I've got Salomon, Asolo, La Sportiva, Scarpa, Salewa, Danner, and some others. I've been through a couple pairs of Salomons and all are decent but the waterproof sucks and the tread is grippy but very soft rubber and it doesn't take too long to be down to nothing. I've had 2 Pairs of Asolo still have both, great tread, great fit, great waterproof but on the higher end of price. All the La Sportiva I have are nice in all categories but they were very stiff to me until they got broke in but I also think its because its a better shoe and this goes with the Salewa as well... I had to really beat these up to get broke in prob the stiffest out of them all but a really nice shoe IMO. I had a cheaper pair of Scarpa cant remember what they were but they were just that cheap. I have a pair of Scarpa Zodiac Plus GTX and its a really nice boot prob one of my favs but Its heavy, and not really a lightweight hiking boot, its not in the same category as the cheaper Scarpa boots/shoes. Love my Danner Skyridge but its not really in the same category its more of a casual boot...