Can one boot do it all?

NEPkaspot

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I'm a one bow guy, one arrow, one bino harness, etc. Is there such a thing as one boot that does it all? I'm not as hardcore as some of you I'm sure, mostly a weekend warrior who gets to go on one trip a year, maybe two. When you look at 10" vs. 8", insulated or not, stiff or flexible sole, is there a type of boot out there that does a lot of things well? Which style, height, flex is the most versatile?
 
Not for me, if nothing else just due to insulation needs. Many years I hunt in temps ranging from 60s or even 70s down to zero or occasionally below.

Personally I keep going further and further into barefoot boots only. This year I will be hunting in the Tracker Forest, Tracker winter, and vivo tundras.

Many past years I used a combo of uninsulated crispi guides, and one of the more heavily insulated ones (dont recall the name) and finaly sorel pack boots if it got real cold.
 
For me it's simply one pair of waterproof and one pair of non-waterproof. Sort of translates into early season pair and late season pair. Other than that, lightweight, minimal drop, trail shoe/low boot - currently a pair of Topos and a pair of Xeros for rucking, big game, chukar hunting, taking my wife out to dinner, etc.
 
I have a stiffer, burlier pair of boots for sustained hunts in more difficult terrain. I found them a little too hot and stiff for summer backpacking and warm September hunting so I have a pair of softer flex, more breathable boots as well.
 
I figure no matter what boot I have my feet sweat in the summer and no matter how much insulation I have my feet are cold in the winter so I just wear a uninsulated full leather crispi year round.
 
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