Non-felt wading boots review

Alex Bell, a fly fishing guide in Sylva, North Cackcalacky reviews
some new wading boots with the non-felt soles in today's Times.

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/200...how_index.html

I guess he likes the Korkers better than the Simms.

Has anybody tried the Chota RockLoc with the rubber soles and
optional cleats ? I love my Chota STL Plus but they're showing
their age and I want to replace them with something that's
not felt. And I ain't paying over $200 for a pair of Korkers.

--
Ken Fortenberry

On Aug 6, 11:20*am, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:
Alex Bell, a fly fishing guide in Sylva, North Cackcalacky reviews
some new wading boots with the non-felt soles in today's Times.

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/200...806-phys-slide...

I guess he likes the Korkers better than the Simms.

Has anybody tried the Chota RockLoc with the rubber soles and
optional cleats ? I love my Chota STL Plus but they're showing
their age and I want to replace them with something that's
not felt. And I ain't paying over $200 for a pair of Korkers.

--
Ken Fortenberry

Not exactly a ringing endorsement of any of them. At best he said they
were almost as good as felt. The Korkers, he indicated were good along
the banks.
As far as cleaning goes, if he is concerned about getting small
amounts of sand out of the uppers, I would question his cleaning
procedure. Felts aren't really a problem to properly clean once you
understand that you are not going to manually remove all traces of a
one celled organism....you have to concentrate on killing it. Maine
has been doing a lot of research and has found soaking in a 5% salt
solution is adequate, and has set up cleaning stations on popular
trout streams. Freezing is also effective. I am 68 and can't afford to
break any bones, so it looks like I'll be buying another set of felts
before they stop making them.

On Thu, 6 Aug 2009 09:02:00 -0700 (PDT), george9219
wrote:

On Aug 6, 11:20*am, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:
Alex Bell, a fly fishing guide in Sylva, North Cackcalacky reviews
some new wading boots with the non-felt soles in today's Times.

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/200...806-phys-slide...

I guess he likes the Korkers better than the Simms.

Has anybody tried the Chota RockLoc with the rubber soles and
optional cleats ? I love my Chota STL Plus but they're showing
their age and I want to replace them with something that's
not felt. And I ain't paying over $200 for a pair of Korkers.

--
Ken Fortenberry

Not exactly a ringing endorsement of any of them. At best he said they
were almost as good as felt. The Korkers, he indicated were good along
the banks.
As far as cleaning goes, if he is concerned about getting small
amounts of sand out of the uppers, I would question his cleaning
procedure. Felts aren't really a problem to properly clean once you
understand that you are not going to manually remove all traces of a
one celled organism....you have to concentrate on killing it. Maine
has been doing a lot of research and has found soaking in a 5% salt
solution is adequate, and has set up cleaning stations on popular
trout streams. Freezing is also effective. I am 68 and can't afford to
break any bones, so it looks like I'll be buying another set of felts
before they stop making them.

A quick soak and rinse through a _mild_ household bleach solution (a coupla
tablespoonfuls worth in a half-gallon Gatorade bottle of water) will kill all
sorts of nasties. If you're really concerned, use a half-cup of bleach to a
half-gallon of water, but be careful with it around anything you don't want, um,
bleached...

TC,
R

Originally Posted by Ken Fortenberry

Alex Bell, a fly fishing guide in Sylva, North Cackcalacky reviews
some new wading boots with the non-felt soles in today's Times.

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/200...how_index.html

I guess he likes the Korkers better than the Simms.

Has anybody tried the Chota RockLoc with the rubber soles and
optional cleats ? I love my Chota STL Plus but they're showing
their age and I want to replace them with something that's
not felt. And I ain't paying over $200 for a pair of Korkers.

--
Ken Fortenberry

KORKERS actually has a range of wading boots from $89 to $179 with unmatched versatility and comfort.
Sam

Sam wrote:
Ken Fortenberry;218693 Wrote:
Alex Bell, a fly fishing guide in Sylva, North Cackcalacky reviews
some new wading boots with the non-felt soles in today's Times.

http://tinyurl.com/mbzska

I guess he likes the Korkers better than the Simms.

