I love these shoes. They replaced a pair of Salomon shoes that I loved so much that I wore a hole in the sole. Since Salomon no longer makes a shoe that is comfortable for my foot I tried these. I knew the minute I slid my foot into them they were my new shoe. I did wear them around the house for about 4 hours and went up and down the stairs a few times before ultimately deciding. I recently wore them on a five mile hike and they were awesome. I normally wear a 6 but got a 6.5 in these. I always allow more room in hiking shoes.