Danners are decent mid-tier boots but they don't hold up nearly as well as something on the level of Nick's/White's/Frank's. You'll pay dearly for them but I can't recommend Nick's enough. I wear the Hotshots and hammer them all season during prescribed burning and wildfire projects and in the woods cruising timber and doing pre-sale forestry work.

They're made by one of White's old boot-makers. They're functionally the same boot. The Hotshots had a somewhat thicker sole than their White's counterpart but other than that it's personal preference. For a while White's was using shitty Mexican leather and they were falling apart after 2 or 3 wildland/off-trail field seasons so I switched to Nick's and haven't had the same issues. I prefer the rough-out toe and heel too.