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The green Browning Kangaroo boots have always been good lightweight well wearing need no break-in boots. Right now comfortable out of the box and light. Good for warm climes.

I am not as a rule a fan of agressive lug soles. They only pick up muck if its damp/wet and that makes them heavier. I've been tempted to try spraying soles with PAM to slow that down, but never seem to remember to put a can in my kit to try.

A year back I bought a pair of cordura waterproof Redhead brand 'snake boots' at BassPro. They are insulated, have an easy to use full length YKK side zipper and are quite light for their height. One is absolutely perfect and the other chafs some tiny amount on my ankle. Were it not for the later one boot's fault they would be near perfect for slogging behind the dogs in the wet. I use them for that in the winter wet anyway, but it gets a bit old on the one ankle after a hard morning. Never a blister, just an irritant, if that makes sense. Its from how that one particular boot flexes.

Start by eliminating Made in china expensive ones at $abelas. With labor cost in $.25 to $.35/hour why are most >$100/pair? Oh yeh, don't forget recent recalls they had on Comminese made products.

I'm with RMC on the Irish Setter boots. I got a pair two years and MANY miles ago from LL Beans (on sale, of course...). They are light, warm, comfortable, and have excellent traction without bulky "tank treads"--they have medium lugs of a soft, "sticky" Vibram. And, important to an old cheapskate, they can be resoled. These are 8" boots, 11EE, brown fabric and brown leather, black soles.

That said, the exact model isn't, as I understand it, available in CA since the leather parts are kangaroo leather, apparently a no-no in loony CA. Bought mine when I lived in NY. (Does this mean that the first game warden I meet is going to ask me to hand over my boots? Are 'roos actually endangered? Are they somehow "nicer" than cows? Is it better to make everything out of oil and kill the planet, but never utilize the parts of an animal that can't be et? I'm not getting it....OK, end of rant).

I don't have reason to wear them often but a Christmas gift cert. from the kids, for L. L. Bean caused me to buy a pair of bison hide leather boots, about $150. To my pleasure, they fit like well used running/sports shoes, right out of the box. If iterested, I'll be happy to dig up the model number.
I don't buy much from Bean anymore, because of their almosr exclusive, over-priced import stuff. Sears and Wal*Mart don't even come close, as importers.

Chuck H

http://www.limmerboot.com/Ultralight.html

I had been wearing my 20+ YO custom Limmers but got a pair of the Ultralights and use them in everything but the hardest rocky ground. Great fit and protection.

Al