Over the past few years I've worn my Merrell hiking boots into the ground. They're not only my hiking boots, they're my everyday footwear, and between that and working in the forge, even the shoe store employees were shocked by their condition.

So I got a new pair of boots, Ecco hiking boots. This place has definitly had an effect on me, I special ordered the black so they would match my leathers with the kilt! :mrgreen: Of course, black's just a nice color as it is. Still breaking them in, only had them for three days now.