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I had a BRAND new pair once, I didn't have but about 8 hours or less on em in break in, on an AK trip.... crossed a shallow creek about 8 inches or so deep, boots obviously taller than that, and one foot was wet, while the other was dry....
I'd bet that a seam was the problem, not the membrane.

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