Salomon 4D's for backpacking and warm weather hunting.
Went with a Meindl "Perfekt" Extreme for this coming year. So far, so good. I've found 400 gram's Thinsulate about perfect for my feet for cold weather, on-the-move hunting.
My similar Italian Crispi's are just a bit large on my soft feet and give me blisters, despite having several hundred miles on them. They're now work boots.
The older model Meindl Perfekt (without the rubber rand) was wonderful on my feet. Ditto Cabela's older, discontinued "Mountain Hunter" Italian/Romanian made boots.
Kenetrek's, Hanwag's, Lowas, they're all too stiff for my feet.
For super-cold, more sedentary hunting, a good pac with thinsulate liner, and insulated lower like the Schnees Extreme (is everything "extreme" these days?) is the ticket.
If limited to one, a 400 gram "mountain hunter" with rubber rand would be my go-to.
