Reeder Custom Guns - Hello All. Boot advice

I have a question.

What is your favorite back country hunting boot? Especially for the arid Western US? Thanks

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And see what feels good to you, but I really like Merrills

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and I've been happy with them. Gary's comments about Danner coincide with my experience with them also.

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just because they work for us doesn't mean they will be OK for you. Try them on at a good store that carries hunting boots. We used to carry Danner boots and they were at the time, one of the top of the line boots. I think every pair we sold came apart within a year and they had to replace them. So we dropped that brand. I picked up a lightweight pair of Kangaroo hide boots in Australia on one of my hunts there. They are real supple, almost like house shoes. They are great for walking in the sand, but I wore them them in Africa a few years back and the area was all small rocks and gravel and they were horrible for that type of terrain.

So decide what type of terrain you will be hunting and check out the boots for that type hunting. The southwest can be horrible on boots. The ground cactus we have will be very destructive on soft leather boots and a lot of areas are covered with small rocks the size of your hand. That area would be rough on lightweight upland boots like my Australian boots. I don't think there is a brand of boots that works well for every type of terrain. And remember, just because they are expensive doesn't mean they are the best.

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if possible take them home and wear them around INSIDE the house if they allow it so you can get a real good feel for the fit. Many people have weird things about their feet and every company has a different manner in which they manufacture shoes/boots for size and fit.....no way would I ever buy shoes/boots on-line or on a suggestion as I have a very high instep and wide feet(thankfully, I don't have a wide ass).

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area and did some varminting. I became aware of how abrasive the lava rock that is all over the place is on boots.

I figured one brand or another would be the preferred one. But I can see that a soft leather or thin leather in such terrain is a bad idea.

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I would recommend snake leggings rather than the actual boots. This way you don't have to invest in a second pair of high dollar boots. Rattlesnakes are a real problem down south of here, especially the Mojave Rattler.
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and someone (probably me) said he wished for a flame thrower. Somebody on here (I don't think he was a regular) jumped on me about killing those defenseless snakes, that they never hurt anyone, that it was just their mating season and so on. He was a herpetologist, which is a person that was born missing a whole lot of brain cells. So, in his honor, here they are again, and i would still like to have a flame thrower.

Hello All. Boot advice

You need to put your feet in them

Kenetrek

I agree with the above. My son highly recommended Kenetrek

Michael is right. Don't take any advice from any of us

100% great advice..try them on before purchasing and

A few years ago I was in the So. Utah

another thing. Tim above mentioned snake boots

Thanks Gary, gonna have nightmares about that.

my pleasure. Years ago i posted those pics on here

Flamethrower

NAPALM! LOTS OF IT!

Snake boots