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Going on my first western elk hunt - will my treestand boot hold up?
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<blockquote data-quote="Country Bumpkin" data-source="post: 1144341" data-attributes="member: 92230"><p>I can't believe that I'm going to say this, because I LOATHE these boots, but look at the Danner Pronghorn in 400 gram thinsulate. Keep your receipt. </p><p></p><p>Right now, you are wondering why I'd suggest a boot that I don't like. I worked at Cabela's for 3 years in the footwear department, I know boots (or at least the boots that Cabela's sells). The Danner Pronghorn is likely the number one selling boot in the Boise, ID Cabelas. I would dare to say that it might be one of the best selling boots in the NW. </p><p></p><p>So, the reason I don't like it, is that I expect a boot to last me at least 3 seasons of really hard abuse. I wear a 400 gram Miendl Perfekt Hunter and I get 3 seasons out of them. My Season starts in early to mid August (yes I wear them when it's that hot). I scout for almost a month, then Archery Elk for a month, then Rifle Deer for almost a month, then Rifle Coyotes (and hopefully a Wolf some day), Pheasants, Chuckars and Quail until the seasons close mid-late winter. I want my boots to last for 3 years, approximately 6 months of torture per year.</p><p></p><p>The reason I DO recommend that boot is for your specific situation. 1. Pronghorns will break in immediately, like within an hour of wearing them around the house. 2. They are **** Comfortable. 3. They are affordable (all things considered), at $199.99 at Cabelas (cheaper elsewhere). 4. The leather is soft enough that you can cinch them down very tightly around a pair of thin hiking socks . . . or you can wear a thick pair of cold-weather socks and wear them loosely.</p><p></p><p>Con. 1. They are soft leather, they will not last very long if you are hunting steep terrain or dragging them through brush/mudd/water/ice/snow. </p><p></p><p>There is a reason that Cabela's sells so many of them, they are affordable and comfortable right out of the box. I had once customer that I actually started to recognize. He bought one pair of insulated and one pair of non-insulated each year for the 3 years that I worked there. I asked him about it. He was in his mid 40's. He'd been there and done that with footwear. He was an electrician, so on his feet all day and moderately exposed in the elements most of the year. He explained that his feet were always comfortable, warm and dry. About the time that any one of those things changed, it was time for a new pair and overnight, his footwear situation was back up to his liking.</p><p></p><p>So, these boots won't last very long if you really abuse them, but for a short-notice hunt and footwear that won't break the bank, they will work.</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.cabelas.com/product/footwear/men-s-footwear/men-s-hunting-boots/men-s-insulated-hunting-boots%7C/pc/104797980/c/104747580/sc/104826780/i/104841180/danner-174-8-pronghorn-400-gram-hunting-boots/1828382.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Fmens-insulated-hunting-boots%2Fdanner%2F_%2FN-1102846%2B1000003197%2FNe-1000003197%3FWTz_st%3DGuidedNav%26WTz_stype%3DGNU" target="_blank">Danner® 8" Pronghorn 400-gram Hunting Boots : Cabela's</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.workbootsusa.com/danner45011.html?gclid=CNSy2vm-yskCFZFgfgodZokP7Q" target="_blank">Danner Pronghorn 8 Inch Waterproof Insulated Hunting Boot 45011</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Country Bumpkin, post: 1144341, member: 92230"] I can't believe that I'm going to say this, because I LOATHE these boots, but look at the Danner Pronghorn in 400 gram thinsulate. Keep your receipt. Right now, you are wondering why I'd suggest a boot that I don't like. I worked at Cabela's for 3 years in the footwear department, I know boots (or at least the boots that Cabela's sells). The Danner Pronghorn is likely the number one selling boot in the Boise, ID Cabelas. I would dare to say that it might be one of the best selling boots in the NW. So, the reason I don't like it, is that I expect a boot to last me at least 3 seasons of really hard abuse. I wear a 400 gram Miendl Perfekt Hunter and I get 3 seasons out of them. My Season starts in early to mid August (yes I wear them when it's that hot). I scout for almost a month, then Archery Elk for a month, then Rifle Deer for almost a month, then Rifle Coyotes (and hopefully a Wolf some day), Pheasants, Chuckars and Quail until the seasons close mid-late winter. I want my boots to last for 3 years, approximately 6 months of torture per year. The reason I DO recommend that boot is for your specific situation. 1. Pronghorns will break in immediately, like within an hour of wearing them around the house. 2. They are **** Comfortable. 3. They are affordable (all things considered), at $199.99 at Cabelas (cheaper elsewhere). 4. The leather is soft enough that you can cinch them down very tightly around a pair of thin hiking socks . . . or you can wear a thick pair of cold-weather socks and wear them loosely. Con. 1. They are soft leather, they will not last very long if you are hunting steep terrain or dragging them through brush/mudd/water/ice/snow. There is a reason that Cabela's sells so many of them, they are affordable and comfortable right out of the box. I had once customer that I actually started to recognize. He bought one pair of insulated and one pair of non-insulated each year for the 3 years that I worked there. I asked him about it. He was in his mid 40's. He'd been there and done that with footwear. He was an electrician, so on his feet all day and moderately exposed in the elements most of the year. He explained that his feet were always comfortable, warm and dry. About the time that any one of those things changed, it was time for a new pair and overnight, his footwear situation was back up to his liking. So, these boots won't last very long if you really abuse them, but for a short-notice hunt and footwear that won't break the bank, they will work. [url=http://www.cabelas.com/product/footwear/men-s-footwear/men-s-hunting-boots/men-s-insulated-hunting-boots%7C/pc/104797980/c/104747580/sc/104826780/i/104841180/danner-174-8-pronghorn-400-gram-hunting-boots/1828382.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Fmens-insulated-hunting-boots%2Fdanner%2F_%2FN-1102846%2B1000003197%2FNe-1000003197%3FWTz_st%3DGuidedNav%26WTz_stype%3DGNU]Danner® 8" Pronghorn 400-gram Hunting Boots : Cabela's[/url] [url=http://www.workbootsusa.com/danner45011.html?gclid=CNSy2vm-yskCFZFgfgodZokP7Q]Danner Pronghorn 8 Inch Waterproof Insulated Hunting Boot 45011[/url] [/QUOTE]
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