Stealth Monkey

I wore these in virtually all climates in Montana, very capable of handing most very well, most days were spent in an office or on the treadmill

A beast to break, rhis leather wears kike a Shell and takes some serious effort to pull out the teacore

3 pairs of Sagara to date all have been flawless this boot is no exception

Love ths slim profile, rubber is relatively hard did not wear much with almost 100 under foot, I did develop some cracks in the exposed leather sole, something to watching for

(Note this is not aI written) Conclusions Been a ride the last 6 months, in my Sagara Chordmasters, these were apart of my Thunderdome '25 prize. Sagara reached out to see if I would be interested in putting a new proprietary leather through its paces. Of the new arborwax options I opted for a stealth Black Rust build, with black storm welts, black Norwegian stitching and the Dr Sole Urban Explorer. Leather This is a substantial leather, it was very stiff and was quite the chore to break in. I walked these on a treadmill 5 days a week which added around 100 miles in these boots. While ive made significant progress on the patina I can tell these boots still have more left in the evolutionary tank. Under what I assume is the white wax layer, is an even deeper teacore that's the real prize. I managed to coax out the brown in the heels and quarters but like any good teacore it would require a serious journey to get these to full potential. That said these are no longer a deep dark black and more of a slate as the blacks has worn away, lived up to its billing of that there is no doubts. Sole The Urban Explorer is a little know Dr Sole option, I was a little skeptical how it would hold up, but minus one extra nail I added, they have preformed flawlessly. Really like how they are recessed, low profile yet still provide moderate traction. Model Sagara Chordmasters needs no introduction if you don't have a monkey boot in your collection, id very highly recommend the Sagara iteration. The integrated lineman patch is a thing of beauty. I did break a speed hook arojnd mile 50, I would probably opt for the small speed hooks in the future. Final Thoughts I could easily put in another 100+ miles on these maybe ill run them again next TD as used.This pair is uderstated while also having a wealth of detail and nuance and in my book that is a worthy combination. I expect these to sit near the top of my rotation for years to come