TR, I know you put on a metric shit-ton of miles on your footgear, but those boots are getting terrible reviews on Cabela's.
I see that, but the pair that I've had for the past 3 or 4 seasons now have done better than others that I have tried in the past, good enough that I brought a new pair just because I wanted new, and a taller ankle, for my up coming trip.

I tried a pair of Danner before I made the switch to Mendyl, and they did good until they fell apart on me. Maybe I needed to treat the leather on them to make them last longer, IDK. But they were comfy and worked well, but just didn't last very long.
Years ago I was a Rocky boot fan, but I don't know what they changed, the last pair I bought of them sucked for keeping my feet dry, from day one. Won't go back.