I also recommend the OTB boots.  JD's complaint is the only one I have heard of so far on the OTB.

Always a good idea to do some research on the gear review websites to see if things have changed, and to get a bigger sampling for most items.  Haven't looked for OTB reviews myself, as they were a new item when I bought mine.

My Abyss boots have done two Quetico trips and are still in almost new condition, after some 58 wet-footing portages this year and probably about 50 last year.  That's 22 days and about 300 total miles of use, so they got a pretty good workout.  The only wear is a slight amount on the toe-cap stitching, none on the heel.