No snow to deal with in Alabama. What I have to deal with is water. I hunt A LOT of creek bottoms and crosing the running water is something I do a lot of. I need the leather to shed that water and not let it soak in. I also hunt in the (light) rain as often as possible. It makes the leaves silent and really helps in stalking. On a dry day there are so many krinkly crackly leaves that walking even at a snails pace makes noise.
