Does anyone use a rubber hunting boot that can be tied or closed around to top so to prevent the grass, bush and related stuff from falling in the top. When I get home and take my boots off I bring half the bush home and my wife lets me know it as she follows the trail. I use the top string tying type but if you tie them to tight it cuts off the circulation. I tried gators in the deep snow and pant leg over boot but pants get muddy and wet. What do you use?
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The Rubber Kamiks I use from CDN tire have a string at the top. I take it out and put elastic cord instead so I don't need to tie it every time. Works pretty good for me.
The boots make ya sweat if you are walking alot, or if its too warm out
The boots make ya sweat if you are walking alot, or if its too warm out
redmandan said:
I ve got a pair of those, I think there going on 6 yrs strong, I just keep putting a layer of ducttape around the ankle of one boot to keep it from leaking.
there is so much blood on my boots they hunt for them selves
Slooshark1
CGN frequent flyer
Whatever your choice is, wear your wool pants over your boots instead of tucking them into your boots. That way all the water and crap will run over top of your boot, keeping your feet dry. Also, when still hunting, branches that slap against the sides of your boots won't spook game if your wool pants are covering them.
I had a pair of Lacrosse Burly 800s and they were a really nice boot but they fell apart after 2 years of hunting. I never wore them for anything else except hunting. Currenty, I'm using Terra Military's. They are gore-tex and leather. I mink oil them when they have dried out. I paid $300 for them but I've been using them every year since 99. I'm happy with their performance. You can walk all day with them and your feet will be as dry as if they were next to the camp stove. The Kamiks look like a good buy also.
Good luck,
Slooshark1
I had a pair of Lacrosse Burly 800s and they were a really nice boot but they fell apart after 2 years of hunting. I never wore them for anything else except hunting. Currenty, I'm using Terra Military's. They are gore-tex and leather. I mink oil them when they have dried out. I paid $300 for them but I've been using them every year since 99. I'm happy with their performance. You can walk all day with them and your feet will be as dry as if they were next to the camp stove. The Kamiks look like a good buy also.
Good luck,
Slooshark1
I have a good pair of RCMP issue leather high top boots with gore tex. I'm always amazed at how warm and dry my feet stay. I have a pair of Kamiks also but I find my feet really sweat in them, and then get cold. Also, anything with felt liners seems to scald my feet. Mostly in deer season, though, I wear running shoes, usually not tied, so I don't have to bend over first thing in the morning and get a head rush.
Thanks, I like your method Redmandan I will try that. I use Kamiks now and only get two seasons out of them. I need rubber for the water, but the sides wear thin from climbing into tree stands and I get the odd hawthorn needle through the rubber.
I have a pair of Irish setters that look like rubber boot but they are in fact leather. Always wear your pants over your boots.
If your feet sweat in any boots wear real wool socks, you may still sweat but the wool will wick it away (you may have to dry out your boots afterwards)
Mine are isize too big so if i don't wear the wool they are actually too big for walking with.
If your feet sweat in any boots wear real wool socks, you may still sweat but the wool will wick it away (you may have to dry out your boots afterwards)
Mine are isize too big so if i don't wear the wool they are actually too big for walking with.
Actons are a great boot, and the new ones out this year are even better. You can actually grab the rubber and stretch it. They are very comfortable. The ones I have have the removable liner and an extra 3 layers in the sole of the boot. These are a very warm boot but they wick all the moisture away from your feet so you stay completely dry at all times.
beretta boy
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Found the Lacrosse Burly's didn't last & a proper bugger to get on & off.
Best boots so far are Le Chameau's - rubber, leather lined, side zip. Different calf sizing available for a snug fit. Expensive, but worth it, big time. Now on Year six ! ( Daily wear in the winter)
Next best are Nokian Finjagd's ( made in Finland)
Great boots for the price, not hard to get 3 or 4 years out of them. Added bonus, you can have them studded if you want! ( The Finn's wear them for work in their logging industry ... studs are nice if you're out on the ice fishing.
Should be able to find a web site for both ... dot com 'em.
Best boots so far are Le Chameau's - rubber, leather lined, side zip. Different calf sizing available for a snug fit. Expensive, but worth it, big time. Now on Year six ! ( Daily wear in the winter)
Next best are Nokian Finjagd's ( made in Finland)
Great boots for the price, not hard to get 3 or 4 years out of them. Added bonus, you can have them studded if you want! ( The Finn's wear them for work in their logging industry ... studs are nice if you're out on the ice fishing.
Should be able to find a web site for both ... dot com 'em.
+1 for the CDN tire insulated rubbers. All the guys in our moose camp wear them, and we all have spare liners. If they start leaking, pull out the liner, take a dry one, cover the it with a heavy duty trash bag then slip it back into the boot. Cut off the excess bag at the top of the boot and voila, intant dry feet again.
saskhunter
CGN Regular
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- Sask to B.C.
What ever your choice is make sure the boots you buy are real rubber. I have a pair of sorel slim fitting ,lined real rubber boots with the draw string top. Brown in color. The bonus of real rubber boots is the flexability of them and the ability to bicycle tire patch them. Most so called rubber boots are made from rubber and some other crap that the patches won't stick to. Those black ones with the orange or red stipe around them and the can tire green ones are not pure rubber. They work good but patches don't stick that good.
I use rocky boots, I used to use the insulated rubber boots but my feet always got cold, a combination of sweat and too little insulation on the stand. These new ones are great, waterproof and warm. Rocky 12" Blizzard Stalker, they have 1200 grams of thinsulate, match these with gortex socks to keep the sweat away and no more cold feet.
I'm currently using 12" Rockies w/ 800gr thinsulate. I've got a few pairs of expensive "special" wool (cant remember the exact name of the type of wool) socks.
I can quad or sit all day - and my feet stay fairly toasty. I do carry some of those "hand warmers" just in case, though...
I can quad or sit all day - and my feet stay fairly toasty. I do carry some of those "hand warmers" just in case, though...
i hunt barefoot quiet and after a couple of seasons you get used to the cold
J/k
i use walmart highback hiking boots look kinda like the hi-tec magnums only lighter quieter and cheaper but not very scent controling or dry
J/k
i use walmart highback hiking boots look kinda like the hi-tec magnums only lighter quieter and cheaper but not very scent controling or dry
