Are lacrosse boots still quality?

[Wolfshead]

Will look into the Kuiu ones. Thanks!

This is how they look after a full season every hunt from sitting on stand to days with 4-5 miles
I probably should clean them up as they still have blood on them

 

[Astewart22]

This is how they look after a full season every hunt from sitting on stand to days with 4-5 miles
I probably should clean them up as they still have blood on them

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Those look like what I’m gonna go with, thanks!

 

[Buckhead]

Live in N Georgia, so doesn't get awfully cold. Maybe a day or two in the twenties, high teens. That said, really like the Aerohead Sport line. Have both the 3.5mm and 7mm versions. Wear the 3.5's thru early November, then the 7s for late season. Held up really well, lightweight and not that expensive if you take advantage of sales promotions. I buy directly from LaCrosse.

 

[Blockcaver]

If you are in Canada and looking for a similar boot, check out the Canadian Tire Huntshield Rubber and Neoprene boot, usually onsale for $120 CAD or full price for $170 CAD. They are quite similar to the KUIU boots including the tread design and are quite warm. I've had mine for 3 years and they look good yet. I certainly do not wear them every day in the fall or winter though.

They fit my feet way better than a Muck boot that gives me heel blisters....have bony heels and the Huntshield boot has a good fitting heel pocket.

I used to wear LaCrosse rubber hunting boots and steel toe mine boots. They fit my feet well too....but have gotten spooked off buying any new ones due to reports of very poor life once manufacturing was moved out of LaCrosse to overseas. I still have a pair of the uninsulated boots that are holding up after maybe 20 years but they get limited use. The 400 gram Burleys were a favorite for Oct and early season whitetail use many years ago.

 

[Shraggs]

In need of a new pair of muck style boots for white tail hunting in mostly marshy/sloppy areas. My old cabelas finally cracked and leaking after many good years. Seeing mixed reviews on the lacrosse brand going down hill along with muck. I’m located in Wisconsin so something slightly insulated is needed. What’re you using?

Imo lacrosse of old was a great company with well made products and historically remarkable innovation. Sadly, when most production (except their stitch leather boots) moved overseas following a merge with danner they became a typical commodity based marketer. Push for volume seems to remove quality as has been mentioned with early cracking.

I have 14 pairs of lacrosse rubber and pac boots between 15-20 years and one over 30 years old the first hybrid pac called the snow king. Warmest boot ever made imo, significantly warmer then my white bunny boots. Their best rubber boot isn’t made any more called the Burly AT 1200 gram. It was near vapor technology as the inner was full rubber inner boot so insulation never got wet from water or sweat.

I have Alpha Burly in three insulation levels and they are old and so still look pretty new. It’s still a good design though it may not last as long.

I have mucks and Boggs too, I’m a sweaty foot person and I just don’t like foam/neoprene insulation as it absorbs and retains moisture and harder to dry vs say an alpha burly in thinsulate. FYI imo.