Thread: Tall Boots

Originally Posted by No.3

I had Grisport Urewera's - liked them a lot for day stuff, Nth Is bush hunting. One day the PU midsole cracked up and the soles basically fell off - one day great lightweight boots, next day bin. Not a fault of the boot as per, the PU midsole material has a shelf life and eventually the midsole will fail they tell me. Basically a little shy of 2 years service, relatively regularly but still had the issue. After that I'm looking at boots that don't have the PU sole material as it didn't fall apart in the best of places and it made for a sucky walk out.

That pair of Lowa boots looks OK though, similar to the grisport offering in that they are a taller boot which can help keep the crap out. I tried neoprene gaiters, but found the hook grass etc up here had a field day with them and they look like they had been plucked after a couple of hunts. Not ideal.

Yeah, the PU bullshit is really making me lean away from lowa or crispi, if I'm spending that much on something I expect it to last more than a year or two with proper maintenance. What's the point of boasting about how tough and rugged your shoes are if they fall apart because you didn't wear them for a month or two? I didn't know the grisport had that too, their website is a bit skimpy on details like weight and construction.