In overall design, these LAB are the market leader and perform very well. Used these as a third set of boots for off-duty evaluation. This pair has never seen a duty scenario or inclement weather and yet have begun to de-sole from the toe at 6 months. Very lightweight and the traction is excellent. Not much side-to-side support for off-camber work, but that's not what this boot is designed to do. Evaluate each boot carefully and immediately for defects as I've found that 3 of 3 of my last BlackHawk boot orders have been defective. By the time, I discovered the defect on these boots, the return time had passed. OpticsPlanet did NOT respond well to the defect problem on TWO other sets of boots. In the end, I was forced to make a separate purchase OUT-OF-POCKET and then wait for OpticsPlanet's customer service to finally follow through their promises via email and make the refund. Though one of the defect issues was resolved over a 6 week period, the issue was not ...
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these are great boots. i would recommend them and a great alternative to the oakely boots, much better construction.