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I might have posted this in the wrong section but I did want it to be seen and it is directly related to me using my guns hunting.

Has anyone got experience with these rubber boots? I am looking at the leather lined boots with full side zipper. They are not cheap so before I fork over the money just thought I'd ask here for comments.

Yes and they are excellent. Warm and comfortable, wearable in the summer too. I've had mine for some dozen years and they are still going strong.

Furthermore, these are the boots of choice on all the shoots I go to. Highly recommended.

Tim

You may also consider Aigle, I prefer these to Le Chameau as I think that the rubber compound is more flexible and tear resistant.

Excellent boots - very warm and comfortable, and quite telling that on recent shoot I was on, all 9 guns were wearing them (and these boots ranged in age from 15 years old to brand new). V recommended for a long term purchase.

I agree with Salopian, I use Aigle for more then 30 yaers I have the classic Aigle for summer and the Aigle with n�opr�ne for winter
They are hand made from natural rubber. Aigle exist since 1853 and produce quality products and not only rubber boots but also hunting clothes

I have an Aigle pair and a pair of Le Chameau Chasseur (leather lined side zip) boots.

The Chasseurs are the most comfortable boots i've ever owned. I wear them when working in the yard, on rainy days, when I shovel snow or when I'm in a tweed shooting suit.

Very versatile and worth the $435 IMHO.

I wore Le Chameau neoprene lined boots all last season and was very satisfied with them.

I didn't much like the leather lined version, I found them to be cold (this was some years ago). I have "moist" feet (don't laugh at the poor old soul) and found that after a couple of hours on frozen ground the moisture had soaked into my socks and gone very cold. Quite unpleasant if you have to stand around for half an hour in icy slush as I often do.

With the neoprene version, and wearing 80% wool socks the problem is greatly reduced.

Eug

They are "OK" but expensive. I get irritated a little that the fold over and don't stay upright and appear to degrade only after a couple of years...next time I'd try something else...trendy on the field of course.

T

I'm in my 70s and have to be very careful about not falling and tripping and need good footwear. I bought a pair of Le Chameau Chasseur leather-lined boots some years back and they made an incredible difference. My feet are large and I always had trouble slipping on Wellies but the long gusseted zipper solves that problem. The boots are incredibly tough - they barely got scuffed in the sub-Arctic tundra. The treads really grab and are non-skid, even on wet sloped rocks.

Something to remember - not all the dealers or catalogues will mention this - the boots are not only sized for foot size but they do come in different calf sizes as well. I didn't know that until I bought mine which are a little snug in the calf.

Mine have now been thru four seasons' hunting and I still marvel at them. In my opinion they are worth the price.

My rubber boots are dual purpose. Lugged my La Crosse boots to Scotland with me for a shoot in December and they worked fine. I think you can buy about 5 pairs for what 1 pair of Le Chameaux will cost you. The latter are undoubtedly superior, but if you're also wearing rubber boots while walking up pheasants here in the States, which often results in frequent encounters with barbed wire, you may not want to spend $300 on a pair of boots that will get punctured as easily as the $60 variety. I always have a tire patching kit around, and don't feel too bad sticking the occasional patch on La Crosse's version of the Wellie.