Old boots that won't die

[Hardshell]

I had them for probably eight years and yes they're ugly and worn but still comfortable and waterproof. I can't bring myself to replace them. What's the longest you've used the same boots?

 

[Alan]

If they’re still comfortable and waterproof, they’ve earned lifetime retirement benefits honestly.

 

[URIT]

I still have my Vasque Sundowner Gore Tex hiking boots. Great long lasting boots. They still look good and are comfortable too.

I bought them in 2001 when my wife and I moved to Costa Rica for some adventure retirement living. We stayed for ten years, and I wore those boots on numerous rain forest and volcano park hikes. We moved back to the USA in 2012 and they saw little time on desert walks. Ten years ago we moved to North Carolina and they do work boot duty and rare snow/ice foot wear.

If anyone is interested, Sierra dot com has them on sale. Sierra is a great place for hunting, fishing, and outdoor gear!

 

[Nugg]

I wore one pair of boots until the tread was basically gone. They fit my feet so well and I trusted them more than anything new. It feels weird replacing old boots, it's like breaking in a stranger.

 

[PapaGeorgio]

Irish Settlers. Around 15 years old. I previously had a pair of North Face. They were awesome but the bottom half was rubbery and the top was leather. The rubber cracked after 3 years. So it’s all leather boots with stitched soles. Mink oul once a year. Btw, what animal track is next to my foot?

 

[LimaCharlie]

WAY back in the 70's, when true 'Browning Dealers' were few and far between, I worked at an LGS that was an 'authorized' Browning dealer. So, the store had everything Browning then, including their whole clothing line.
This was the 'pre-GoreTex' era and waterproof boots meant either rubber farm boots or quality treated leather boots.
Using my discount, bought my FIRST pair of really good quality boots, Browning's 'Vibram Hunter'. They were the trademark loden-green leather. You were supposed to occasionally treat them with the spray can of Browning boot treatment, which I think was mostly silicone.
Wonderful boots that I assigned ONLY to hunting, nothing else. They eventually became pretty worn and the Vibram soles started to really wear down. The leather required a yearly treatment of warming with a hair-dryer and hand-rubbing SnoPruf salve goop into it. They went about 22 seasons, and then many other boot choices began to become available.

A couple of years ago, splurged and bought a pair of Schnee brand boots, hand-crafted in Montana. Very high quality, but not cheap. They will outlast me.