>>2063578soft spongy goretex is a meme imo, because it gets soaked by rain, doesn't dry out, and inevitably gets ripped to fuck. you need to use *your* common sense to decide if the boot youre looking at has too much goretex in the wrong places.
>>2065245generally speaking leather boots will last longer, partly because they're leather, and partly because they're designed simple. you'll notice goretex boots have very elaborate designs, with goretex, plastic, and leather overlapping each other in weird "artistic" patterns. what im saying is, goretex boots have lots of unnecessary failure points. all of that being said, there are goretex boots that will last 3 or more years, and there are a lot of leather boots that won't last you 4 months.
