Original handcrafted Leather Boat, Deck Shoes
Please reply only if you know from experience…I am not looking for something trendy. I am looking for something durable, waterproof, and that can withstand (and keep me from falling) rocks, eroded hills/mountains, mud, etc. Thanks for any advice!
I’m planning a portaging trip to Algonquin Park and I was thinking of getting a pair or combat boots to wear on the trails. Most likely one of these:
http://www.armynavydeals.ca/asp/products_details.asp?SKU=SWECBN&ST=2&Swedish%20Cap%20Toe%20Combat%20Boot
http://www.armynavydeals.ca/asp/products_details.asp?SKU=CANCBU1&ST=2&Canadian%20Combat%20Boot%20Mk5%20
I decided to get combat boots after my last week long trip of portaging where I did ALOT of walking in regular hiking shoes/boots and spent most of my time with wet shoes, socks and of course feet. I got the idea from old pictures of rangers and explorers wearing big army looking boots on trails, so I thought that must say something about the reliability of these boots.
But what I wanted to know is just how waterproof are combats boots? I’m not planning on walking through waist deep rivers or anything but I will be walking though lots of mud and shallow streams. On the event that I do step into a knee deep pond, how well would combat boots hold up in keeping water out? Of course I don’t expect them to be 100% waterproof either, so when wet do they dry fairly quickly? How well overall would combat boots do on a portaging trip?
** Also, I’m on a tight budget and combat boots are fairly cheap compared to heavy duty hiking shoes/boots.
I want to get some new work boots but i want a good comfortable brand name thats waterproof and gonna hold up to the elements(water,dirt,mud,oil).Must be lightweight too.No steel toe.
What brand/style do you recommend?
I want to get some new work boots but i want a good comfortable brand name thats waterproof and gonna hold up to the elements(water,dirt,mud,oil).Must be lightweight too.No steel toe.
What brand/style do you recommend?