It's hard to kill them. I'm glad to see that they're getting a second (third?) life because of their durability - I bought mine on deep discount after the Made in America/logger clothes trend went away around 2011 or 2012 and they were considered to be clown shoes (because of the toe cap) compared to the 1000 Mile and other boots.

They've gotten crazy expensive again - it's a good thing that mine are going on eight years with little signs of needing to be replaced.