I do excavation demolition I do the operating and labor work, down in the trenches these reviews are misleading honest review here. People complaining about how stiff the boots are, they are people who don’t actually work enough to break in the boot, these boots were made to take a beating and then mold to your foot and how you move at work. I’m climbing out of machines into trenches shoveling, laying pipe all day in rugged terrain northern Pa. These boots outlasted my Ariats, therogood boots, double H, you name those big top brands I want you to know these surpassed them. THE ONLY THING WRONG WITH THESE WERE THE CHEAP LACES BUY A SET OF NEW LACES THOSE LACES THEY PUT ON THAT BOOT WERE DEFINITELY MADE IN CHINA NOT WORK BOOT LACE MATERIAL