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.
