They Gave Everything They Had

I finished off my third pair of boots last weekend. I wanted to go a few days more to get to my own halfway point but they weren't going to make it. They did well. I got about 500 miles from on this hike and naybe another 500 on previous hikes. I started my fourth pair yesterday and did over 18 miles. I was quite happy with them. Unlike the previous three, this pair is brand new so I can get a good measure of just how far I can go with this brand. I started using them on July 6th at my mile 1027.


The trail is hard on boots.


The newbies

Think I can get 1100 miles out of these?






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