I've left off Jason's new Russell boots, but only because they are beyond my budget for this item.
I've presently got a fairly new pair of Danner Pronghorn snake boots, worn only enough to begin to break them in, but I'm thinking I bought a half-size too large, or too wide (10.5 EE, which is normal for me). Thus, when the news came out last week or so about the Danner Sharptail snake boots being reintroduced I was glad to see it since my regular boots are Sharptails and I've really liked them.
Fwiw... According to Danner C/S, the Pronghorn toe box (current 4th gen and prior 3rd gen) is wider than the Sharptail, which is more of a 'straight-cut' toe box. Thus, an EE width in the Sharptail might fit similar to a D width in the Pronghorn. This seems to explain why my Pronghorn's feel large.
I was going to consider the Chippewa boots, based on older comments from some guys here, and because I like the zipper availability as arthritis in my hand is making it harder to lace a tall boot regularly, but it seems like recent comments might put that choice as #3 on the list.
Somehow I got it in to my head that the Danner Sharptail SB's had a zipper, but that's only on their regular slip-on boot. I've asked one of the Reps if that might be a future option, but they didn't know. Only time will tell.
I do need to find out what the inside circumference is at the top gusset of the Sharptails since my calves are stout, although probably thinner than Jason's according to his comments.
So what's your boot preference between these three... and why?
- Danner Sharptail Slip-On Snake Boots ~ http://www.danner.com/men/hunt/sharp...-17-brown.html
- Danner Pronghorn Lace-Up/Side Zippered Snake Boots ~ http://www.danner.com/catalog/produc.../category/495/ - (I did see at least one set of complaints of failure of this zipper on the Danner site).
- Chippewa Slip-On/Rear Zippered Snake Boots ~ https://www.amazon.com/Chippewa-Mens.../dp/B003DX9V7Y - (This zipper appears to have a velcroed flap over it so that if it failed the boot would still be held closed.
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