This was the first pair of Cat boots I purchased. I wore these boots 5 days a week 10 hours per day landscaping. I would often sub these boots as a hammer when trying to mash pins into hard clay or kicking 80lb wall blocks into position. Absolutely no complaints, they held up to this torture for two years. They were not pretty by any means but I failed to wear through the leather on the toes and the soles held up nicely. However, I would not suggest washing them off with the garden hose, when they dried they were very crusty and uncomfortable. Well worth the money for any hard working person. *** If you buy these boots, however, buy a spare set of laces, this is the only flaw I have found and every pair of Cat's since have needed laces within the first month.***