These boots are sturdy, built for work on any terrain in rough conditions, and will last me for a long, long time. I've worn them doing house work, yard work, tree work, mapping, office work, motorcycle riding, etc. in sun, rain, and snow. Even though they have seen tons of use, the leather still looks relatively the same because of the thick, pigment coating.
This leather shrugs off basically everything and will look close to new after brushing and conditioning. I don't see these having a lot of change for quite a while, although, the leather has become extremely soft. They are heavy, but very comfortable to wear all day.
At first they felt pretty tight, but I ended up removing the thick sock liner and the fit is much better. Although, it would be interesting to somehow try 11E, but with Wesco's absolutely insane lead times, that may never happen. We shall see!
I love these boots. They are classic tree/lineman boots and all of the old school guys I know swear by them.
I much prefer v-bar and 430 to the lugged 100.
While I love these boots and would like to somehow get another, I know that Wesco has been having problems for a few years now that I hope get resolved!