I love boots, I've treasured boots from the time I graduated from the police academy to this day, some three decades later. When I venture outdoors, my go-to footwear is boots, rather than sandals (of any kind).

These are probably the best trekking boots I've owned, rivalled only by Scarpa whose soles started coming off recently after 8 years of continuous wear. This in no way is to suggest the other Meindl boots are inferior to the Bergel MFS Hiker that I bought (along with the Chukka). They may even be better, but this only shows the Meindl brand is at the very top.

I posted a review of this boot earlier. It is an excellent boot. I now have about 90 miles on them, and just finished some really rugged mountain hikes in the Blue Ridge and Smoky mountain ranges. The boots were really good. They were tough and comfortable the whole way. Most particularly, and importantly, they were comfortable coming down off the mountains. Ten miles and more of continuous down the mountain can be really hard on feet, and these boots did great. As always, the proper size is key, but the inner form fitting cushion system molded pretty much perfectly to my feet. The boots are holding up perfectly too. No part of the boot is showing any quality issue and they still look fresh. There is no doubt in my mind, I would not hesitate to buy this boot all over again when the time comes. I truly love these boots. They are an outstanding pair of boots.