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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JEVapa" data-source="post: 3926597" data-attributes="member: 41176">[USER=33638]@enuf[/USER] Lol, I couldn't help myself.After 20 plus years of carrying heavy stuff, you learn what boots do.I have found that boots with that type of construction with a cemented foamy or shock absorbing midsole and a rubber composite outsole that is all cool looking with its swirls and circles - Tac boots, Hiking boots, Patrol boots, non-hardsole combat boots, the midsole does a few things--->  It'll compress, tilt, or collapse over time (or all three) depending on the manufacturer. It will last awhile and have to be resoled (like the boots shop style outside of a military base) as they wear down.  It will decompose and fall apart if not used, ie, put in storage and worn once a year, or put in storage for 5 years and taken out, put in your closet for three years and taken out to wear.  Hot/cold cycles accelerate it.  The outsole will get hard and non-pliable and crack and fall apart.  Even good hardsole boots like jungle boots with real rubber will fall apart if not used.EDIT:  Bottom Line, these boots with these types of soles will probably fall apart when they've been stored or not used for a long time. My recommendation is to ask the seller:"When is the last time you wore them and how long?""When did you get them?""How long and where have they been sitting for the last XX years?""Why'd you stop wearing them?"Any of those answers is one year or more, and a long explanation of things and how awesome they were, then they better be $Free.99 IMHO. Or $0 Dollars like [USER=51737]@HillsideDesolate[/USER] said.</blockquote>

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