Bootfoot

One garment, one purchase, no second decision. Step in, pull the suspenders up and go. They are quicker to get on and off than stockingfoots, and warmer, because there is air space around your foot rather than a tight neoprene sock.

The compromise is fit. An attached boot is made in a small range of sizes and cannot lace snugly to your ankle, so it fits loosely and gives less support. The soles are generally simpler too.

That makes bootfoots a good choice for still water, duck hunting and cold weather, and a poor choice for walking any distance over uneven river rock.

They are also harder to dry. The boot is sealed to the leg, so moisture that gets inside has nowhere to go, and a bootfoot left damp will smell before a stockingfoot does. A boot dryer or a rolled towel left inside overnight solves it.