ll bean hunting shoe/boot

[Mike McKinney]

I wore out several (maybe 8) sets of bottoms with three pair of uppers over many years of tromping. I always enjoyed Bean boots though the lower rubber is only waterproof as high as the rubber, but that never did bother me too much. I always wore the cold proof insole with the steel arches. I loved those boots, but from my perspective I always found them to be sock eaters and they required good elastic in the upper part of the sock and in looking/feeling back, I'm not positive but I believe the lack of support in the boot was hard on my feet long term---but it was all I would wear for years.