Has anybody tried the Chota RockLoc with the rubber soles and
optional cleats ? I love my Chota STL Plus but they're showing
their age and I want to replace them with something that's
not felt. And I ain't paying over $200 for a pair of Korkers.

KORKERS actually has a range of wading boots from $89 to $179 with
unmatched versatility and comfort.
Sam

According to the article the Korkers are $179.99 and if you
want the interchangeable "Kling-On" rubber soles it'll set
you back an additional $34.99. That's too expensive for me.
Although they do look like very nice wading boots.

--
Ken Fortenberry

On Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:25:27 -0500, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:

Sam wrote:
Ken Fortenberry;218693 Wrote:
Alex Bell, a fly fishing guide in Sylva, North Cackcalacky reviews
some new wading boots with the non-felt soles in today's Times.

http://tinyurl.com/mbzska

I guess he likes the Korkers better than the Simms.

Has anybody tried the Chota RockLoc with the rubber soles and
optional cleats ? I love my Chota STL Plus but they're showing
their age and I want to replace them with something that's
not felt. And I ain't paying over $200 for a pair of Korkers.

KORKERS actually has a range of wading boots from $89 to $179 with
unmatched versatility and comfort.
Sam

According to the article the Korkers are $179.99 and if you
want the interchangeable "Kling-On" rubber soles it'll set
you back an additional $34.99. That's too expensive for me.
Although they do look like very nice wading boots.

FWIW, Sierra Trading Post had a bunch of them on closeout for like 40-50USD a
pair. And for the record, I gain nothing from you or anyone else buying from
them.

TC,
R

On Aug 6, 11:20*am, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:

not felt. And I ain't paying over $200 for a pair of Korkers.

I use a pair of korkers wading boots with the same interchangeable
sole system but with the old fashioned tie your own laces for under
$100. http://korkers.com/product.php?recKey=36

I also use these for wet wading, they aren't much for preventing one
from sinking in mucky michigan streams as you witnessed but they have
worked great during my appalachian trips.
http://korkers.com/product.php?recKey=6

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On Thu, 6 Aug 2009 09:02:00 -0700 (PDT), george9219
wrote:

On Aug 6, 11:20 am, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:
Alex Bell, a fly fishing guide in Sylva, North Cackcalacky reviews
some new wading boots with the non-felt soles in today's Times.

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/200...806-phys-slide...

I guess he likes the Korkers better than the Simms.

Has anybody tried the Chota RockLoc with the rubber soles and
optional cleats ? I love my Chota STL Plus but they're showing
their age and I want to replace them with something that's
not felt. And I ain't paying over $200 for a pair of Korkers.

--
Ken Fortenberry

Not exactly a ringing endorsement of any of them. At best he said they
were almost as good as felt. The Korkers, he indicated were good along
the banks.
As far as cleaning goes, if he is concerned about getting small
amounts of sand out of the uppers, I would question his cleaning
procedure. Felts aren't really a problem to properly clean once you
understand that you are not going to manually remove all traces of a
one celled organism....you have to concentrate on killing it. Maine
has been doing a lot of research and has found soaking in a 5% salt
solution is adequate, and has set up cleaning stations on popular
trout streams. Freezing is also effective. I am 68 and can't afford to
break any bones, so it looks like I'll be buying another set of felts
before they stop making them.

A quick soak and rinse through a _mild_ household bleach solution (a
coupla
tablespoonfuls worth in a half-gallon Gatorade bottle of water) will kill
all
sorts of nasties. If you're really concerned, use a half-cup of bleach to
a
half-gallon of water, but be careful with it around anything you don't
want, um,
bleached...

TC,
R


Do not use gatorade or any other drink bottle for toxic stuff. Too many
people over the years have died or got very sick from this act.

On Aug 7, 8:39*pm, "Calif Bill" wrote:
wrote in message

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On Thu, 6 Aug 2009 09:02:00 -0700 (PDT), george9219
wrote:

On Aug 6, 11:20 am, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:
Alex Bell, a fly fishing guide in Sylva, North Cackcalacky reviews
some new wading boots with the non-felt soles in today's Times.

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/200...806-phys-slide....

I guess he likes the Korkers better than the Simms.

