>>2357737It depends on what you want. There is always a crossroads with goretex where some love it and some hate it.
I also think a lot of goretex manufacturers are trash, because the goretex isn't sewn in well or sediments gets in between the cloth shell and tears the goretex apart. In my experience, Lowa does well with goretex. I've heard good things about Salomon with their goretex, but can't confirm. People love goretex because of its brand name as well, but there are other alternatives. Here is a good demonstration of alternatives:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtCdQfbLw7oDespite doesn't well at keeping water out, goretex does not breathe as well as the competition. Some ways I have seen people cope with goretex is by letting them air out off their foot. I've seen hunters take their boots off in their stand or at least keep their feet in the ankles with them partways off to prevent the accumulation of sweat, because if your feet get wet from sweat, they will still get cold.
You can also carry extra socks. I also think the zippers may help in letting those boots dry faster, albeit then you have the issues that zippers can bring as they tend to be one of the first things to break.
Another alternative is a shell boot or fast drying boot that is intended to get wet but dry fast such as the famous vietnam jungle boot.
Shell boots include Norwegian M77, LL Bean boot, Schnee's pac boot, Lundhag Park/Forest. Most of these are a single layer of leather/PU/rubber to act like your shell of a jacket does. You usually upsize with these so you can manage the climate inside with two socks for example. British tested a bunch. Can't find the document on that, but they essentially found a light sock under a thicker wool sock helped best. Wool does a very good job at managing climate, and can be used in a wide range of conditions. I find 80%+ wool works best. Usually under 70% gets clammy.
Here is someone mentioning it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DGtHMZX8gc 