The rafting season is short enough as it is what with waiting for the waterways to thaw and get warm enough to tolerate. Chaco introduced a new boot that will help make the plunge into the cool waters happen a little earlier in the season.
I found the Tedinho Pro boots to be the perfect compliment to my dry suit for those cold early season runs. I wish I had these boots for my big Kongakut river trip in Alaska. There were a few times I worried about protecting the attached socks on my dry suit (just wearing sandals instead of boots) as I stepped out onto sinking gravel/sand bars or as I trekked across arctic tundra to catch a glimpse of a wolf moving across the landscape.
With a quick drying polyester canvas upper that comes up over my ankles, rounded rubberized toe, Chaco’s Luvseat arch support, sticky and firm Virbram outsole and easy lace-up system, the Tedinho is the perfect river boot and will get use beyond just cold river days.
$130 – Chacos.com
Check out a video intro to the Tedinho below:
