BrownTrout01 wrote on Jan 18^th, 2010 at 2:05am:

... the older patagonia shoes. A little lighter then what I like for camping and portaging but cheap!

I don't see much point to anything higher than shielding your ankles. GT socks can define usable depth for shoulder seasons, IMO. Sorry for beating a dead horse but the play boots did have a reasonably solid outer structure. They were not just neoprene. They had padding , a nylon outer that provided a structure and extra reinforcement at certain normal type wear points, just not enough durability at the right ones and I sewed up some mfg errors last year myself.

The soles lasted a lot longer than the usual thick vibram treads BW/Q rocks seem to eat for breakfast. It's the sides that were/are the weak link on mine. That's why I asked earlier about what failed on the storms. I could take a pic but since they don't make 'em any more it would just be for comparison's sake and I assume they don't make 'em any more for a reason.