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Vegard:

White's can be sized according to their instructions. Different foot sizes, leg-length discrepancies and other foot irregularities can be addressed so your boots are built just for you.

Certainly there are conditions in Africa where such boots would be necessary, but in general I suspect they would be hot and heavy for the type of hunting most fellows do. I have hunted or hiked in East Africa, Central Africa and southern Africa and except for parts of the Drakensberg and Karkloof Mountains boots like Whites aren't really needed and other shoes are probably better. Except for those two areas, I found hiking and hunting in Africa very easy on the feet by comparison to where I live here.

For mountain conditions the White's are superb. None of mine are insulated and in deep cold here I wear their Elk Guide model, a felt-lined, waterproof pac-boot.

White's Smokejumpers/Loggers are not waterproof. A small price to pay for the support and stability they offer. They require breaking-in and you don't want to get a pair and then need them for hard use immediately. We actually soak the new ones in the stock tank and then wear them to dry. They mold and contour to the feet.

There are newer materials certainly and Gore-Tex for example is a wonderful material for some applications, but for almost a hundred years White's have set the standard for tough-use footwear and as mentioned are the boot of choice of loggers and US Forest Service fire fighters all over the West.

Also excellent are Westco and Nick's boots. White's, Nick's and Westco boots are not lightweight

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