I've ran Danner Ft Lewis, Olympic, Acadias and Strikers for the last 11 years for work and I have no complaints. Just to be clear, all except the Strikers were the "Made in the U.S.A" versions and held up well and broke in very nicely. I love my Danners and still use them at work everyday. I have also ran Danner Crater Rims for certain types of hiking/hunting. They have held up well and are like slippers. I have used Zamberlans, Crispis and Irish Setter Elk Trackers for hunting and love those too.