I had been buying these slip on cheapies from Cabela's. I would wear them about 18 months until there was nothing left. Last time I decided to upgrade to get some thing that would last longer. I bought a pair of Keen slip ons. Leather and a kind-of lugged sole. They retailed for about triple what the Cabela's shoe went for but I found the Keens in the bargain cave and haggled them down quite a bit further. Well the $120 retail Keens lasted right about 2 months before the whole side blew out of both shoes. I have very narrow feet and weigh under a buck sixty so the problem wasn't that. I also found that the treads where horrible in the snow. PURE JUNK.
I also bought a new pair of Sorels. My last pair of Sorels lasted over 20 winters and never did come apart and I wore the snot out of those things They just got so bald on the bottom that taking them outside was like walking on inner tubes. Anyway I bought a new pair with fancy wool liners. Warm and comfortable just like my old ones, but with great traction. The problem is I wore them no more than a dozen times and only around the yard before they disintegrated. The lower rubber part checked and cracked right where it flexed on both boots. Then yesterday the sole on the left boot decided to come 1/4 of the way off. I was under the crummy trying to replace rear shocks and discovered the my foot was really wet. That was because the boot was jammed full of snow. I guess that's to be expected though. I mean, what do I expect for $140? What a joke. They cost right about $12 each time I wore them. They are no longer useable. PURE JUNK.
I will never ever buy either of these brands again.
