When I go into nasty swamps where getting constantly wet and muddy is part of the drill, I still go to the old jungle boots. And I always get a good laugh when the youngsters get their lower-cut high-tech goretex boots sucked off their feet in muck.
Yep. And in this climate, goretex or not, your feet are still going to sweat and get wet, so you might as well have something that drains. When H2O gets inide a goretex boot, that waterproof barrier works both ways. It will allow water vapor to escape, but liquid water, not so much. You might as well have a pair of rubber wellingtons (aka “Cajun reeboks”)