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<blockquote data-quote="Moneybox" data-source="post: 678828" data-attributes="member: 3960"><p>After my Keens came apart at the seams I replaced them with another pair that let me down badly. Again they came apart at the seams so I went to Perth in search of something better. I wanted light weight boots because I'm light weight and get tired feet after scrambling over a few kilometres of rocky country. After spending hours in the camping and shoe shops with my ProPointer I came across a nice pair of CAT boots but they had metal islets so I went back and grabbed the Keens. These ones have the rubber flex behind the toes that has cracked up and the sides split again. This time I dropped into the shoe repair booth in Dianella shopping centre and he sowed up both the Keens and Mrs M's the old elastic sided boots. They've lasted through the summer with better stitching but I get dirt coming down through the rubber flex forward of the laces.</p><p></p><p>I've had at least four pair of Keens, the first were very good and robust, the rest have failed long before any decent boot should. Next time I'll definitely be buying something better. Even the soles on the last three have delaminated. My first were like the above photo.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]13386[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I think these were the second ones.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Moneybox, post: 678828, member: 3960"] After my Keens came apart at the seams I replaced them with another pair that let me down badly. Again they came apart at the seams so I went to Perth in search of something better. I wanted light weight boots because I'm light weight and get tired feet after scrambling over a few kilometres of rocky country. After spending hours in the camping and shoe shops with my ProPointer I came across a nice pair of CAT boots but they had metal islets so I went back and grabbed the Keens. These ones have the rubber flex behind the toes that has cracked up and the sides split again. This time I dropped into the shoe repair booth in Dianella shopping centre and he sowed up both the Keens and Mrs M's the old elastic sided boots. They've lasted through the summer with better stitching but I get dirt coming down through the rubber flex forward of the laces. I've had at least four pair of Keens, the first were very good and robust, the rest have failed long before any decent boot should. Next time I'll definitely be buying something better. Even the soles on the last three have delaminated. My first were like the above photo. [ATTACH type="full"]13386[/ATTACH] I think these were the second ones. [/QUOTE]
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