Tom Nakashima wrote:
For next season, I was thinking of purchasing new wading boots.
I noticed Simms has a new sole for their boots called Aquastealth,
aside from their felt and studded felt soles.
From the Simms description, you can walk on land and in water.
I do a lot of backpacking and thought here's a chance to get a
hybrid boot.
Anyone know about the Aquastealth soles?
-tom

Tom,

I think they recently changed the Aquastealth sole....slightly. I
believe they put tiny cuts into the rubber, and call it "sipped'.
Whether it's better, I have no clue, but I would not waded is slippery
streams with plain Aquastealth soles. Way too slippery. I own the
studded, Aquastealth versions, and prefer them to any other soles for
wading rivers. The drawback, like others have mentioned, is hiking
across dry rocks. Out here in the Ca. Sierra, we have a lot of smooth
granite. Studded boots will get you hurt. The removable studs is a great
idea. Korker makes interchangeable soles for their line of boots.

brians