Boots on the ground

[LarryB]

August caribou hunt on the haul road doing the 5 mile hike to the rifle zone and undoubtedly many more miles during the trip.
From those that have actually been there and done that… are $700 boots (Kennetrek, Crispi,..) necessary to stay dry and injury free on the tundra or will the more common and less expensive waterproof hunting boots (Redhead, Danner,..) work just fine?

 

[rickyw]

You will benefit from boots that really stabilize your ankles and have stiff soles. The danners I have had don’t do that very well (military issue and pronghorns) compared to the hanwags that I mountain hunt in

 

[Larry Bartlett]

Kenetrek is a solid choice. If you don't go with the calf-high model I'd encourage gators for boggy portions of the trek.