No bad choices here but I'm wondering if anyone else has experience choosing between the Chota Caney Fork and the Chota Quetico Trekker? Both have gotten high praise around here. I've had both on my feet and they both feel good.

Advantages for Queticos: lighter (by a few oz per boot) Less expensive.

Advantages for Caney Fork - rugged tread looks like it grips better on wet rocks etc. Maybe a little sturdier construction. Not a BWCAW consideration but I could maybe get some backpacking use out of the Caney Fork fording mountain streams with their grip and optional metal cleats. But I'm concerned they might be too hot midsummer sitting in a canoe. They ARE heavier though, probably because they're made for standing in streams and fishing. But still, they're a lot lighter than my backpacking boots.

Like the Caney Fork a lot but will I regret the weight on the feet and summer warmth?

Like I say, no bad choices but since the choice is there...

i only have experience with the trekkers. ive been very happy with them for 3+ years now.

I didn't put on the optional cleats (self tapping screws) because I thought they'd be slippery on the rocks in canoe country. Anybody use them? I think they would work on ice good though. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTeABQEdqOQ&feature=fvwrel

OTB Abyss best Boots

Best I've ever used in the 30 years of tripping in the BWCA & Quetico. Outperforms all others. Good enough for Navy Seals shure enough for me.

So just when I thought I had it down to 2 boots you show me those Abyss...thanks :)

Cleats on ice - well, I had a Frost River trip planned May 5 and we were gonna cancel. But maybe if I get the metal cleats I can portage the ice on Little Sag!

I just bought a pair of Caney Forks a few weeks ago. Very comfortable. The Trekkers are now only being made for Piragis. They are no longer being distributed elsewhere. The Caney Forks were developed as a replacement for the Trekkers. The reason given by Chota is that some people who are particularly hard on boots had criticized the Trekkers for not holding up. I've never used the Trekkers but the Caney Forks seem very good.

I picked up a pair of Chota's Rocky River boots last year and thought that for the price they were very good. The Chota web site shows them at list price of $94.95 under the wading boot section. Midwest Mountaineering has had them on sale for around $50.00. I did not see them during the Spring Expo, but didn't ask if they still carry them.

The Trekkers are good boots. Wear with Smartwool type socks. I'm on my second pair after using them for years.

quote rkylake: "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTeABQEdqOQ&feature=fvwrel


OTB Abyss best Boots


Best I've ever used in the 30 years of tripping in the BWCA & Quetico. Outperforms all others. Good enough for Navy Seals shure enough for me."

So....do you go barefoot inside that boot or what type of socks do you put on?

Always wear a sock inside a wet boot. I learned that the hard way, as with most lessons in life.

Socks in wet boots...warmth? blisters?