I've had a pair of Altberg Warrior boots for a while - the UK standard issue military ones. They are really good but the wide version wasn't quite wide enough for my square feet. I really like the ankle support though.

I've been thinking about getting a pair of the extra wide ones but they are expensive and they insist on a factory visit to get the size right.

I don't remember doing it but a while ago an eBay alert popped up telling me there was a listing for a 10XW pair of boots from some sort of house clearance place. They looked okay in the picture so I took a chance with a low offer. Once I cleaned the dust off them I'm not sure they've ever been worn - barely a crease in the leather.

They're really good. Mine seem to be an older model that doesn't have the rand around the edge - they look just like this:



Mainly they get used for walking the dog and dry feet on cool mornings is nice. Took them on a hike with family last week and they were great - I felt like Legolas when they were all scrambling along on hands and knees and I was ambling down beside them fully vertical - they have great grip and the stiff sole is really good on rocky stuff.

I'm putting a lot of wear on them but the factory can resole them so I should get a few years out of them. Tempted to get the XW military ones in the future too - the higher ankle was great a few months ago when the ground was wet.