>>2333701yes, its a cazzie oriented trend catering to people who never step off firm clean trails and thus have no need for proper leather boots. It also lets these companies get away with selling you a new pair at much lower life-cycles because ruining a pair in 2-3 years is 'normal'.
It sucks because it makes good leather boots a boutique item, driving their prices up to retarded levels.
So now you're stuck between paying $300 for shitty goretex fabric boots with 0 durability or paying $500 for mountaineering boots.
I exaggerate of course, you can still find full grain leather boots at reasonable prices, but its a lot more tricky to pick good quality since they're no longer the focus for mainstream brands.
