Question:
I got a pair too. I started out with La Cross? I think was the name a
couple years ago. They were 1000gr thinsulate and gortex. The one boot
started leaking in the spring... so.. they gave me a pair of Irish
setter ones to replace them. They were same specs and I believe the
model was Deer Tracker. Not as comfy but were waterproof and warm. Well
by the time spring came... both of them leaked. So... they finally got
their boots in just before the show.. No deer trackers... but... I
ended up with Elk trackers which are all leather high boots with
1000grams thinsulate and gortex. They are alot more comfy then the deer
trackers anyways. I wonder if they'll be leakers too. If they are I'm
probably gonna go buy a pair of Rockies.
Answer:
The Buck Trackers are quite different from the Deer/Elk Trackers. The
latter are more "normal" leather boots. The Buck Trackers are high
tech knee boots that are more like rubber boot replacements.
The Buck Trackers seem to have a good rep (they sure have been selling
a lot of them and created a whole new market segment) and they have a
good warranty.
Then again, they could be crap. Fingers crossed that they are not.
Last, year, Irish Setter came out with rubber lnee
boot replacements that were a combo of leather and neoprene, with
thinsulate, guaranteed waterproof and even scent-ban on the leather
and footbed. They basically created a new market segment that has now
been copied by a number of others, obviously filling a niche that
needed filling. Unlike gumby boots, these supposedly breathe a bit,
which is nice. You can get them in 0, 600, 800 or 1000 grams of
thinsulate.
My old rubbers were getting a bit old and beat so I wanted to replace
them with these...never got around to it last year, so went to the
show to find some. The prices at the show were much better than the
typical retail price ($180 versus $240+ usually). Tent City (on Hwy
7) stock 'em and that's who I bought them from at the show since they
had the best price.
I can tell you more at the end of October once I've done the moose
hunt in northern Ontario and can speak to how well they work or not.
