I may be splitting hairs here but I'm
paying close attention to detail, hah. I love me some Danner boots (they fit me perfectly, with almost no break-in time needed)...
The Danners pictured below are titled 'Danner Winter' which as far as Danner is concerned means Gore Tex + Insulation. I snagged this image from
this slideshow(.ppt file) earlier in the thread. Thanks to the gentleman who posted that. The file is dated 2009 so I assume it is fairly recent.
While they no longer carry the exact boot pictured, they do carry
temperate and
insulated versions which meet the Army regs and, as far as I can tell, SFAS requirements as well. To be clear, both of these contain gore-tex, and I've read conflicting information about that - the Belleville marked here also has gore-tex, whereas many of the others do not. Obviously I'd love to have gore-tex in my boots, but I sure as shit don't want to be breaking in a new pair during selection because I brought the wrong ones.
Anyone have up-to-date information about this in terms of the 'allowability' of gore-tex as well as any advice on getting the insulated boots over the temperate ones? I find it strange that they list the Danner Winters seeing as insulated boots are, as far as I can tell, really meant for guys who are going to be standing in snow for a bit of time - something I can't imagine happening with regularity at selection.
Thanks a ton for any advice you might have to offer.