I have friends that have recommended the rocky boots to me as my timberlines are dead after 15 yrs of outstanding service. The rockies just like all boats "manufactured" in the USA today have a counter part made in mainland China. They are cheaper and poorly made. These I was warned to look out for, simply look at the inside of the tounge in one of the shoes/boots, they are stamped with Chinies{sp} wrighting. Bargains sometimes are not what they appear. Retail stores buy these boots because they are lower cost than the ones actually made in the states. Many will have both in the store and put a particluar boot on sale and make the same money. Old saying "Buyer Beware" if it looks too good to be true then it probably is. I had a pair of Wolverines for probably 25yrs but I wore the "Boar Hide" through on the sides of them. Talk about putting on some miles.

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