Nsghunter
Well-Known Member
It's your health men. I see all sorts of injuries in the ER and in the hospital. If one were to get bitten and need a fasciotomy ( opening of the muscle to relieve pressure) you would probably be out all season possibly all year long. Never mind that you may lose your leg to infection or the compression syndrome caused by the bite. You would be forced to miss some work if not quite a bit. If you were to die all your loved ones would be without you. Most of us joke like that doesn't matter, it really does. We all matter to someone whether we like it or not and most of us matter to a whole lot of people.
Back to business, I wear a pair or Rocky, non-zippered ( my calves are HUGE and I didn't trust a zipper to hold up to them) snake boots and like them a lot. I have got "moist feet" in them once but it could've been my feet sweating profusely and holding the moisture in. I wear a pair of knee length liner socks and knee length lightweight wool socks to help with the moisture control and have never had a problem since. I would recommend them to an average hunter like myself. I wear them 10-15 times a season. IF I planned on wearing them ALOT I would invest in a better pair and would by them from somewhere that would allow for a return if the boot failed within the first year.
Someone mentioned ( I think it was Catman) that there is no bargain footwear, you get what you pay for. This is almost always true, sometimes you pay high price and receive low quality. The good thing about leather is that its treatable and durable. I would say a good pair of snake boots would last at least 3 years or so if you wore them the entire snake season and didn't force them to fail by getting them damaged afield.
Back to cost, if you paid $250 out the door for a GOOD/GREAT pair of snake boots and wore them for 3 years that would still be $83.33 per year for the boots. They are going to last longer than that, especially if you start with a good boot. Use a cobbler to work on them if they become worn and then re-apply the DWP every year ( this is what I do to all of my boots. I take a certain week near the start of the season and treat all mine and my boys hunting boots. First I do a deep cleaning and then I apply two coats of the DWP. IT takes three days total to clean, then dry then treat and dry twice.) I like it a lot because I feel like it helps the boots last longer.
I would recommend Gore-Tex, I just like the stuff.
A trip to the ER costs at least a $750. That's if you don't even stay overnight. There ain't a snake-boot that isn't worth the money.
Lastly, if you are on a budget, there is a used/refurbished shoe store called liz and Marty's in west Knoxville ( google it) They always have snake boots for sale. They have a 30 day guarantee, so buy your snake boots then take them wading around. If they fail return them. I buy lots of shoes here and have only had one bad pair, to the date I've saved nearly $400 on boots for my boys and I.
Back to business, I wear a pair or Rocky, non-zippered ( my calves are HUGE and I didn't trust a zipper to hold up to them) snake boots and like them a lot. I have got "moist feet" in them once but it could've been my feet sweating profusely and holding the moisture in. I wear a pair of knee length liner socks and knee length lightweight wool socks to help with the moisture control and have never had a problem since. I would recommend them to an average hunter like myself. I wear them 10-15 times a season. IF I planned on wearing them ALOT I would invest in a better pair and would by them from somewhere that would allow for a return if the boot failed within the first year.
Someone mentioned ( I think it was Catman) that there is no bargain footwear, you get what you pay for. This is almost always true, sometimes you pay high price and receive low quality. The good thing about leather is that its treatable and durable. I would say a good pair of snake boots would last at least 3 years or so if you wore them the entire snake season and didn't force them to fail by getting them damaged afield.
Back to cost, if you paid $250 out the door for a GOOD/GREAT pair of snake boots and wore them for 3 years that would still be $83.33 per year for the boots. They are going to last longer than that, especially if you start with a good boot. Use a cobbler to work on them if they become worn and then re-apply the DWP every year ( this is what I do to all of my boots. I take a certain week near the start of the season and treat all mine and my boys hunting boots. First I do a deep cleaning and then I apply two coats of the DWP. IT takes three days total to clean, then dry then treat and dry twice.) I like it a lot because I feel like it helps the boots last longer.
I would recommend Gore-Tex, I just like the stuff.
A trip to the ER costs at least a $750. That's if you don't even stay overnight. There ain't a snake-boot that isn't worth the money.
Lastly, if you are on a budget, there is a used/refurbished shoe store called liz and Marty's in west Knoxville ( google it) They always have snake boots for sale. They have a 30 day guarantee, so buy your snake boots then take them wading around. If they fail return them. I buy lots of shoes here and have only had one bad pair, to the date I've saved nearly $400 on boots for my boys and I.