Has anybody tried the Chota RockLoc with the rubber soles and
optional cleats ? I love my Chota STL Plus but they're showing
their age and I want to replace them with something that's
not felt. And I ain't paying over $200 for a pair of Korkers.

--
Ken Fortenberry

Not exactly a ringing endorsement of any of them. At best he said they
were almost as good as felt. The Korkers, he indicated were good along
the banks.
As far as cleaning goes, if he is concerned about getting small
amounts of sand out of the uppers, I would question his cleaning
procedure. Felts aren't really a problem to properly clean once you
understand that you are not going to manually remove all traces of a
one celled organism....you have to concentrate on killing it. Maine
has been doing a lot of research and has found soaking in a 5% salt
solution is adequate, and has set up cleaning stations on popular
trout streams. Freezing is also effective. I am 68 and can't afford to
break any bones, so it looks like I'll be buying another set of felts
before they stop making them.

A quick soak and rinse through a _mild_ household bleach solution (a
coupla
tablespoonfuls worth in a half-gallon Gatorade bottle of water) will kill
all
sorts of nasties. *If you're really concerned, use a half-cup of bleach to
a
half-gallon of water, but be careful with it around anything you don't
want, um,
bleached...

TC,
R

Do not use gatorade or any other drink bottle for toxic stuff. *Too many
people over the years have died or got very sick from this act.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

You have got to be kidding. In the dilution he suggested you would
have an acid solution somewhere between the acidity of a bitter lemon
and apple vinigar, or some especially rotgut wine. In any case,
definitly not WMD. Definitly.

Dave

On Sat, 8 Aug 2009 02:21:49 -0700 (PDT), DaveS wrote:

On Aug 7, 8:39*pm, "Calif Bill" wrote:
wrote in message

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On Thu, 6 Aug 2009 09:02:00 -0700 (PDT), george9219
wrote:

On Aug 6, 11:20 am, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:
Alex Bell, a fly fishing guide in Sylva, North Cackcalacky reviews
some new wading boots with the non-felt soles in today's Times.

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/200...806-phys-slide...

I guess he likes the Korkers better than the Simms.

Has anybody tried the Chota RockLoc with the rubber soles and
optional cleats ? I love my Chota STL Plus but they're showing
their age and I want to replace them with something that's
not felt. And I ain't paying over $200 for a pair of Korkers.

--
Ken Fortenberry

Not exactly a ringing endorsement of any of them. At best he said they
were almost as good as felt. The Korkers, he indicated were good along
the banks.
As far as cleaning goes, if he is concerned about getting small
amounts of sand out of the uppers, I would question his cleaning
procedure. Felts aren't really a problem to properly clean once you
understand that you are not going to manually remove all traces of a
one celled organism....you have to concentrate on killing it. Maine
has been doing a lot of research and has found soaking in a 5% salt
solution is adequate, and has set up cleaning stations on popular
trout streams. Freezing is also effective. I am 68 and can't afford to
break any bones, so it looks like I'll be buying another set of felts
before they stop making them.

A quick soak and rinse through a _mild_ household bleach solution (a
coupla
tablespoonfuls worth in a half-gallon Gatorade bottle of water) will kill
all
sorts of nasties. *If you're really concerned, use a half-cup of bleach to
a
half-gallon of water, but be careful with it around anything you don't
want, um,
bleached...

TC,
R

Do not use gatorade or any other drink bottle for toxic stuff. *Too many
people over the years have died or got very sick from this act.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

You have got to be kidding. In the dilution he suggested you would
have an acid solution somewhere between the acidity of a bitter lemon
and apple vinigar, or some especially rotgut wine. In any case,
definitly not WMD. Definitly.

Dave

Naw, fair's fair, and it's a good point. Friends and I use them because we have
them around, but there are not toddlers around, and we don't let the solution
sit in the container - not because of the accidental drinking worry, but because
when such a mix is made, it is immediately used as "deck douche" (I do keep a
bleach/water mix in a spray bottle on all my boats for the same general
purpose). OTOH, if there is the slightest danger of someone getting sick from
something so simple to avoid, IMO, it's better to err on the side of caution.

TC,
R