+1 for gore-tex hikers. The lighter-weight ones are just dressed up sneakers, and will last you about as long. Quality boots are generally heavier, but can last forever. Like a Rivendell.
I wear my Belleville gore-tex combat boots when it's cold & rainy. I was issued 3 different pair, so that's the "cheap & easy" solution for me. But they may be found at surplus stores, usually for less than most other gore-tex hiking boots. And all US gear is MUSA. Another MUSA option: Red Wing boots (you can filter their website by country of origin!). I have a pair of 953's I've had for 20 years (I'm 36, so my entire adult life) that are almost as comfortable as sneakers. Any quality leather boot can be made reasonably waterproof with enough Newbaum's, or silicone creme. The current Chukka or Moc Toe boots could make great all-rounder shoes for wet weather. Think of them as Brooks, fenders, and Marathons for your feet. :) (Red Wing owns Irish Setter and Vasque as well) On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 12:41 PM, Andrew Letton <let...@flash.net> wrote: > My Lake winter boots are EXTREMELY popular with me! > cheers, > Andrew > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> > *To:* rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com; Tonester <tony.mad...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Monday, February 10, 2014 9:18 AM > *Subject:* Re: [RBW] Re: Best Rainy footwear/boots > > why would it be Unpopular? > > Tonester <tony.mad...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I know it'll be unpopular here, but I broke down and bought a pair of Lake > winter boots and they're awesome.... > > On Friday, February 7, 2014 3:19:49 PM UTC-8, Michael Williams wrote: > > Hey all, so we've finally started getting some rain here in the Bay Area. > I like commuting in the rain and have a pretty good poncho setup, but > Ive always used regular sneakers and some sort of 'waterproof' shoe cover, > but thats just not cutting it. What are peoples favorite dry boots for > riding and wearing around?? thanks in advance! -Mike > > > -- > Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
