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<blockquote data-quote="LawTalkingGuy" data-source="post: 1456882" data-attributes="member: 21943">My primary daily wear has always been Belleville 690 Waterproof USAF Flight Boots. I have been enamored with them since 2008 when I got them at Wright-Patterson and I never looked back.It took a full 10 years for my first pair to really begin to fall apart to the point I decided to replace them because the soles were compromised and cracked. By then they were discontinued and being phased out and I had to struggle to find a boot place that had some. I bought two pairs on the spot. I did 18 months of intense off-trail hiking on a daily basis, attended 40+ rifle/pistol/tactical courses with a lot of running, movement, obstacle courses, and after 18 months my new pair had fallen apart from more action in 18 months than the prior pair had seen in 10 years.I am now down to my last pair, I&#039;m not sure this pair will last to the end of 2022, which leaves me sort of perplexed as to what to do once this pair falls apart.Around age 18 I had been getting $20 dollar backpacks at Walmart and going through 2 per semester because they were falling apart every 3-4 months. I had been doing this since age 13 as well.I finally wound up getting a $300 Blackhawk Tactical 3 Day Assault Pack to use as a daily backpack. I have had this pack since 2004 and it is still going strong, the zippers work, no holes, no tears, it is fine. The only problem is that it now smells like cat urine because one of my cats peed on it and the dry-cleaner doesn&#039;t clean backpacks. I&#039;m now left searching for a business that does cleaning that is willing to clean a backpack. I don&#039;t want to get rid of the pack because the latest Blackhawk packs seem a bit flimsy to me in terms of the construction/material. The 2000-2005 era packs are much sturdier, heftier, more robust.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LawTalkingGuy, post: 1456882, member: 21943"] My primary daily wear has always been Belleville 690 Waterproof USAF Flight Boots. I have been enamored with them since 2008 when I got them at Wright-Patterson and I never looked back. It took a full 10 years for my first pair to really begin to fall apart to the point I decided to replace them because the soles were compromised and cracked. By then they were discontinued and being phased out and I had to struggle to find a boot place that had some. I bought two pairs on the spot. I did 18 months of intense off-trail hiking on a daily basis, attended 40+ rifle/pistol/tactical courses with a lot of running, movement, obstacle courses, and after 18 months my new pair had fallen apart from more action in 18 months than the prior pair had seen in 10 years. I am now down to my last pair, I'm not sure this pair will last to the end of 2022, which leaves me sort of perplexed as to what to do once this pair falls apart. Around age 18 I had been getting $20 dollar backpacks at Walmart and going through 2 per semester because they were falling apart every 3-4 months. I had been doing this since age 13 as well. I finally wound up getting a $300 Blackhawk Tactical 3 Day Assault Pack to use as a daily backpack. I have had this pack since 2004 and it is still going strong, the zippers work, no holes, no tears, it is fine. The only problem is that it now smells like cat urine because one of my cats peed on it and the dry-cleaner doesn't clean backpacks. I'm now left searching for a business that does cleaning that is willing to clean a backpack. I don't want to get rid of the pack because the latest Blackhawk packs seem a bit flimsy to me in terms of the construction/material. The 2000-2005 era packs are much sturdier, heftier, more robust. [/QUOTE]

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