Rugged, great fit, solid boot
I have had many brands of boots over the years and most do not last a year for me. We have 20 forested acres and are building a small personal farm on it. I work my boots very hard mud, ice, snow, rain, logging, construction, road work, animal husbandry, etc. I do NOT have the budget to buy $700 custom boots but still need boots to last more then a year and not break the bank. I had narrowed my choice down to several $200-ish boots Timberland, Merrell, Georgia, and a few others. These Irish Setters Trailblazers were very high on the list. I wear a 11.5 Wide and it sometimes is hard to find that size, but the Trailblazers offers it. When my size was on a sale I decided to buy a pair. The sale was so good I decided to buy a second pair the next day, sight unseen. When the first pair arrived I put them on right away and they were ever so slightly snug, but I wore them around the house for 2 days and BOOM they fit like a glove. The second pair arrived and I did the same with those same result, fits like a glove. I tested the first pair out in the mud and snow we still have here over the past weeks and they grip very well and my feet stayed very dry. These boots are very solid and sturdy and I assume they will be able to last me easily more then a year. If I ever wear these two pair out I will search high and low to buy another pair! Or since they are true "Goodyear Welt Construction" have them rebuilt.