@preppingjedi, I don't know what kind of shoes you're looking at from Viktos, but if it is any kind of boot, I've been wearing Danner boots for longer than many on this forum have been alive.
Never disappointed. Some are still made in USA (all were back in the 60s when I started wearing them) but I wear a pair of their lightweight waterproof hunting boots every day that are imported & the pair I've got now are at least 2 years old with no problems.
The other odd thing I notice about the Viktos web site is no reviews. You might try to find other retailer's web sites that sell them & allow for customer reviews.