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As Cric hinted at, the key to picking out boots is that they should fit you just as a pair of running shoes should.
So it doesn't seem I talking out of my fifth point of contact...As a disclaimer, my undergrad degree is in Outdoor Leadership, I have 3 years of retail experience in an outfitter shop, and have been leading/outfitting others for a number of years in addition to my own personal trips...
When you walk into a shop or order some boots, you need to think about the size of your fit. Lots of people make a good boot that will last awhile. You need to think about your foot...is it wide, narrow, low volume, high volume?
The Asolos mentioned by Cric are Italian. I love them myself. I have the older model of the boot he is suggesting. They are great, but my foot has a rather narrow heel.
Garmont, OTOH, is an American boot and uses a more "American" last, i.e. its wider both in the toe and heel.
Just some things to think about...boots and shoes are not something to buy solely based on another's experience. You really should get a good fitting in multiple brands/styles and then decide from there.
My .02
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For Americans war is almost all of the time a nuisance, and military skill is a luxury like Mah-Jongg. But when the issue is brought home to them, war becomes as important, for the necessary period, as business or sport. And it is hard to decide which is likely to be the more ominous for the [terrorists] -- an American decision that this is sport, or that it is business.
-D. W. Brogan, The American Character
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