Zamberlan Vioz.

I just scored a pair of these $265 boots at an REI scratch and dent sale for $29 and was wondering if anyone had any experience with them?

I really don't know where in my gear closet these will fit in. I have trail runners, mids and winter boots. I have a feeling that they may just end up sitting in my closet for a while. I have never owned a full-grain leather boot and not quite sure what their optimal use would be? However for the price, I couldn't pass them up.

Do they fit? If so, start breaking them in--it may take a while.

I certainly have experience with boots like them. IF they fit well, they are great. if they don't fit - they are a recepie for heavyweight misery

So really it's less about our experience with them than yours.
if they fit well and you take care of them (clean them off and
waterproof/wax them frequently) they will last a good long time.

I wear a similar boot (well, a bit higher end, a Hanwag) for probably about 2/3 of my trips - anywhere I'm likely to be in rougher country and/or off trail a bunch this tends to be what I wear - Then again, for all my trips last year, I ended up
off trail enough that I wore them for 6 hikes last year. So who knows, maybe I'm taking on enough stuff that I will end up
wearing them more often.

If I am on established trails I will often switch to a trailrunner.