Have a voucher for Jackson Sports, need to use it today or tomorrow - last year's present! Anyway, had Meindl Island Pro for the past few years, but they are coming to the end of their life, one of the lace eyelets has just burst. Might get some repair job and retire them for the occasional crampon use, but gotta buy new ones and these both in my price range and on sale.
The main issue for me would be water resistance. Walk in the SW of Ireland, where the rain rarely stops and mountains often come with raised bog and streams, often even on the upper stretches, so constantly standing in wet land or water. The Island Pros were great, feet stayed dry in streams. So anyone out there know which might be best?
http://www.jackson-sports.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=7201
or
http://www.jackson-sports.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=5877