Neos sourdough slipper overboots

[Idaho Brad]

My father and a friend are heading to Alaska in September and someone told them to use these. I wanted to get some insight on them from anyone who may have used them.

 

[SDHNTR]

You won't want to walk super far in them, but they are great for stream crossings.

 

[duchntr]

Yup, depends what your looking for but for quick stream crossings yea they work but to use in place of full time hip boots i think there are better options out there. What are you hunting and when, what region, guided or no?

 

[Idaho Brad]

Yup, depends what your looking for but for quick stream crossings yea they work but to use in place of full time hip boots i think there are better options out there. What are you hunting and when, what region, guided or no?

I'm not hunting, but my father and a friend are. They are going on a 10 day float for moose somewhere around fairbanks. A guy they shot bows with said he wore them for 3 or 4 days straight and had no issues and loved them, so they are hell bent on buying them. They are going with a couple people my dad knows through work that live up there. What would be some possible better options? I don't see the nned to where a hip boot other than for crossing water, but I have never hunted in Alaska.

 

[Becca]

If they are float hunting and will be in and out of the raft all day they might potentially be better served with chest waders and quality wading boots.

We use the neo overshoes for muddy atv based hunts, and they are great for what they are (I.e. Hip waders you wear over your regular hiking boots) but they are heavy. I don't backpack with mine. I imagine they would work well for a float hunt where the water wasn't deep enough to go over the tops, and where you didn't have to walk very far. They have vibram soles, but they are a little clumsy for walking long distances, at least IMO. I wouldn't want to have to backpack a load of moose any distance in them.

Totally depends on the area and terrain they will be hunting, but keep in mind vast areas of AK are swampy. River floating portion aside, if the area they are hunting moose in is swampy or wet terrain, they are going to want some way to keep their feet from getting soaked.

 

[Kevin Dill]

I agree totally with Becca's statements. I have a pair of them too, and they are fine for intermittent, as-needed use in situations where their physical weight isn't an issue. I wouldn't think of wearing them around during the actual hunt. I guess a person could pack them around but a pair of them is something like 4+ pounds dry. Not in my day pack for sure. I tend to parse it out this way:

Float hunting and settings where sloughs, ponds and wetlands abound; bite the bullet and go with chest waders or good hip boots that fit well.

For daily water crossings in areas where most of the hunting is dry ground, go with Wiggy's Waders or similar, and pack them with you. Light.

The Sourdough Slipper is a water-wetlands crosser but not a walking boot. Much as I like mine, they seldom make the final gear cut.

 

[Idaho Brad]

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[Jimbob]

I would be telling my Dad to talk to his friends that live there about what gear to use. The local guys that have done the hunt before would know the terrain and style of hunting that is going to be done and what gear best suits it.

 

[Idaho Brad]

I would be telling my Dad to talk to his friends that live there about what gear to use. The local guys that have done the hunt before would know the terrain and style of hunting that is going to be done and what gear best suits it.

First thing I told him

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[duchntr]

Id tell them to get some chest waders