I bought these for a trip to Scotland/Ireland that I did back in March (spring), as expected, we had a lot of rain (therefore mud) while we were there. I spent the entire vacation with my feet wet, eventhough the boots were brand new, water found its way through the sole and into my feet. The buckle on the sides is also bad quality, it's impossible to adjust the belt to it so it keeps coming loose. Ended up leaving them in the hotel room in Ireland, didn't bother to bring them back home with me.