They seem ok but with one obvious design flaw. The cord lock for the elastic that cinches the top is on the side, not the back. This means it’s way harder to adjust to the proper tightness because most of the cord is on one side and the fabric bunches up, and the elastic / cord lock is vulnerable to getting caught on brush etc even if you tuck it in. A higher stitch per inch count would also have been good, like 20% higher, but the bar tacks holding the straps on seem adequate. Another issue, at least to me, is that all of these now open in the front. I bought a pair decades ago, made of heavy cordura, opened in the back and shrugged off anything I put them thru without even noticing.
On the plus side the lace hook is about as solid as it could be and they are tight around my boots, so not much of anything is getting in from the bottom. The straps are well made & if their internal webbing is a good material they should present no problems going forward. One thing I think I like about them is that once you adjust the straps you can leave them like that, you don’t have to redo them each time you put these on. Just put your heel thru so the strap is positioned, do the lace hook & then the Velcro from the bottom up.
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