25 YEAR OLD SWITCH BOOTS DRY ROT AND FALL OFF. NEW ONES ARE SOFT AND SUPPLE AND GROOVY (REALLY THEY ARE GROOVY IF YOU LOOK AT THEM) AND SO FAR THEY SEEM TO WORK VERY WELL, BUT INSTALLING THEM IS ALWAYS MORE DIFFICULT THAN ANTICIPATED, BUT I GO THROUGHT IT SAFELY. I AM ORDERING MORE FOR MY OTHER BLAZERS AND JIMMYS.