I wore these exclusively through a grueling family vacation, hauling children, luggage and my lazy bones in and out of hail, snow, rain and sunshine. These are insanely comfortable and my feet never felt tired and my back didn't ache like it does in other shoes. Not at all what I would have expected to be a walking shoe but they are great and they are a very afforable version of a similar pair I saw on Sundance Catalog that was much more $$$. Totally recommend!