I wouldn't worry about the neoprene tearing. I have two pairs of lacrosse boots with neoprene upper, uninsulated snake boots and a pair of insulated. They have been through the wringer and still holding strong. The two I have both have basically a rubber shin guard which takes the brunt of the blows when walking through stuff that might tear the neoprene. Also, the neoprene on lacrosses boots seems to be tougher than what's on the muck boots. JMO.


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I have the aeroheads with the neoprene. It's not my favorite material as far as durability; I have a hole that I've already had to patch. However, they are the best rubber boot I've used in years with the small exception of the neoprene tear.

As far as scent control, I hear what you are saying and it could hold more scent than regular rubber uppers.

 

I have the Aerohead 3.5 and 7.0. Like them both. I do wash them a couple times/season. The guard rubber does work well in brush.

 

Lacrosse grange boots are basic rubber knee highs. They dont have any neoprene. They are great boots, I own quite a few pairs of them.

 

I worn a pair of neoprene knee high boots for the last 10 years, they've held up just fine and are just now starting to show some wear that makes me want to replace them. Never noticed any scent from them other than the usual foot sweat.

My waterfowl waders haven't given me any stink either, the biggest contributor to any scent from them is getting them completely dried out on the inside and the outside. And keeping them out of the sunlight which breaks down the rubber over time.

 

l have tried the neo waders before for flyfishing and after a few trips they all leaked.i use the lacrosse solid rubber knee boots for bowhunting,i do not want any neo on my knee boots they absorb human scent and will leak.

 

I have the neoprene boots too and just let them air outside and spray them and put on the boot dryer which kills a lot of the smelly bacteria. I tuck my pants in so the neoprene doesn't touch my sweaty skin so no problem for me and I see and kill deer. they don't care.

 

neoprene punctures very easily, back in my diving days, my drysuit (neoprene)was peppered with holes from urchins.............little bit of aqua seal fixes it right up, as far as scent goes, I think if you treat it like anything else, you should be fine

 

I have torn the heck out of my Mucks on hedge trees. The neoprene just doesn't hold up. I bet I have used shoe goo on at least 8 holes per boot. They sure are comfortable though.

 

people who dont deal with hedge dont understand. I dont care what it is coated with between hedge and barbed wire neoprene doesnt last in Kansas. I once guide a guy who showed up in some high dollar rain gear used in the mountains. He was one of those mountain rescue guys. I go plowing through a hedge row and he says "no way in hell am i going in there this jacket costs $600" lol... No clue what it was made of but i got a kick out of it.

Bottom line is i hate to drop that kinda money on something that wont hold up

 

I've used rubber over neoprene boots for 7 years and they don't stink. Buy yourself a boot dryer and use it after every hunt.

 

If you are tearing up neoprene then leather boots would be in order. I have been using the Lacrosse boots for many years and never had an issue. When my boots come off they go on a dryer. Doing that I have never had a smelly boot since I started using a boot dryer.

 

agreed peet boot dryer is a tremendous investment

 

I wouldnt make it thru a season without a boot dryer....thats the problem with a "rubber boot" ... the moisture stays in and is hard to evaporate without a dryer...also keeps odors down... Ive got the 7mm Aero's...the only problem was the seam that came up the back, the lower portion started leaking, so some neoprene repair fixed it... I think they did away with that seam on the newer Aero's... havnt looked at the newer ones to see...mine are now 3 years old .... BTW, they ran small for me.. I normally wear 11-11.5's, and went with the 12's, they are tight with a liner sock and a good wool sock, should have got the 13's, but the store didnt have any to try on, so I went with the 12's....I feel they are good to around 20 degree's or so ....I still use toe warmers in them when it gets that cold....

 

I love the comfort of neoprene boots with rubber overlays. If you are worried about boot scent then check out the Scent Crusher equipment station...its basically a boot dryer with an added ozone unit to get rid of all odor. You can use it on hats/gloves/masks/socks/packs/etc as well.