i've been hunting with a pair of rocky knee high snake boots for more than two years now and they're still going stong. they were already a couple years old when i got them so they may be american made. the only problem i've had was when i tried going through too deep of water in a backwoods swamp... needless to say it doesn't matter how waterproof your boots are when the water is over the tops. then you really get a test of waterproofing, if water can't get out from the inside i'm sure it can't get in....