jdrocks wrote on Sep 25^th, 2008 at 8:31pm:

bumped this old portage boot thread... i sent back my second pair of NRS Storm boots. i really like these boots, but they simply will not hold together. the NRS guy that handles this account said they seem to be having QC problems on the manufacturing end and are not going to offer them again until it's corrected. too bad, this was by far the best wet footer portage boot out there. NRS stands by their gear warranty, and issued a full refund.

Geez, this has got to be a "hit or miss" thing.  I am notoriously rough on footwear & have put my NRS Storm Boots through horrors.  They've held up fine for 2-3 years.  One thing I've done that might be helping is treating them fairly regularly with ArmorAll & other protectants.  

I hope they get a handle on their manufacturing quality issues.  I really like the boots & they would be 1st choice in the future... unless I hear more of these reports!

Jimbo   8-)