DO NOT BUY THIS HIKING BOOT IF YOU WANT A BOOT THAT LASTS MORE THAN 2 GOOD HIKING TRIPS.

First, the good.  The boot fit great.  It was comfortable.

The bad: I wore this boot on two, TWO, long hiking trips into Yellowstone and into Teton National Parks.  Both trips were 4 days.  Most, of the hiking was on worn trails so it is not like I was blazing my own trail.  Unfortunately upon finishing up the 2nd trip I noticed that the so-called, "leather" on the creases of the boots was pealing away.  Suffice it to say that the boots are not what we normal people all leather.  They look like leather until they start to peel and then it appears they are some manufactured junk that does not last long at all.  And the layer that is peeling is quite thin, likely a millimeter or two.

I will contact Hi Tec to see if they will do anything about this.  If they do I will update my review.  Until then, look elsewhere.  Unless you want a disposable pair of boots that you know will last for less time than it takes to break them in.  If Hi Tec will not replace these will be delegated to yard work duty.