[panzergrenadier]

Merrel Boots are great.
I have a pair of the Chameleon Leather Mid Waterproof II.
They're excellent boots. Decent ankle support, warm in the cold and not too hot in hot weather. They're not gore-tex, but my personal preferance is non gore-tex boots as they make my feet sweat too much. Even thout they aren't gore-tex they are pretty waterproof... I haven't gone through too much water with em but I wore em all winter and in some pretty heavy rain and they've kept my feet dry.