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mastertangler
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Re: ROCKY SV2 Boots
Reply #10 - Aug 21st, 2013 at 2:20pm
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Finally got to try a pair of these out.....

Fairly rigorous 2 weeks in the Quetico including several portage days that put the boots through a real test.

1st off the boots are extremely comfortable. Break in period if negligible. I do, however, suggest the standard 2 pair of socks including a liner type sock. The first time I gave the boots a go was on a 10 plus hike on the buckeye trail in Ohio and I paid for it with a dandy heel blister due to wearing 2 pairs of smart wool socks.........wear the liner sock!

I had good support due to the sole and being a high topped boot. Very aggressive wrap around sole.

The bad aspects? They can be a little heavier when wet than some folks might be used to. Throw in a wet wool sock and the weight is not insignificant.

The conditions I encountered were optimal......very little rain the entire time so I cannot accurately talk about how they perform on slick surfaces over the period of several days. Naturally I did hit some mud and bogs and they seemed fine........the only time my attention was laser focused was going uphill on some smooth wet rounded rock.....I remember vibram being
better.

Overall though for a wet boot they are by far the best I have used.......drainage reasonable and not one pebble or rock found its way in. I like them quite a bit.
  
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Re: ROCKY SV2 Boots
Reply #11 - Aug 21st, 2013 at 6:30pm
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Mastertangler, that makes two of us.  I just returned a few days ago from an 8 day Quetico trip, the first with my SV2's.
The boots  are excellant!  I purchase the "Jungle version" of the SV2 directly from the Rocky web site.  I went with the "Jungle"because they are lighter, and have additional drainage.
Excellant traction in all conditions-
Drain quickly-
The drainage holes have a stainless steel mesh, which kept pebbles and dirt/mud out.  I was actually surprised how clean my socks and feet were after sinking in portage and beaverpond muck.
Other than looking broken in, no damage or visible wear after the trip.
The only possible downside (I only wore one thin pair of socks) is the Jungle version has next to no insulation, and my feet got cold a couple of times.  Thicker, additional socks might cure this.

Money well spent.!
Quentin
  
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Re: ROCKY SV2 Boots
Reply #12 - Aug 22nd, 2013 at 2:37pm
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Jungle version? Lighter? Argggggh!

What do I have? The Nordic fjord version? Yes there was some rather cool days in the quetiico but the Finnish version of the boot kept me plenty warm.

I was hoping to bump into some other quiet journey folk but seen very few paddlers overall. Although rumor has it we might have seen db cruising along in jean.

Anyway, thanks for the initial posting Quentin as these seem to be the real deal. If I ever get a raise in salary I will probably add the "jungle" version of the boot as well for those trips where "global warming" is kicking into gear.
  
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Reply #13 - Aug 23rd, 2013 at 7:58am
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For those of you who are active duty or retired military, check out your nearest Army post.  At the military clothing sales store, I got some boots very similar to these at a much more reasonable price.  Used them with some satisfaction on my last Quetico trip and on several river trips in Colo.  In general, satisfied with them.  My biggest complaint is that in muddy water, my variant of the boots let in silt that permeated the socks.  Kept sand out OK, but not the finer silt suspended in the water.  Never could get the socks to dry on the trip, and never could get them clean--NEVER.  I was using them in Fall, and I found I could use them both in boat and on portages. My feet stayed warm but damp, and I got acceptable ankle support. I brought a pair of ordinary athletic shoes for around camp--because the boots never did fully dry out.  Again, the ones you are describing might handle that better.   I brought a separate pair of socks for each day and changed them when the paddling day was over. If it is not cold, I prefer to paddle without socks and so do not use these--but then I take the time to change for portages, except for easy, short portages.  I just don't like wet socks--even wool ones with liners.
  
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Reply #14 - Aug 23rd, 2013 at 9:50pm
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Mountain_Paddler wrote on Aug 23rd, 2013 at 7:58am:
I brought a separate pair of socks for each day and changed them when the paddling day was over. If it is not cold, I prefer to paddle without socks and so do not use these--but then I take the time to change for portages, except for easy, short portages.  I just don't like wet socks--even wool ones with liners.
would be nice if i liked to go sockless but not so. increasingly i appreciate good socks and last time out ended up changing more oft than usual. good advice from capt dan
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Thanks for the Rocky sv2 review guys. You got me looking hard at these. Do they run true to size?
  
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