I could not tell you which walking boot would serve you well these days as I only have two pairs, one of which is probably at least 20 years old.The other pair is about 12 years old .. these..are the oldest and look most beaten about .
Berghouse .OK, they look scruffy, but I was out in them today . When the mud has dried I will give them brush.They have been re soled once by a place in Burnley, Lancs that specialises in repairing and resoling boots for professional mountaineers and mountain guides. . At a cost of about £50.00 it sounds expensive .I let the guys who do the re soleing look at them first , they said I would be hard pressed to find a pair that would equal them, without paying a lot of money so as they were still waterproof and very comfortable after years of use it was a no brainer.The repair shop guy said I had made a good decision.
They get used for fishing, walking the moors, beating etc.They have also been used extensiveley abroad in Italy, Germany , France ,Sweden.
and Spain .
The second pair I bought in 2014 are Brashers, the originals, not made by Berghouse but by the parent company. They are good as well, waterproof, with the proper Brasher sole, not a copy . They are also used regularly .amd are waterproof and comfortable.
As far as modern walking boots are concerned, I would not like a totally man made fibre boot at all, I just do not trust them to last .
Should anybody purchase steel toecap boots , I recently bought another pair of leather slip on ones for use in my workshop, and because they were industrial, there was no VAT to pay, so that was a bonus.
Dave