I must just be unlucky. Every single boot that is gor tex lined have failed me. I've owned a bunch over the years. The last 2 years though have really bothered me, as I relied on boots to keep me dry for extended periods of time. Last year I bought a pair of Danner pronghorns gortex lined. I know, not a high end boot, but still I went off the premise that the boot manufacturer said 100 % water proof because of the gortex lining. I wore first lite bramble gaiters over the tops, silk liners and merino wool light hiking socks. In just 2 days time my feet got wet and stayed wet in wet vegetation. I chalked it off to cheap boots. so this year I thought gee if I pay 330 bucks for a pair of good boots my feet will stay dry. So I bought the Crispi Wyomings, again just 2 days of being in wet vegetation my feet got wet and stayed wet, even though I put on good gaiters to keep the tops from wicking in moisture. Several years ago I bought a pair of vasque hiking boots, gortex lined for a backpacking trip in the brooks range. same results, wet feet. All my work boots in the past to include rockys, lacross wolverines, etc leak leak leak. WTF, is it just me. Now some people will say you have to put a coating over the boot. Ok , what the hell good is gortex lining then if you have to coat the outside of the boot? I have come to the conclusion that gortex lined boots are nothing more than a price point that boot manufacturers add to the boot to make us believe that this crap actually works. Again I am not talking staying dry when you a cross a stream, I mean when boots get saturated with wet vegetation day after day, like in normal hunting conditions gortex lined boots can not be depended on. at least not by me.