I bought the cabela's light weight boot foot for my boy. He put a hole in them the first day.
I patched them up and never had another problem till he grew out of them.
I have a pair of those in stocking foot that I use for a back up. I've had them forever . They are easily repaired
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"The day after tomorrow is the third day of the rest of your life"
The simpler the outfit, the more skill it takes to manage it, and the more pleasure one gets in his achievements.
--- Horace Kephart