I honestly loved these boots for the 16 months they lasted. I was hoping to get at least 2 years out of them but they finally failed the other day when the heel of the inner lining of the boot separated from the rest of the boot (see pictures). I actually had to get someone to help me pull my foot out of the boot because it was stuck in there after I felt the heel of the liner tear.  I got these boots on sale for $58.50, which translates to $3.66 per month, which was totally worth it.  The bottom leather/ rubber part is waterproof, however the top fabric part is not waterproof, so I recommend only wearing these in the snow/ puddles if I was also wearing snow pants or gaiters to keep water away from the fabric portions of the boots. I put these things through the wringer and I made 2 modifications: (1) I switched out the laces for paracord, and (2) I added ugg sheepskin liners to the bottoms.  I do not know if my adding the sheepskin liners contributed to the heel of the boot liner ultimately failing or not.  Until that happened though, I did love these boots.  The only other portion of the boot that was really showing wear was the leather portion on the top of the toe (see pictures).  Sorel used to be my favorite brand of snow boots, but unfortunately I had to give up on Sorel as a brand several years ago when their quality (specifically waterproof features) went down.  I am not willing to give up on Pajar yet, but this time I am going to try the Pajar Women's Greenland boot - which looks more durable than the Grip Boot.  Also, the traction on the bottom of the Greenland boot looks much more substantial than the Grip boot. I would have given these Pajar Grip boots 5 stars had they lasted a full 2 years. For the $58.50 sale price, these were totally worth it, but I wouldn't recommend spending more than $100 on these.