2nd the anti-recommendation about Gore-Tex: it makes for a crappy boot. When the weather is cold, your feet will feel clammy; when it's warm, they'll sweat like crazy. The worst part of all is that they are rarely "waterproof" past the first season, and when they do get wet (and they will), they dry very slowly.

I'm not a big fan of Gore-Tex under normal circumstances, and especially NOT in a pair of boots.

-=[ Grant ]=-