Snake boot suggestions

1tfl · September 13, 2011, 06:05 PM

I need some suggestions for a snake boots to wear while hunting in warm weather. I'm looking for something waterproof and doesn't cost an arm and a leg.

egor20 · September 13, 2011, 08:06 PM

Not really boots, But I wear these over riding boots when I go to eradicate the local snack population.

BOOM, bye snakes

http://www.doversaddlery.com/dafna-b...X1-38894/cn/9/

Doyle · September 13, 2011, 08:10 PM

I just bought some Danner Pronghorns. They are replacing a set of Redhead zip-ups that did their job but were not very comfortable walking around in for long plus aren't totally waterproof.

If I had to do it all again, I'd probably think about using gaiters over normal boots. That way, I could use rubber boots when it is really wet and canvas boots when it is dry.

The new Danners aren't broken in yet so they are still hurting my ankles. I need to spend more time in them before hunting season starts (less than a week).

publius · September 14, 2011, 12:32 AM

I have a pair of Chippewa's with leather lowers and nylon uppers that i love. I even intentionally tried them on a water moccasin

. They work!

JohnO · September 14, 2011, 09:27 AM

Mine are Python. Look really cool, too.

Saltydog235 · September 14, 2011, 10:17 AM

I have a pair or LaCrosse with the zip up sides, not sure of the name. The boots are comfortable for snake boots but a word to the wise, wear socks. I hate wearing socks in the summer or warm weather but those dern things developed a funk like no other boots I've ever had. I have washed them 4X and aired them outside, they are just now getting to where I can wear them again and feel confident the deer won't know I'm there from a mile out.

1tfl · September 14, 2011, 12:52 PM

Saltydog,

I had something like that happen with one of my insulated rubber boots.
I took a sock and filled it with baking powder and tied off the top and left the sock crammed in the bottom of the boot for few weeks and the smell went away. Now, I do this with all my hunting/hiking/work boots once or twice a year.

September 13, 2011, 06:05 PM	#1
1tfl Senior Member Join Date: September 12, 2007 Posts: 287	Snake boot suggestions I need some suggestions for a snake boots to wear while hunting in warm weather. I'm looking for something waterproof and doesn't cost an arm and a leg.

September 13, 2011, 08:06 PM	#2
egor20 Senior Member Join Date: November 14, 2010 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 1,824	1tfl Not really boots, But I wear these over riding boots when I go to eradicate the local snack population. BOOM, bye snakes http://www.doversaddlery.com/dafna-b...X1-38894/cn/9/ __________________ Chief stall mucker and grain chef Country don't mean dumb. Steven King. The Stand

September 14, 2011, 12:32 AM	#4
publius Senior Member Join Date: January 25, 2005 Location: Mississippi/Texas Posts: 2,505	I have a pair of Chippewa's with leather lowers and nylon uppers that i love. I even intentionally tried them on a water moccasin. They work! __________________ "Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress, but I repeat myself." Mark Twain

September 13, 2011, 08:10 PM	#3
Doyle Senior Member Join Date: June 20, 2007 Location: Rainbow City, Alabama Posts: 7,167	I just bought some Danner Pronghorns. They are replacing a set of Redhead zip-ups that did their job but were not very comfortable walking around in for long plus aren't totally waterproof. If I had to do it all again, I'd probably think about using gaiters over normal boots. That way, I could use rubber boots when it is really wet and canvas boots when it is dry. The new Danners aren't broken in yet so they are still hurting my ankles. I need to spend more time in them before hunting season starts (less than a week).

September 14, 2011, 09:27 AM	#5
JohnO Senior Member Join Date: October 3, 2000 Posts: 502	Mine are Python. Look really cool, too.

September 14, 2011, 10:17 AM	#6
Saltydog235 Senior Member Join Date: October 20, 2010 Location: Pawleys Island Posts: 1,563	I have a pair or LaCrosse with the zip up sides, not sure of the name. The boots are comfortable for snake boots but a word to the wise, wear socks. I hate wearing socks in the summer or warm weather but those dern things developed a funk like no other boots I've ever had. I have washed them 4X and aired them outside, they are just now getting to where I can wear them again and feel confident the deer won't know I'm there from a mile out.

September 14, 2011, 12:52 PM	#7
1tfl Senior Member Join Date: September 12, 2007 Posts: 287	Saltydog, I had something like that happen with one of my insulated rubber boots. I took a sock and filled it with baking powder and tied off the top and left the sock crammed in the bottom of the boot for few weeks and the smell went away. Now, I do this with all my hunting/hiking/work boots once or twice a year.