WE (ME AND MY WIFE) LOVE THE OUTDOORS, WE ARE ALWAYS IN THE MOUNTAINS CLIMBING,HIKING,TRAIL WALKING. I PURCHASED A PAIR OF PRAIRIE TRECKERS ABOUT 4 YRS AGO (YES THEY LASTED THAT LONG) AND SINCE THEN DECIDED TO PURCHASE ANOTHER PAIR THIS YEAR. THESE BOOTS LASTED THE LONGEST OF ANY BOOT I'VE PURCHASED NOW IM HOOKED,I DISH OUT ALOT OF PUNISHMENT TO THESE BOOTS, SNOW ,SALT ,CONCRETE, RAIN ,MUD,AND WHATEVER YOU CAN GIVE THEM AND LAST 4 YEARS ,IN MY BOOK THATS GREAT. THANK YOU WOLVERINE