How?? They’re practically undestructable!
I suppose it all depends on usage. My issued boots last for about 10 years, because I’m basically wearing them in a slightly austere office environment: whereas my shoes need replacing more regularly due to drill.
I imagine someone who wears their shoes in the office but their boots for walking / AT has a very different experience.
That is about the same with me. When you walk 1000km a year on roads a Vibram sole unit will last about 18 months.
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Seeing about 300 staff and cadets travel to Sandbach on a damp Autumnal very early morning for the RAF WARMA Winter Walk. Great to see lots of happy smiling cadets getting their medals after the walk.
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He has this weird hobby where he likes walking thousands of milea for fun
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Gotta say, my current LOWAs have lasted a lot longer than the pair I had while road marching.
Just going through worn soles.
Quick tally of walking events / RM activity this year I’ve clocked up around 900km per year - and I’m expecting to do similar each forthcoming year…
With that in mind, I actually feel pretty good about how much wear I get out of them.
But… I’ve always put off getting them resoled - despite the environmental benefits…
Keeping an eye out on Fleabay, I can “usually” pick up a brand new pair in my size for only about £80/90.
When the cost to just re-sole them is £75 plus postage each way - there’s little financial benefit.
Brand new Altbergs are pretty amazing, straight out the box - and need very little if any breaking in, compared with the old high leg DMS boots we had when I was a cadet.
So close to “I would walk 500 miles - and I would walk 500 more…”
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I always get my boots resoled at least once and the heals more. Local cobblers used to have Vibrams in stock but the new owner does not have them so i buy them off ebay. Costs about £60 all in.
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…just to be the man to walk so far his boots both fall apar-ar-art.
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I think we had 10 cadets attending - they were presented on the pitch before the game (which they got to watch), & Cambridge won 3 : 0. 
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Came home this weekend from 9 days away on cadet duty.
Let the wife know i was coming home an hour or two earlier than planned. She turned off the ring doorbell so it wouldnt go off when i got home.
I crept onto the house, and was spotted… then spend 5 minutes being strangled by my kids as they gave the biggest hugs they could.
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My A319 to Cologne tonight has a whole 15 people on it and departed 15mins early