I've been walking in the messy sloshy slush in my Frye Harness 12Rs (somewhere between a mid-calf and tall height for me). In five-inch-deep puddles. And these boots are watertight. I suppose that snow or water could get in through the gap at the opening, but nothing is going to permeate the toe portion of this boot. And obviously more stylish!

I swear I don't work for Frye, but this is the reason I was willing to spend $350 recently on the Lindsay Plates. (That's not close to the high end of their price point.) These are boots that can handle a beating, and probably survive a nuclear war. So unless I take up hunting, it looks like these are gonna be my go-to boot for mucky weather.