They cost less than Red Wings, and even some similar boots, all with regular leather. The soles are a real nice non slip type, the quality of the Bison leather is tops. A very good deal for a real good product.
I have looked around at a lot of boots, and there are a lot of cheap quality boots out there ( just like shoes, and jackets even ) that pretend to be a lot more than they are. Just go look for some good quality cowboy boots, or say the Frye boots, the Frye boots run $200.00 on average, and I purchased these for about 33 % less. The Red Wings are nicely made and more expensive and not as unique. So, it is all in the quality of what you want.