This was my second pair of these boots, the first pair (same style and size) lasted over a year before getting a small crack in the sole at the ball of my foot, which in Oregon you can't have or youll have constant soggy toes. I loved that pair, so I decided to get the exact same ones again. Well, I got these boots at the first of the year, and 4 months later they have not one but three huge cracks in one foot's sole. They're hardly even broken in! I'm so disappointed, these aren't cheap and they didn't last even 4 full months. Plus, this pair was also noticeably larger than my other pairs.