I buy a new pair of treksta low tops every year at labor day. I have winter boots for snow, am reviewing a pair of chaco leather boots that will be paired with the SAR pack as they have been good for stomping through brush, and the no-goretex trekstas for everything else. i get around 700 miles out of them before the tread is shot and the last starts to hurt my feet.
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