bonus for Schnee's is the awesome customer service. I wear their Beartooth's for both hunting and work when I don't need corked boots, so I've put well over a thousand miles on them. A month or so ago I found I had worn a hole in the liner of my left boot, and could reach through and touch the inside of the leather exterior.

I contacted Schnee's, they sent me a return label, then called me a week or so later after I shipped them saying sorry for the inconvenience and shipped me a brand new pair of boots. I will likely buy another pair of the Beartooth's in the uninsulated version since these boots are so comfy and they've been so great to deal with.
Title: Re: Schnees
Post by: quackkiller on July 17, 2019, 09:00:30 PM: Most everything is high alpine, usually about 8-9500 feet in Idaho!