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<blockquote data-quote="Buckrun" data-source="post: 38410" data-attributes="member: 51">I bought a pair of Oneil's a couple of years ago for a big trip. They lasted that one week and were toast! I took no major soil samples, just a couple of low speed dirt naps, but the leather on the boots ripped and and the seams were coming apart.&nbsp; JMO: Avoid cheap boots.&nbsp; I'd spend the money on a good quality used pair than a cheap new pair. The kid's gonna grow out of them in a year anyway. You can resell a good quality used pair on Ebay for close to what you got them for (used), while a used cheap pair won't sell.Side note: My friends kids are growing like crazy and like to ski. Buying a new pair of boots every year is expensive as hell. There are stores that specialize in selling used sporting gear. Typically, they have lots of kids and junior stuff that is in great shape and cents on the $.&nbsp; They trade in last year's size for this years size, plus a couple of bucks, and the kid has boots that fit.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Buckrun, post: 38410, member: 51"] I bought a pair of Oneil's a couple of years ago for a big trip. They lasted that one week and were toast! I took no major soil samples, just a couple of low speed dirt naps, but the leather on the boots ripped and and the seams were coming apart. JMO: Avoid cheap boots. I'd spend the money on a good quality used pair than a cheap new pair. The kid's gonna grow out of them in a year anyway. You can resell a good quality used pair on Ebay for close to what you got them for (used), while a used cheap pair won't sell. Side note: My friends kids are growing like crazy and like to ski. Buying a new pair of boots every year is expensive as hell. There are stores that specialize in selling used sporting gear. Typically, they have lots of kids and junior stuff that is in great shape and cents on the $. They trade in last year's size for this years size, plus a couple of bucks, and the kid has boots that fit. [/QUOTE]

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