I've had Chippewas, Rockys, and now 2 different pairs of Justins. Of all of them, the Rockys were the most comfortable and the Chippewas were the least comfortable. The Rockys were unfortunately also the hottest boots and the shortest lived as their sole is glued on while the other three are stitched on. The Justins lasted me the longest at 6 years and the second pair of Justins I just bought a week ago. The second pair of Justins are quickly becoming my favorite as they have a zippered side and their wide square toe (that I started out not liking, but now love) gives me more room in the toe area and fits my foot better than the others did.
In all, I have been struck 3 times, once on each pair of snake boots I have owned, not including the brand new ones. I have never been envenomated nor have I had the fangs pierce through the snake proof lining. Thank God they all worked as advertised. All strikes were from rattlers with 1 of them happening in South Texas, another in the Davis Mountains, and one happening in West Texas near Dryden.
FYI all my snake boots have been $160 plus regardless of where I get them.