5.11 seems to me to be the best boot company. Great boots at a economical price. Also Amazon was ultra fast in the delivery, good job to them
  Right out of the box these boots were comfortable and required little break in time, like 2 days worth. That being said now in the North Ear we are getting bad weather lots of snow and cold. I decided to try em out for a five mile hike to see how they would perform in snow. The tread held up and never did I slip or even question the tread in the boots. My feet felt insulated while they stayed dry. However the suede did soak through. However the desert boots held up waterproof for most of a 5 mile hike through six inch snowfall. The tread is not quick wear flat stuff like other boots. Though I think of the 5.11 ATAC boots as the best boots I ever owned, to be fair the flap that runs underneath the zipper could be made of more firmer leather. it folds up underneath when zipped :)