—My wife Audrey—aka “the Skipper”—and I spend a lot of time moving our small boats to and from the shore and hand loading them at boat ramps. We have tried a lot of different footwear for water but none of them kept our feet dry or warm, and as this winter approached, the Skipper complained that her feet were beginning to get cold. We decided it was time to look for boots that would work year-round, and as luck would have it, I spotted a gentleman wearing some nice-looking outdoor boots at our local grocery store. He was happy to answer questions about his Muck Boots and he said they were comfortable, warm, and waterproof. The Women's Hale is a multi-season boot with a wrap-around ridged sole.
Kent Lewis
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Muck Boots are bit spendy but worth every penny. I have a pair of Muck’s Wetland boots that I wore messing around on the shore of Lake Superior and as a summer farm boot. I like that they stay on if you sink onto soft bottom unlike a lot of other rubber boots, you can really yank but they are still easy to get off once you’re in the boat. Come winter I put on the Arctic variety and my feet stay toasty all season.