June 4 people found the following review helpful. Think of them as casual shoes, not boots By Steve Wootton I wore a pair of boots from Rockport Lakota every day for almost five years until he finally collapsed at my feet. I bought another pair of Lakotas, too, but offered no further Rockport. The Northam looks almost exactly the same as my old Lakotas, so I ordered a pair.

The first thing I noticed when I took them out of the box is that they are lightweight, and not in a good way. Each one of my old Lakota weighs about the same as the pair of Northams. The Northams definitely not rock crushers'm used; These are basically thin brown leather shoes fashioned to look like hiking boots.

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Update June 30, 2011:

After using the Northams every day for 8 months + in an office environment, I found them comfortable, but not very durable. Most of the tread in plants has disappeared, and I had a broken shoelace this morning when he was tying his shoes. That could get Northams midsoles and buy new laces, or could opt for another pair of boots. I'll probably just get a new pair of boots and Rockport avoid in the future (what bothers me, because it is used for making shoes that are too large).