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Gil, I'm with you on boot laces. I graduated into slip on Muck Boots some years ago. A buddy of mine was struggling to lace his Russells a coupla years ago and someone quietly suggested to him that he might be within a few pounds of zipper boots...Geo

I've got a pair of Le Chameau neoprene insulated pull-on boots. They are comfortable, but not as warm as I'd like them to be in the kind of conditions where you want an insulated boot. I've thought a lot about getting a pair of the Le Chameau zip-up boots. I don't think they're a replacement for a tie rough country hiking boot.

Kenetrek has a good reputation with one of me ex students who spends several months per year in the back country of Wyoming at a game and fish biologist. Hard to get a better recommendation and his boot allowance let's him spend whatever is necessary. It's a whole lot of overkill for a pheasant boot, but it might be my next big game boot. Cabela's sells them.

The OP was about desert hunting!
I hunt in waders a lot but for mostly waterfowl hunting.
I have a pair of Le Chameau side zip but they are basically muck boots and not for the desert!
I have a pair of custom Limmer mountaineering boots but I would never hunt in the desert in them! Large toe box, you look like you have club feet, heavy construction, your ankle will not buckle and rocks make no impression.
Until i found Russell, I had two pair of Browning Kangeroo boots that were very comfortable but the Russell BirdHunters top them all for the conditions we are discussing, dry desert.
The acquisition of a pair of Russell's requires some work and a wait while they are built but there is just no comparison for the conditions that were Posted!-Richard

I'm glad you are happy with your Russel's Dick.
I'm done with them.


A synthetic, well constructed boot is superior to a moccassin style boot in every way except fire protection.

Pick the foot bed and toe box that fits your foot, and choose the boot that is carrying it. Which bears repeating.

Pick the foot bed and toe box that fits your foot, and choose the boot that is carrying it.

I'm like Dick, I like Russell's too. About 20 yrs ago, they put gortex in their boots. I was a kid then and left one of my boots at a hand car wash....bummer. No more gortex. I wish Ralph would use gortex again......NO WAY. Plus, they are over $500 a pair for bird shooters now. HOLY COW!!!! I've gone to Irish setters, but I don't think they are as comfie as Russell's.

I know they have a cult of worshipper's, and I'm glad they are still made in the USA, but fer chrissakes, you can't even walk across the front yard to pick up the morning paper in a brand new pair without getting wet feet in their super boots.

So, at some point, reality has to enter the picture.

I was a church member through two pairs fwiw.

I agree CZ. I've got a couple old pair I still wear. Obenauf grease helps, but if it's real wet, they leak. The old boots I mentioned with the gortex were the trick. I brow beat Ralph at least a dozen times re bringing back gortex, but to no avail. His reply was always triple vamp is great. He's wrong, but it is what it is.

Kind of beside the point now-a-days given the cost, but I still have my knee length Gokey Botte Suavages from when I was 18 back in 1966. The grease they came with was a pretty good waterproofing and still is. My feet aren't the same size as they were, but I still wear them from time to time...Geo

Kenetrek is the best boot I have ever used. I used Miendls for years and they are great, but Kenetrek boots are a step above. I am a native of AZ and we have a diverse state that can really put boots to the test.
When a friend introduced me to these boots and I checked the price "ouch" but these boots are tough, and very comfortable. Also for about $150.00 they completely re-sole and recondition. When I received my recondioned boots back they practically looked new. These boots had over 100 days of hunting in them when I sent them in.
Kenetrek,s are worth a look if a guy is looking for a boot made for hunters.