I'm hiking and biking almost year 'round and I will never buy another pair of Danners. I've owned multiple pair and waterproofing hasn't been what I like BUT, they weren't all leather. The soles are too slick IMO in wet conditions.
It's really an individuals price point I think. My son likes his Under Armour, I hate the pair I had. This year I got Crispi Nevada's. I hated the price but, bad boots in the type of hunting I do equals bad hunting. I jumped in every
spot of water I could find and the only time my feet got wet was when a pair of First Lite gaiters leaked in almost knee deep water crossing a creek. If I get 3 years out of them I'll be happy. I had a pair of all leather Rocky's I
loved in Kodiak and in Alabama but cannot find a pair similar or I'd buy a pair today.