Mainly use these for backpacking, hiking, and camping trips.
This leather has proven to be very durable and sturdy. Compared to the work leather of other brands that I've used for wildland firefighting, this leather out classes them. It's a soft toe and yet after numerous miles with them they haven't really fell flat like other leathers would. Has retained its shape very well. Not afraid to beat this leather up. That said, it is gnarly to break them in. Because they are so thick it takes time to conform the leather. The heel area was a problem for me as the leather not creasing well at first let my heel slip and cause blisters.