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Ain’t No Walmart Out Here!

Working a longliner is one of the roughest jobs left in the marine fisheries industry. One of the most dangerous too. When you’re out on a two-week haul, a thousand, maybe more miles from port and your knee-highs split a seam, you can’t just run to the nearest Walmart on your lunch hour and pick up a new pair. And since rubber work boots ain’t the kind of things you usually pack two of…a fella would be in a real pickle. That’s why you’ll find more LaCrosse knee-high rubber boots on the bottom half of fishermen worldwide than any other brand. Each one is handmade, one pair at a time, in one of the last remaining vulcanized footwear factories in America. 100% hand-laid rubber, rolled and trimmed for a custom fit and completely waterproof right to the signature yellow band that marks this uniquely American product…which, by the way, you won’t find at your local Walmart store.

One night, some twenty-odd years ago while all were asleep, Gaskill’s lab “Shadow” turned his master’s favorite leather slippers into a midnight snack. Still, you can’t leave the duck shack without hearing at least one version of this story. He never found a suitable replacement…for the slippers that is. Here they are in their original glory! Genuine, handsewn moccasin construction. Full-grain, HH weight, chrome-tanned leather. Fully lined in wool pile.

Not since the Statue of Liberty have the French been as much appreciated. The handcrafted, Le Chameau Chasseur Boot is reason again to celebrate. For years, the #1 choice of demanding outdoorsmen from Maine to Marseilles. Crafted of 100% natural rubber (not rubber composite), and fully lined in calfskin which will keep your feet from getting sweaty and…pardon our French…stinky. The heavy-duty side zipper runs the entire length of the boot with an expandable waterproof gusset. Le Chameau…all the French you need to know.