Bozeman Tall Waterproof Boot (Men)

I bought these about a month ago for my Antartica trip, which had wet landings and it was cold. Since then I have worn them everyday day as they are now my go to boot. I wear a pair of wool socks, with rain pants over, and I am always warm and dry. Today it was minus 24 wind chill factor and I walked through over 2 feet of snow. I was warm and dry. I do not need my pack boots anymore, these are great!

I've purchased these 1 year ago for ice fishing and snow removal. Today (12-7) I wore them with 1 pair of cotton socks for 3 hours during snow removal in 18 degrees temp. My toes became chilly, earlier when ice fishing in temps near zero, my toes were chilly in 2 hours. I don't believe the -70 temp claim. The tops are uncomfortable after a couple hours even with long johns over socks. After 3 hours, my upper chin was red from repeated abrasion. Some kind of cushioning around the top would probably solve the issue. I will try adding cushioning myself. These boots are not worth the asking price.

The first time I put these on I was concerned about the feel of the bumps near the achilles area but after the second day, they just felt "normal". They are roomy, yet the boot "walks with me" instead of stepping out of them like so many other looser boots do. Stepping into them often needs no hands and the handles are very helpful when wearing thicker socks or heavy pants. They keep my feet nice and warm and dry from the elements, and also seem to wick or breathe nicely allowing moisture to escape (have only done light work in them so far). Thanks Bogs!

So I'm on my third pair of bozeman talls. Love 'em, they're comfortable, warm, definitely waterproof (I ford shallow streams pretty regularly), and easy to take on/off. My only point of contention with them is that the sole of the boot gets a crack in it after about two years, hence being on my third pair. It normally shows up around where the ball of your foot would be. Once this crack has started, the boot is no longer waterproof, there's no way to seal/repair it. I'm not so much upset that the boots don't last longer, but rather that it's always the same spot that wears down and cracks first.