I've been wearing Danner Acadias for 10 years for LE patrol and various other special assignments. This fall I wore them on a 7 day mule deer hunt in the Texas desert/mountains due to the rock and thorns everywhere. My feet felt great after the week. With Danners you really need 2-3 months to break them in. I recently purchased a pair of the Patrols (short Acadias). I have 140 hours on them so far and they still are completely broken in but compared to other boots I've tried they are pretty bombproof and you get 3-4 times the use as compared to other options.