I wear Danner Trophys. Not to offend anyone but I use to sell boots and Danner is 3 times the boot Rockys are. The shank in Rockys just dont offer the support Danners do. Pick them up and twist them you will see what I mean. If you are in uneven terrain you need support. Also Danner actually does strength and stretch tests on the leather it has to be a certain thickness before they even consider using it! I sold both boots and Danner just seem to hold up much better. Its been awhile since I have sold them but if you pay the little more money you won't be disappointed.