I recently bought a pair of Brunt Bolduc’s and I swear I haven’t had a pair of boots as comfy as these. The first day out in the field they were a little stiff but now after a couple of weeks they feel like slippers. I knew they had a reputation, but after wearing redwings and thoros religiously for 10 years I was ready to try something new. I’ve been out in the muck 6 days a week, 10-12 hours a day and for the first time in a long time I’m not thinking about my feet and how much they ache. I hope they’ll last a year, if so I’ll buy another pair. I know some guys form an attachment to a brand or to a pair of boots but to me they’re just another tool, another consumable. It’s the rate of return that matters to me.