You seem to have received a lot of good advice in the above replies. I don't think you could go wrong with any of the boots suggested so far. However, I just got a pair of the USMC Bates gortex 2nds from lapolicegear.com. Although they are 2nds I cannot find anything wrong with them yet. I just got them so I can't give you a full report on them. I got them for $37.00 plus shipping and at that price you can't go wrong. They are normally about $150.