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Merrell Moab Gortex. not the cheapest but very comfortable. on my 2nd pair of boots. 1st pair lasted 18 months of walking 6 miles a day. also have the Moab trainer again very comfortable and hard wearing. i steer clear of fishing branded boots since i bought a pair of vass boots which are utter rubbish.
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In reply to Post #41
Salomon's the last five years or so have been utterly useless. They know it as well they refund or send a new pair out no questions asked if within the two year warranty. I've got a pair from 2017 and they're brilliant, I've had multiple newer pairs and they are useless. Scarpa much better.
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In reply to Post #37
Agree completely. I walk about 40 miles a week. With Salomons they basically last as long as the vibram sole. About a year with my mileage. They are also comfy and the waterproof membrane holds up well.
I tried Merrell boots and not a patch on Salomon. Good trainers though.
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In reply to Post #39
second the Merrel Moabs got the ventilated version for £60 from Amazon 3-4 years ago now and have been nothing but fantastic. still not found a good winter boot/shoe so tend to just wear wellies.
i tend to buy everything nowadays from companies that actually specialize in the product I want, clothing, footware all outdoor brands, cookware trianga etc etc
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In reply to Post #30
+1, my personal choice for high boots is Meindl as used by the German Military, shoes are Merrel Moab normal and Goretex. I was thinking of trying the Moab boots as a lighter summer boot but never got round to it. 1000s of reviews for each online.
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Coming from a military background
Salomon except no substitute
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In reply to Post #35
I’ve bought some on the back of a recommendation. They look and feel well built but time will tell
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In reply to Post #1
Going by Ridgemonkey's reputation on some of their gear the last thing I'd buy from them would be footwear. I had some Prologic boots for years and they were brilliant until last year when they started to split.
I replaced them with a pair of Jack Wolfskin Texapore Polar boots after much research. They cost me £200 but they are absolutely worth every penny. Easy to get on and off, very warm and no water ingress.
I agree with the poster below that said don't go for angling brands when you are buying footwear such as this although I was happy with my Prologic boots.
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In reply to Post #32
🤣🤣 probably right!
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In reply to Post #31
I've got a few pairs of MOD issue Aku's and I love them. Super comfortable...Zero break in.
If it's super wet, I wear Aigle wellingtons though.
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In reply to Post #31
Probably made on the ridgemonkey production line 
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In reply to Post #30
Most of my expensive outdoor footwear like Salomon, aku, mammut, Merrell... all leak!
Scarpa though have been awesome for me, five years not a drop gone through, still on original laces too. Ranger 2 gtx.
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Don't buy fishing branded footwear, it's comes straight from China and there is little quality to be had.
My fishing footwear is all from recognised outdoor brands...
Haix cold and wet weather high leg leather goretex boots when on the rivers day/night fishing where rough walks and dodgy banks are expected.
Peter Storm ankle leather goretex boots, general use, bivvy use in wet weather.
Scarpa moraine gtx low gortex shoes for summer carping and jumping into from the bedchair.
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In reply to Post #17
buy boots made be a company who have heritage in the field, never understood this with fishing clothing
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In reply to Post #1
i bought a pair of these late last year and this week the zipper came completely off one boot making them completely useless. Angling Direct want them returned so that they can send to Ridgemonkey for analysis - they won`t refund / replace until Ridgemonkey have commented which may take 6 to 8 weeks.
very poor quality and customer service.
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In reply to Post #12
I've had two pair of these Adidas Terrex gtx walking shoes both bought around the same time. Paid around about 80 quid a piece for each. Both started letting in water from the off. The sole started coming away from one and the other started to wear badly on the sole within mouths.. if that's how continental tyres behave. Even if I could afford them I would not be putting them nowhere near any car of mine. Shocking quality for a pair of high end walking shoes. I put the first pair down to just a one of and a bad experience. And thought the second pair couldn't be any worse.. how wrong could I be. I approached Adidas first as they were out of warranty. Again they were next to useless. They told me to go back to who I had purchased them of. And to be honest Amazon couldn't of been more helpful. Offering to replace them with like for like. Which with the experience I had with the two pairs previous. Not ideal. But probably the best I'm going to get.  
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In reply to Post #24
+1 for Scarpa.
I've had my ranger 2 gtx for 5-6 years and never let one drop of water through.
Unlike my salomans, aku, mammut, Adidas all leaked horrendously just walking through wet grass! Waterproof to me should be able to stand in a river without getting any water through, let alone walking through wet grass!
I did have a look at the fortis ones in tackle tavern however and they do look good and not too expensive (for decent boots) at £130.
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In reply to Post #22
Pro Logic have always been a non-entity to me anyway. Rebadged Temu gear since the day dot.
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In reply to Post #1
I would never buy fishing branded boots, it’s like going to the Apple Shop to buy new Rods IMO
I’ve got a pair of Scarpa Terra GTX for when the ground is a bit mucky and a Pair of Adidas Terrell Brushwood for the Spring and Summer. Couldn’t recommend the Scarpas highly enough, great boots.
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In reply to Post #21
Thanks for the tip mate, I'll have a nosey. I normally use Meindl Sports Wax but I've got very little left 
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In reply to Post #13
I bought some Pro Logic boots over 10 years ago. First time out the toe piece cracked where they creased through walking. Like yours they were totally knackered but the soles still had the little moulding ribs on and photographs showed that they had absolutely no wear and were as new.
