its legal if you ' re son of someone <| sep |> Just did it , Thanks for letting me know about that work around . Really appreciate it ! <| sep |> Second the lifting the budget . I got 10 years out of my Meindl Island Pros and probably could have nursed them along for another couple of seasons , but I just replaced them with a brand new pair exactly the same . Can be resoled . They do wide foot options too . The importer has a retailers list but it pays to call ahead . They ' re 600 bucks , but you get what you pay for . Worth every penny . My pair before that were salomons , costing 400 , they lasted me about 16 months , so the price per trip on the Meindls has been much lower . I ' d suggest that mixed upper failure points and you should opt for full leather if possible .