Hey all -
I am wondering if anyone has personal experience hunting in Colorado Septembers with the Crispi Hunter GTX 12's with 200g insulation. The area I hunt is very marshy, has a lot of river/stream crossings, and last year, my beloved Crispi Attiva Mid GTX boots did great, but got wet crossing streams. I'm seriously considering these Hunter GTX's due to the 12' clearance, but the insulation is giving me doubts. My feet tend to get a bit chilly, particularly in cool, wet areas, but I don't want to trade that for sweaty and cold. To clarify - I did NOT have water penetrate my boots, I found shallow water to cross, but my feet got cool sitting the marshy stuff that I was in. I also had water creep up my pant legs, and I was thinking that the 12" clearance would be nice for tucking my pant legs into... Any advice will be much appreciated!
I am wondering if anyone has personal experience hunting in Colorado Septembers with the Crispi Hunter GTX 12's with 200g insulation. The area I hunt is very marshy, has a lot of river/stream crossings, and last year, my beloved Crispi Attiva Mid GTX boots did great, but got wet crossing streams. I'm seriously considering these Hunter GTX's due to the 12' clearance, but the insulation is giving me doubts. My feet tend to get a bit chilly, particularly in cool, wet areas, but I don't want to trade that for sweaty and cold. To clarify - I did NOT have water penetrate my boots, I found shallow water to cross, but my feet got cool sitting the marshy stuff that I was in. I also had water creep up my pant legs, and I was thinking that the 12" clearance would be nice for tucking my pant legs into... Any advice will be much appreciated!