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For really rough work, even if they're a bit heavy, I will always count on my Chippewa Mountain Boots (sold as SF Mountain Boots under the Chippewa name by Justin). Mine are older than some of the members on this board, have a few miles on them (ground, water, air, and canopy) and have never even had to be resoled.
When I was working in Ft Worth, TX I did some offsite training, and there were some guys from Justin attending - it was an icy/snowy/cold day, so, on went the Chips - those 3 guys almost came unglued when they saw them, even the Justin/Chip employees can't get a discount on them. I don't know of anybody at the 10th who gave theirs up - people bitched about how heavy they were - but they got worn a lot in the winter or during rough terrain training.
I wonder if Justin still makes them? off to google that question.
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