rubber boots
09-02-2008, 08:20 AM
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: SE Ohio
Posts: 2,531
RE: rubber boots
Are you buying them for scent control purposes, or their waterproof properties??? If you're buying them for scent control purposes, you really don't need to if you care for your boots right, if waterproof is the desire, I've never heard a bad thing about Muck or LaCrosse. I don't hunt anywhere that I need the waterproof side of things, and for scent control, my boots are kept in the box I got them in, an only on my feet in my hunting area. I wear X-scent socks which ARE GREAT for scent suppression of the feet, and drag my toes through every puddle of deer pee and deer turd I come by in the woods. I use a little fall blend cover scent inside and out, and have not had a problem in several years. Just my experience though, I'm sure others have varying opinions, sorta like which bow is best, or which BH flies best.....
09-02-2008, 08:24 AM
#6
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Posts: 368
RE: rubber boots
In PA, I think you'll need some sort of insulation. 600-800 would probably work. If you sit in a blind or on stand most of the day, boot covers or blankets can help extend the life of lower insulated boots considerably. They work very well if you drop a heat pack in each one in late Nov and Dec. I have sat 8 hours or so without feeling a twinge of cold this way and my feet almost always get cold when just wearing the highest insulated boots.
09-02-2008, 08:42 AM
#8
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Oct 2005
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Posts: 21,043
RE: rubber boots
Muck Woody Max boots are the most comfortable boots I've ever worn. I used to wear LaCross, but I like my Mucks much better.
I used to have a problem with my feet sweating a little in my LaCrosse's.....but it's gone, now (for the most part) with the Muck's. Hard to explain.....but they're also warmer than ANY pair of LaCrosse's I own....and I have them to 1200grams (LaCrosse's).
09-02-2008, 08:47 AM
#10
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Posts: 368
RE: rubber boots
Not to mention that sweaty feet = stinky feet 
even in rubber boots. I think either style will work if you take the right precautions from a scent perspective. Spray those boots down with homemade scent killer and air them out after each hunt. Seal them up in a big zip lock bag afterward with a box of arm and hammer. Some may think this is overboard. But your feet are likely going to be leaving the most scent on the way to stand given they're the things touching the ground.
even in rubber boots. I think either style will work if you take the right precautions from a scent perspective. Spray those boots down with homemade scent killer and air them out after each hunt. Seal them up in a big zip lock bag afterward with a box of arm and hammer. Some may think this is overboard. But your feet are likely going to be leaving the most scent on the way to stand given they're the things touching the ground.