Yeah same here, I've always been hesitant of the originals but these might be worth extra few bucks over the Mini-Mils. Unfortunately Russells are way out of my price range but maybe one day!
I was looking at getting a pair of Mini-Mils for my next but then I saw Vivobarefoot has a new, more rugged version of the Tracker boot https://www.vivobarefoot.com/us/tracker-forest-esc-mens
Any thoughts? I don't have any experience with the original Tracker but this looks more of what I'm...