When I ordered my Dans Hip boots....I asked for the Muck boot (had a set years ago and loved 'em...still have 'em) sewn in and was advised against it. They said when Muck boots first came out....they were built for the outdoorsmen/women and were a quality boot...then they started marketing them for the yuppies and lowered their standards since the yuppies/city folks weren't as hard on them. They said I could get Muck with my Dans waders but they'll separate within a year....so I ordered mine w/ their recommendation (can't remember the name...but it was through "Windwalker Outdoors" out of Montana}.....happy I did