I then had a major battle with Pro Logic who despite admitting they were crap refused to help and I actually had a very rude and unprofessional email from their UK Sales Director.
Lesson learnt and I now have Matterhorn leather boots and ex army Hiax lightweight cordura /leather boots. As a point of principle I have no item of Pro Logic gear in my fishing gear and would even refuse a freebie if offered one.
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In reply to Post #20
You might try this stuff on the leather, works great.
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In reply to Post #16
I wear Meindl Burma boots and I had them resoled last year, this pair must be 10 years plus now. Anyway, they weren't used for 2/3 years, covid etc, and when 1st used afterwards the midsole & heel disintegrated over a 1 mile walk, it was a really wierd sensation, moving about all over the place under foot. The cobbler said its what the mid sole & heel is made of, designed to break down, especially if they dry out for prolonged periods. He said he gets a lot of women coming in with a similar problem with rarely worn designer heels, you wouldn't be happy! I got mine resoled with the older type sole, cant rem the name of it but its also stiffer, which I personally like. I'm more worried about the leather as I'd not looked at them in that time, got some deep cracks in, but still waterproof for the mo, my fault 
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I bought some Mammut boots a couple of years ago and they have been very good.
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In reply to Post #17
My fishing footwear are from Haix, Peter Storm and Scarpa.
Haix cold and wet weather high leg leather goretex boots when on the rivers day/night fishing where rough walks and dodgy banks are expected.
Peter Storm ankle leather goretex boots, general use, bivvy use in wet weather.
Scarpa low gortex shoes for summer carping and jumping into from the bedchair.
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In reply to Post #1
Buy boots from companies that actually make boots, same with rods, reels etc
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In reply to Post #15
Well, OBVIOUSLY they were only designed to be used in your living room making rigs. The same as my Fox unhooking pliers. I'm sure somewhere in the fine print it said Pike are only supposed to be unhooked in the middle of the Sahara to avoid moisture.
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In reply to Post #13
My crimp pliers rusted so much that I snapped one of the handles, they asked me to send them back and emailed me saying they had got wet……
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In reply to Post #13
Send them some pictures.
I have recently had a very positive after sales experience with korda so it's well worth having a chat.
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In reply to Post #12
"I'm sure the original Korda boots were almost double that and many fell apart within a year..."
I had a brand spanking new pair of the old Korda boots. I put them on for the first time the other day and wore them pottering around in my garage for a couple evenings. Then I went fishing at the weekend and they got wet, and the surface layer/colour has just peeled off along the seems or wherever the boot bends/creases as you walk.
I wasn't sure if to contact Korda or not....despite only wearing them 3 times in one week they are now useless. They've been sat waiting for me to use them (once my old boots fell apart) and now I am left with no boots
Do you reckon Korda would care? I can do close up photos showing the tread on the bottom is immaculate with zero wear
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In reply to Post #11
I've got two pairs of Adidas Terrex Goretex with Continental soles. (one in green, one in black depending on how tarty I feel)
Both cost me £50 each in the sales. I'm sure the original Korda boots were almost double that and many fell apart within a year...
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In reply to Post #10
I couldn't agree more and I don't mind paying the extra for it as there's always a bit of 'name tax' in any field. In most cases it's been tested literally to destruction instead of, if your lucky, being given to sponsored anglers for a season.
I did look at Prologic boots from TFT the other day as with their 15% discount it worked out at £30 ish quid, I don't mind taking the risk for that as a decent pair of boots isn't cheap, but no way would I pay the full prices, even if just rebranded
As always, up to the individual, if it works for you, and makes you happy who cares
EDIT, I was looking at the Fox Highback but on a good look around it appears to be another generic chair with B&Q selling one very similar (no locking legs) via their online retailers at £109.
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In reply to Post #1
I'm a massive advocate of buying from specialists. We focus on this in other walks of life, yet when it comes to fishing we seem to enjoy buying "picked from a catalogue" gear instead of from companies who solely earn their shilling from the product.
Rods, Reels, Lighting, Cookware, Clothing etc.
For example, zero point in paying over the the odds for a green headtorch when you can get a Nitecore for cheaper...
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In reply to Post #8
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In reply to Post #7
Only a small number of our new boots spontaneously combusted and only in the smaller sizes - loss of life to people with man sized feet has been minimal and we have not currently got a recall on them. Anyone worried about them can visit the retailer but please bring any boots back wrapped in 16mm asbestos, carrying a red fire extinguisher.
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On the plus side their boots probably won't set your bivvy on fire.
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In reply to Post #4
And the quality of them has gone down.
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In reply to Post #4
It's a fairly sound rule, although it pains me to admit it.
Even the stove is a bit pants, but I had invested in the square kettle before I realised 
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In reply to Post #3
I apply a simple rule to all tackle decisions:
If it’s made by ridgemonkey and it’s not a sandwich toaster, don’t buy it.
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In reply to Post #1
Personally wouldn't touch Ridgemonkey for footwear, it's cheap Chinese crap with their name planted on it, get something from a trusted footwear brand if you want longevity.
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Anybody got these yet ? Looking at these as opposed the fortis leather boot as they look a more relaxed fit
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