i have bought about every name brand boot i could find in the last 15 years besides having custom boots built by different places,,

hands down the best boot i have found , and i have 4 pairs of them, are the cabelas meindel perfekt hunters, 400gr insulation and goretex,,, easy break in, great support, 100 lbs in the backpack or riding my mule,
will be buying another pair this season, couple pairs have hundreds of chukar hunting miles on them, bare soles, lether pretty ruff, cant bear to throw them away, always need a knock around get muddy fishin boot in the spring,,,