Zamberlan Baltoro lites: one new set of tread and over 2000 miles of hiking in the year I've owned them. Should get another year out of them no problem. As a forester and a avid hiker I really put boots through hell and these have my stamp of approval.
Say a good fit to hike in at all? Not only for hiking, I hike out to spots then get to work, creek digging, clearing brush and invasiveness, I just beat my timberlands to shit, recommend something less heavy than these or no?