Are insulated hunting boots suitable as survival boots in long term?
The bass pro shop sell alot of those boots.
http://www.basspro.com/servlet/catalog.S...S_INSULATEDMENS
what's your comments on hunting boots?

Hunting boots, depending on quality and type, can be very suitable for survival. For boots in general, just remember, NO steel toes for cold weather (that should be a gimme), but some people just don't have a clue.

With boots, as with other things, you get what you pay for. An example of something that I paid more for and that is still going strong: I am wearing a pair of Timberland hiking boots right now that I have had for 8 friggin years!!! And I haven't been gentle to them either!!!

***I am wearing a pair of Timberland hiking boots right now that I have had for 8 friggin years!!! And I haven't been gentle to them either!!! ***I have a pair of Fire Boots I have had for 10 years, They are NEVER worn on the paved areas, I switch to my city boots.

A new question then: What kind of boots have lasted anybody the longest and how long did they last?

This is a tad off of the boots topic but has anyone else heard of removeing your boots and just walking around in your 100% wool socks if your feet get wet in the snow?
Supposedly the snow will form shoes of ice around the sock and your body warmth will keep your foot insulated and keep you from geting frostbite.
I don't remember where I saw this though.

The ones that have lasted me the lonest are the Georga Loggers. Ten years and still going.

"...NO steel toes for cold weather (that should be a gimme), but some people just don't have a clue..."

Not entirely true. I have a pair of Matterhorns that I have been wearing probably five-six months out of the year for about nine years, including some pretty cold weather (as in standing in snow for six-eight hours non-stop), and the steel toes did not bother me a bit. Must have been the Thinsulate insulation.

As for the original question, I think that any well broken in, all leather, boots that fit well and give good ankle support, worn with proper sox, will do for most anything...

Mors Kochanski www.customwoolenmills.com ( nice folks to deal with too) The boot suggestions are excellent, but for extreme cold this sock example demonstrates the need for extreme footwear in the form of Mucluks. I own Stegners from Minnesota, easilly folded up with socks, they are invaluable. Winter boots were a key item the Soviet authorities reminded people to keep for future retreats during WW2

That's the first I heard of that working. Thanks for the info. Of course I've always hated and avoided steel-toe boots for that one reason. Just used them when I had to.

I had a pair of Northlakes I got when I was 14 (I kinda had to grow in my feet). I finally retired them when I was 23, becuase the leather itself was starting to rot out. Light, strong, fit perfectly, and the soles held up well. Pity the company went out of business.

I have them in a box in storage, I'm thinking of getting them bronzed. :P