Outdoor Trousers

[Highlander]

On waders, years ago before breatheables we wore latex rubber & the standard boot was a studded one from a company call Ross. On the Leven there was a band of anglers myself included that traveled most Saturdays on the "Blue Train" from Queen St. The boots we used were "baseball boots" I suppose the nearest equivalent today would be Converse All Stars
They were ideal for that river which is a mixture of sand gravel & mud.

Tight Lines

[corsican dave]

i have a pair of simms g4(?) boots which are studded sticky rubber and are eminently suitable for walking in. they're not cheap ( :roll:) and they're not the lightest, but they ARE excellent and superbly made. i've done 15k+ a day in these and they're 5 years old. the new G4 boot is the closest i could find to them. http://www.simmsfishing.com/site/g4_guide_boot.html

for canoeing and light wading i use a pair of teva river shoes (which ARE cheap) over my stocking foot waist waders. this might be a good combo for you, as they're light and compact enough to stow in a pack for the walk-in.
http://www.sierratradingpost.com/teva-lava-falls-amphibious-shoes-for-men~p~1963p/

most times i'm so keen to get going and more concerned with being light and manoeuvrable;  i wear light fabric/leather hill boots and expect to get my feet wet.....

i'm looking at pack-rafts right now: http://www.packrafting-store.de/  :

[Otter Spotter]

i'm looking at pack-rafts right now: http://www.packrafting-store.de/  :

Those look amazing, expensive though. Wish I hadnt bought all the possible solutions and waited for the solution!!

[corsican dave]

Those look amazing, expensive though. Wish I hadnt bought all the possible solutions and waited for the solution!!

i've bought a £40 special which i'm sure will work fine for the odd foray or two. it was that or a float tube/diy inner tube. like you, i've got too much of a investment in a canoe to justify another £500 on a pack-raft. interesting, though. i remember reading articles by roman dial about travellling the yukon a few years ago. pity his book's not cheap! (although i just found this link so $24 delivered worldwide isn't too bad....http://packrafting.blogspot.co.uk/)

may have to start a new thread on this one, as malcolm's original topic seems to have been hijacked.....