Gear Review: Irish Setter VaprTrek hunting boots for men and women

By Kristin Alberts

Men’s 1200g and Women’s 600g VaprTrek hunting boots by Red Wing Shoes/Irish Setter. (Photo: Kristin Alberts)
When you pair two companies with the quality histories of Red Wing and Irish Setter, expectations are high.  So it was when we received pairs of Irish Setter’s new-for-2016 VaprTrek hunting boots advertised with the “soul of a hunting boot and the sole of an athletic shoe.”
Women’s VaprTrek 8-inch UltraDry 400g Insulated boot
Irish Setter VaprTrek hunting boot for women. (Photo: Kristin Alberts)
Features and terminology abound with Irish Setter.  There’s UltraDry lining that makes the boots waterproof and ScentBan scent control helps eliminate bacterial odors.  The 400g Primaloft Gold Eco insulation is made of 90% post consumer recycled plastic bottles and is ideal from late summer-to-late Fall hunting, and suits anybody with cold feel year round.  Mossy Oak Break-Up Infinity camo panels blends nicely with the leather trim and tan camo soles. The 8” boots have an aggressive enough tread for hunting without hauling excess mud, and are silent in the woods.  From someone accustomed to the “give” of worn leather boots, the VaprTrek’s are much stiffer, though significantly lighter at 2lbs-6oz for a size 10.5 pair.  The removable polyurethane footbed is not overly padded, yet

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