I was wearing some ' off the web, second hand' "ralph lauren polo" boots.
Though they ***** well, I suspect they were copys because the bootlaces dudn't last long.
Good quality boots would come with good quality laces, laces are the first thing they would cheap out on.

But after 5 months, one setta laces, two runs of stitching broken, soles worn thru...
That admitted water, which made them stink. I was hoping they wold last till the end of this scrapping run, but, last night the smell got too bad and into the rubbish they went.



So right now I'm wearing two day old 'Bison - mohican' boots, steel capped. Chinese made second hand off the web thru the NZ equal of ebay boots.
Let's see how long they last.....
Since I do a lot of walking, I don't really expect the soles to last past 7 months. Even with screw on replaceable soles the most I get is 6 months.
The longest lasting soles ever were on a pair of NZ made 'Earthwalk' boots, years... Still can't believe it, I dunno what they made them out of. The leather was all gone and the soles were just worn a bit.

Ankle support is very important.