I have had 4 pairs of these boots. The first pair i ordered were the 2173. Those were extremely uncomfortable until i broke them in, 2 weeks later, after that they were great. in the descriptions they seem like the same boot. But the 6173 is actually different in comfort, it is comfortable from the minute you put it on. With this boot if you make the mistake of grabbing the zipper cover, it will probably tear off. there is no loop to grab to help put them on. the heel on the inside tends to rub through, which makes them uncomfortable. i have had the sole crack through on two of the 4 pairs i owned. on the toe the leather tends to get ""chewed up"" making them difficult to make them dressy. My EMT partner has the same boots and his boots wore in the same places. I would say this boot lasts about 8 monthes of everyday use. I am trying to explain all the things i found with these boots. For 8 monthes they are a great boot. and also remember to order the right model of the boot 6173 or you might have some achy feet for 2 weeks. I would say for the money they are good, but they probably won't last more than a year. they do not breath well, but they are definitely water resistant/proof. I have sprayed them directly with a hose, getting mud and blood off of them and my feet stayed dry. I live and work in Arizona, so i definitely get some sweaty feet from these boots. They are light weight, comfortable and worth the money. They just have a few flaws.

Size was not as advertised, wide was very narrow.

I got these boots after my 5.11s finally wore out after 3 years of wear and tear in Central New York. When they arrived they were great boots, they broke in quickly, were comfortable to spend my shift in. After some use I noticed on the back of both boots the soles were starting to become detached from the boot itself, along with that the laces tore and rocky was not able to replace them. The boots work well in the snow, sleet and slush of CNY but aside from that were terrible to wear in the summer. The boots do not breath at all, I have never had a problem with foot sweat/odor before and as soon as I started to wear these boots I did. All in all decent boots but I will not be purchasing them again.

Use them for duty boots around the station, trainings and medical calls. Lightweight a little snug, but way better than my old bates.

Boots were on back order. Then when they arrived one of the laces broke when I first ties them. The Firestore could not get laces for the boots. They wanted me to return the boots but since they had already been placed in service there was no returning them. After some lengthy discussion over about 2 days they replaced the laces with a pair from a different manufacturer because they were not able to get rocky laces. Other then that boots for great but don't breathe that well.

Before these boots are lightweight and incredibly comfortable. The zipper on the side has large teeth that I am confident will hold up for zipping and unzipping day in and day out for a while. I used to spend up to $300 every two years for boots that I could resole and hope that they would last forever, but those boots never lasted as long as I would have wanted for the price I was paying and they were always heavy. I just bought my first pay of Rockies at under $100, at that price I only really need them to last a year, but we will see. So far I love how comfortable they are and I'm quite confident they will last as long as I need them to, possibly longer. I only rated these boots at four stars (instead of five) for two reasons: 1. There is not a loop or tab on the back to grab to help pull these boots on when you're in a hurry. This means you are having to grab the flap used to cover the top of the zipper, and risk damaging it. 2. Everytime I pull off these boots my socks are soaked. It doesn't matter if I just finished washing a truck or if I was just sitting in a recliner. My feet don't normally sweat a lot, and I never had this problem with other boots. Not a huge deal in the station, I just change my socks a couple of times a day.

absolutely love these boots. i was skeptical at first but when i received them in the mail after only 5 days I wasn't complaining. these boots are comfortable and rugged with a aggressive new age look to them. they are insulated but breathable at the same time somehow and it blows my mind. been wearing them everyday and haven't found anything wrong with them yet. if i do ill post it

I first decided to buy Rocky station boots because I liked my Rocky hunting boots. Used to buy Magnum boots but one year they decided to go with a smaller zipper that broke within a week. JUNK! I'll never buy Magnum boots again! Now I'm buying my second pair of Rocky station boots after about 3-4 years of heavy use! Definitely get the Xtremium toe, unless you wanna gamble with your toes. I'll be back for another pair in another 3-4 years.