I have always hunted using a leather boot. Even with the quality ones eventually my feet end up wet or damp. I have resealed them but never as good as beforehand. I was thinking of switching to rubber b oots late fall and winter. Can anyone recommend a good brand? Im on the ground not in a tree. Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
My advice on this would be just to get to a store and try on as many as u can. There are so many different brands that have variations in sizes and fit. Just find one that's comfortable for u that has a good insulation to it for the colder weather and u should be good to go. I found a pair of rubber boots at Walmart 4 years ago that have 1000 gram thinsulate they fit me just right and have an awesome tread and are mossy oak break up. If I remember they were about $45 and i still use them. They're great. But def get out there and try some on. Nock em down, Drag em out!!
NOTE** rubber boots will also help scent control, scents latch onto most fabrics and leather, rubber is the best way to go. i have the same ones that your talking about remyngton. love them
Lacrosse Alphaburly's are awesome!! Cannot say enough good things about them. I think they were $140ish but i found them on sale for $90 last year. I must say, i walk ALOT. I will put on several miles a day easily up in Maine. These are almost as good for walking as my leather Irish Setter's. The cheaper rubber boots, im my opinion, may be great for sitting but are pretty bad for walking any decent distance even if its just a long walk into your stand. The Alpha's have great ankle support and a great gnarly tread on them to prevent slipping and to provide stability. They are also holding up great after using them in all sorts of conditions and putting them through a ton of briars. But like everyone said, its all about fit too. Rubber boots arent like regular boots. Some fit great, others wont. These fit me perfectly though.
After reading several posts and research online I was gonna ask this same question, and I was wondering about scent as well with rubber boots. Thanks for asking and thanks for answering. I love this forum BTW, I am gonna use my muck boots tomorrow morning. They are very comfortable to walk in and they are warm (almost too warm, I don't wear heavy socks with them).
I wear "muck" boots found in almost any farm store like tractor suppy, big R, Valley Vet Supply, cabelas and bass pro carry them too
I have the insulated LaCrosse Alpha Burlys as well. Great boot. I don't have to walk too far in and out but this is my second season with them and there are no visible signs of wear. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Irish setter muck boot is what I use in the stand but if your walking and hiking a lot a muck boot isn't the best way to go. My boot has the Eco-flex ankle support which helps but still doesn't give much support. When I am going to to a lot of walking or stalking I use the red wing Irish setter leather boots which are awesome. They are the first leather boot that has kept me dry even in wet conditions. I got them at ll bean and I'm on my second pair just because my old ones started giving me blisters and with the ll bean lifetime warranty new pair on the spot. I got the muck boots at cabelas.
For rubbers I've always used LaCrosse AlphaBurly and been very happy with them. From a comfort standpoint, they are pretty dang good for a rubber boot.
Any kind that has a removeable liner so it can be washed. Many of the new rubber boots today have neoprene as an insulator. This stuff is very porous and soaks up scent like a sponge. It is practically impossible to wash the scent out of them.Yes,rubber is the best choice but choose wisely.
Yep. Same here. And to talk about comfort, I got my boots wet by leaving them in the rain this year. Oops. So I had a hard time drying them out. I threw a pair of gel insoles in them to keep my feet from getting wet one day while checking cams. Holy cow. Took comfort in a hunting boot to a whole new level.
I started out kinda thrifty, so I got the Guide Gear 2,000 gram in Mossy Oak. So far, so good. Nice tread, but kinda clunky. Then again, I do wear a 13. Sent from my HTC Glacier using Tapatalk 2
I wear cabelas uninsulated 2/3 the season then cabelas 2000 gram late season for stand hunting...just for ease of slipping on and off. I don't buy into rubber being better for scent that much, and if your leather boots let your feet get wet it's because you have cheap boots. My favorite boots I've ever owned are my Kenetreks.
I also wear Muck Boots. I also agree that they get very hot when walking. I haven't worn them during the cold weather, only spring turkey and the bow season so far this year. I used to wear field and stream rubber boots until this year. Nothing beats the comfort of the Muck boots, leather is too wet/cold, other rubber is too sloppy and loud. The Muck boots have a nice secure sneaker-like fit.
Seems like everytime I buy a pair of rubber boots to hunt with I end up wearing them for a concrete pour. So now I just wear my Ariats.
cabelas has or had them on sale for $40. Camo 400 gram thinsulate. I'd pick em up if I were you, great early season and the price is right!
My old boots were 400 gram thinsulate. Good for afternoon hunts early on but even on cold september mornings and once those October nights roll in I found I needed something warmer.
