Alaska Rubber Boots

[Joee]

lacrosse alphaburly is what I wear to hunt. My daily Alaska footwear is xtratuff full size boots or deck boots depending what I’m doing

 

[Yukon Cornelius]

Bama booties could you send a link I can verify I’m looking at the right thing?
Are these pretty small and stretch out to fit pretty snug or do you have a lot of materiel bunching up?

If it says Roll Tide! It’s not the correct one.

 

[Yukon Cornelius]

I have worn my xtra tuffs quite a bit a few years ago. They were always a pain in the backside cushion area to put on. I have worn a pair of Cabela’s insulated (1k gram) rubber boots for the past 5 seasons. I’m not hiking far in them though. I also hunt out of a boat so I carry a pair of keen targhee 2 for the hiking around part.

 

[NilsBackstrom]

Until they moved production offshore, the answer could only be XtraTuffs. Someone who is in a current model could tell you if they remain the go-to boot. I'm still rocking 2 pairs of "made in USA" that are 20 and 17 years old respectively.

Good luck and best regards,
John

The old xtra tuffs were great. New ones not so much. They will hold up for a hunting trip but not in the long run. After they moved production to China, they are more or less junk.

Grundens makes one that is pretty sturdy. You might want to check that one out.

 

[akcabin]

I prefer Muck insulated arctic boots. They are also a good winter boot if you are active. Make sure whatever boot that it is a knee high boot and keeps your feet warm

 

[wyosam]

Ive never experienced the xtraTuffs but they appear to me to be very loose around the ankle and therefore not great for being on the move. Can anyone confirm or deny?

I’ve never worn the original US made ones, but as far as the modern ones go, I’d call them overhyped junk. Can’t imagine walking through muskeg or any other rough terrain in them. Barely passable for yard work for me.


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[ihookem]

I went and bought Gumleaf Saxon boot . I paid $285 with tax and shipping.. They are made in England and 100% rubber. They may last a long time, however, they are not as comfy as the La Crosse Alpha Burly boot and not as warm.. I only have about 20 miles on them so who know.. Many people like them and say they last a long time. I refuse to buy anymore than I have to from China.

 

[Shasta Miner]

I float in the Brooks range , the weather is pretty bad mid late September. I used to use muck boots but the neoprene would stay wet from sweating, so I went with the uninsulated alga burly lacrosse. I’d wear a bata booty when it got cold. I got 6 seasons out of those before I split the rubber. I just got the 800g thinsulate model last season. They are pretty sweet for fall, and it’s break up right now so I wear them doing yard chores. But I’m thinking about just going with sims waders and living in them for my trip in 25 I got planned.

 

[Calicoastie]

Xtratuffs I have used were from the 2012-16 time frame. Usually lasted a few trips or two(no more then light wear) . Then leaked. I personally can't endorse them due to leaking in 5-7 days. Maybe they've gotten better? Can't say the last time I saw anyone in them. Matanuska valley area here.

 

[mickeymaddy]

I’m a short, large guy I’m 5’8, wear a size 42x30 pant, and my foot is like a 10 4E. Finding stuff to fit me is very hard and I value comfort because lugging my 300 pound self around in the woods is hard enough. I’ll never find a hip boot that will fit both my foot, and my thigh circumference. I was thinking a good choice for myself would be some stocking foot waders paired with some lug soled wading shoes. They seem to make some wading boots that look like they could hold up. What does everyone think? Durable enough? Is it “mud” or just wet? Will the shoe get sucked off my foot? My pair of Cabelas waders had to be a 12 Stout and the shoe obviously didn’t fit great. I’d be worried doing too too much walking in that. A durable pair of wading pants paired with a good lug soled wading shoe I feel like is a perfect combo of toughness for the dry parts, and waterproof for the wet parts. If I found a pair of knee high boots that could accommodate my 19” calf…would those suffice? I’m handy with a needle (aka I take stuff to a seamstress) I was thinking of getting some Muck boots and just cutting the top and putting in some stretch nylon to fill the gap to add a couple additional inches. Somebody weigh in on all this rigging and jigging. I’m used to making stuff custom so none of this is all that difficult.

Also I don’t have a hunt “planned”, I’m a student about to graduate school with plans to move up to Fairbanks area and just like dreaming and planning.

 

[medvedyt]

when i guided in northern quebec for the whole summer fall season in northern tundra where we had mostly no trees and lot of sharpen (and able to use them for 2 seasons rocks) i used:

Prairie, Green | 14'' Insulated Natural Rubber Rain Boots

Height : 14’’/35.6 cm Waterproof natural rubber upper manure resistant. Very insulating and comfortable removable triple density insulation liner with Lock-Fit Ankle Support System. Adherent and stable natural rubber outsole. Large calves space. To order a replacement felt: A4941 B16.

actoncanada.ca

people in nunavut and NWT are still using them . i wont use them for mountaineous hunt for course but i had no worry on the hills we had even with barrenground caribou load.