Jason i have several pairs, tubbs aluminum 10x36 with the crampons on the bottom, 11x40 pair that was made in Canada, wood frame raw hide laceing,I took the 11x40 up to iversons in the u.p. and they were going to make a pair for me and lace in some bindings with the crampons in them.I'm using a tubbs binding it's the t 96 binding that really locks your foot into the shoe with no worries of coming off your foot, the shoe feels like an extension of your leg with these bindings instead of flopping all over the place like some bindings i've used, your foot stays more secure with the t 96 bindings. Iversons has some different bindings that look simular to the t 96 ,but i haven't seen them in person just on their web site. I sure like the 10x36 for the swamps,but went to the 11x40 for more flotation as i weigh about 275 and i stay up pretty good with the 11x40 ,I think when you go to a wider shoe like the bear paw and the michigan you tend to walk a little more bow legged at least that's the way i feel,the 11x40 is perfect for me and if i didn't weigh so much the 10x36 would be better,also the aluminum sure makes alot more noise going through the brush omre than the wooden ones. All the foresters where I work use the wood and neophrene ,they tried the tubbs aluminums and kept popping rivets on the decking of the shoes which tubbs would repair ,but then you have the hassle of sending them in for repairs and being without shoes. Anyhow if you want to come up and chase some elk around and try some shoes, come up to grayling this winter, gib