Thread: Suede leather / Textile upper vs. leather upper boots.

I myself am and always have been a fan of full leather boots. Extra stiffness to support the ankle and I believe a lot more hard wearing than textile. They also offer lots more protection for feet and ankles from rocks or sharp sticks etc jabbing you , where as textile not so much . My lad has full textile lightweight boots and travels with me. His are falling apart from abrasion from rubbing against rocks etc and has been poked painfully several times through the thinner textile. My boots are still going strong and when I get poked or knocked by sharp rocks or sticks it no issue and lots more resistance to abrasion.
If you just walk tracks or open areas textile would be fine but I wouldn't go bush or river hunting in anything but leather due to the protection factor personally.
And you can get spray on waterproofing for leather for an extra water barrier. Don't use wax as it removes the leathers and waterproof inners breathing ability.
Just my thoughts..