Gear: Bogs Summit Boots

November 5th, 2013 • BY Kelly Bastone

The problem with waterproof boots is that you always know you’re wearing waterproof boots. Stiff and clunky, they feel like cement blocks after a summer in airy flip-flops. This fall, though, my feet feel grateful for the Bogs Summit boot ($100). It’s soft and lightweight, like a bedroom slipper. Except it’s a bedroom slipper I can wear in wet, mucky weather.

Rain and mud has been my backdrop since September, when winter moved into the Rockies. The damp doesn’t dry out between showers. Snow dusts the grass. Wearing the Summit has felt like fetching the mail in my bathrobe: It seems too thin and flimsy for the environment. But despite its slipper-like comfort, this boot actually keeps my feet perfectly dry and cozy through weather that’s anything but.

The material is supple Neo-tech, which is spongy like neoprene but ultra-thin (just 2 mm) and totally waterproof. You can actually fold the cuffs down, making the Summit more packable than most boots and exposing the plush, furry lining. That faux fur interior also makes this boot comfy to 14°F (according to Bogs).

When temps dip that low, I’ll likely pull out my favorite heavyweight ice-busters. But in early winter’s less Arctic conditions, I’m loving the Summit’s pliable rubber sole, which conforms to my foot and sticks to wet ground like my All-Stars (except the Summit is easier to clean). When my toddler tripped her muddy boots over mine, I just tossed them in the washing machine and restored them to their former glory. Every mud-season accessory should offer as much.

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About Kelly Bastone

Once upon a time, contributor Kelly Bastone lived in the Big City of Denver, Colorado, where she visited the mountains as much as she could. Then she wised up and flipped the arrangement: Ten years ago, she moved to Steamboat Springs, where she skis (resort, skate, and backcountry), hikes, mountain bikes, fly-fishes--and occasionally ventures forth from her beautiful mountain valley to visit cities worldwide. A freelance writer,— More about this author →