Interesting, I have a pair of Meidl Island Pro boots that I have owned since 2010. I have worn them for a lot of hunting trips, and about half of a season of biodiversity monitoring work - fieldwork in the bush and mountains daily for the last 9 months, including some pretty rough alpine stuff, and a lot of walking. The soles are starting to go, and the stitching has gone on the uppers in one particular spot, but otherwise they've been very hard wearing.
