Nothing that makes Kodiak the ultimate testbed? Agreed, there are lots of places that would do nicely... But it IS the Farthest NW Temperate ainforest in North America. And it IS as good as any you listed and better than some. And I have been in all you listed and a lot more.
And I strongly disagree with the contention that "Wet brush is wet brush" as there is a huge difference for boots between wet tundra brush on a peat moss sponge and wet brush on essentially dry ground.
My proof is strictly what I have found and what just about everybody that has tried it says. By your comments I would believe you have not.
Now, the incredibly basic point I am trying to make is hardly in the Boot Dressing 101 category. Plain leather boots not dressed with something reasonable are NOT going to work for standing in swamps all day. Sorry, but experience trumps that notion, cold.
