Jungle/rainforest boots/shoes

I had the same problem, a year in Thailand's heat and the boots just fall to pieces. I have a very knackered pair of merrills for long dry season walks but for the last 3 years I have been using wellingtons in the forest. Too big for carrying on long trips/planes but they sit in the back of my car always and I absolutely love them. Wear them on 99% of my outings.

Currently I have a pair of Alphaburly's, my second pair. They take heaps of abuse and let you mess around in the water as well. I can hike 10-15 ks in them comfortably.
I buy them online from LLBean - delivery is very reliable (I use them a lot because I cannot get trousers, shirts or shoes to fit my big body in Thailand) and delivery costs about 30-40 USD.




My last pair in use a couple of years ago.....(taken by one of our camera traps)

My footwear is a little more unusual, but been using it for several years now and I am not likely to change back to a pair of true hiking shoes.

I am using a rubber shoe from Adda. It is the only model (that I have found) of rubber shoes that has a heel to give that bit of extra grip.
The only downside is that occasionally a thorn might pop through the sole, but it is easy to remove.

160-190 baht per pair.
Extremely light, and flexible. It helps me moving more quietly through the jungle.
And they are immediately dry.
I wear them combined with self-made cotton leech protection socks.

I used to spend up to 10000 baht on a pair of hiking shoes, but after travelling around for a couple months they were always beaten up and in need of replacement. It takes ages for them to dry after rain.
And they are too heavy, I remember they weight 1600 gram for a pair...

A picture of my jungle footwear. I have a few pairs. Most are black, these happen to be dark blue.

One place that comes to mind (if you are in Nakorn Nayok) is the local army store called "little cowboy" opposite Wat Kotchasan Mani on 33. I always pop in there for a look when I coming back from Khao Yai.

In Bangkok, Atsadang Rd has all the army/navy/camo gear you will need.