On May 31, 2:34 pm, JR wrote:

snippage

Any recommendations for lightweight Aquastealth or (preferably)
studded Aquastealth hiking-boot-style wading boots?

Some people on another site have suggested the Korker
Convertibles, but I wonder if they've solved the problem of the
soles coming loose....

snippage2

Observations on life sucking will of course be entertained, as
always.

Thanks,

JR


Well I gotta say that sucks. I've always appreciated your
contributions here and on Westfly. I moved out to the Pac NW to escape
just that to which you are headed. I certainly wish you well and
suspect you'll find plenty of fine places and things to enjoy once you
settle in out there. The Deschutes will still be here when you get
back!

The new Korkers. Saw them at the FF show here in Portland recently
and almost bought a pair. I really loved my old pair until the soles
started to come out regularly. The hiking soles were great and I could
slip the studs in and out as needed in my friend's "furniture grade"
wooden drift boat. They never seemed to strand me in the stream just
hiking from place to place. The new ones look _considerably_ better.
I'm gonna get a pair when my (yup, you guessed it) Simms Freestone's
wear out. I can't say from experience they solved the problems with
the old style had but I was pretty impressed with the attempt. I was
thinking about the guide boot:

http://korkers.com/product.php?recKey=38

because they have the cool lacing system. It's getting hard to get my
belly out of the way when I want to tie my shoes!

Good luck.

The other Jeff M.