heres a link you might find usefull,all sorts of brands to look at and compare. http://www.snakeboots.com/
i personaly have a pair of irish setters,real light and comfortable and water proof but ANY boot being waterproof will need re-treated from time to time thats why i like irish setters,beings they are owned by redwing if you have a local redwing shoe store (which i do) they will re-treat,re-lace,and clean them for free just about as much as you wanna take them back in to the store.with that said i take mine back once a year and aint had a lick of trouble out of mine.