I love the danners, that's what I personally use. But the only downfall as mentioned is the fact that the stitching tends to wear out and the outside lining of the inside of the foot tends to tear apart. I've gone through 3 pairs in the last 5 years.

I will try the boots that james has now, as they don't get hard when dry. They're the teeny wading shoes with the back zipper and have felt and corks on the bottom. One thing for certain and james will tell ya, "Don't kick any glass Jack Daniel bottles when on the river with these boots on, he did and when the glass bottle broke at contact it went through the neoprene top and severed his big toe tendon in half, needless to say he was on crutches for a month and a half after surgery"... I still get a kick out of it when I think about it though...

By the way get the corks RT, you'll never go back. When your standing on them slippery rocks, cliffs, mud, or just crossing a swift tailout, etc. You'll never go back.
Keith

[ 11-30-2001: Message edited by: stlhdr1 ]