I bought a pair of these when I started emt school. That was 2003. Theyve sinced lasted through paramedic school, fire academy, and I continue to wear them on the job at my FD. Theyve held up great, are very comfortable to wear long periods of time, and were inexpensive. Highly recommended.
Best story in them? After a florida georgia game in Jacksonville, I woke up in a strange hotel room with a rather portly young woman next to me. After using my ninja skills to escape fully clothed and without any extra attention, I checked the clock. I had been asleep for 3 hours that I could tell, and was roughly 12 miles from home. The rest of my friends were dead to the world, and I didnt have a penny in my pocket. With my hangover for company, I walked home that day, along roads, over bridges, through knee high grass in random fields. It took 3-4 hours, and it was those work boots that I was wearing. Like I said. Highly recommended.