Ran a pair of Lowa ranger 2’s for a few years and really liked them but they are starting to get tired and I wanted to change it up a bit. Ordered a pair of Hanwag alverstone II’s and have been real pleased with them thus far. Don’t put the miles on that some western guys do, but it’s not hard to put 15 miles on a pair in week here in Appalachia in some crappy country.