mouthcaller, tell your buddy to start making boots for the big guys and he will make mint. Insoles of titanium like the rebok tennis shoe to hold our arches up and intact. Sizes for men , not women and into the 15-16 range. I love the Rocky for sneaking and walking nice and light, but the soles suck. I thought they were built in Puerto Rice myself. Dosen't matter , think of the big guys for a market on boots.