I still have my first pair of Schnees from mid 90's. My outfitter boss bought them for me. They have been resoled twice, I just use them for camp boots. I humped some serious miles in em in the troublesome years ago. Extra liners are a must and I wore my ski patrol orthotics in em which gave me great comfort! I tell people back then Schnees started making size 15 for me after my boss gave them a call! Anyhoo, I have to say I was not happy with the rubber on the new resoles as they went to hell in a couple of weeks on me. I still have a pair of Packers and I recently purchased a pair of Hoffmans which I will test out this winter!