that was great , looking at those photos again. I crossed the stream, Juv couldn't for grinning and looking for people who could come and admire him.
I used to do enduro's , where you can get in rivers and such for a bit. Got sealskinz from a horse shop I believe at the time, about 20 notes. Trouble I found were, my feet were bone dry, but the boots held the water in, so it was still like having freezing wet feet after a while. They are waterproof though, that's 100% sure.
My ones in that pic are about 10 years old, and have just been flung in the machine now and again at a normal wash.
Juv's are definitely better, cos his feet stayed warm. I'd go for them.
Next time we should put tissues or something and take a photo after a paddle.