My son got these in May for a trip we were taking.  He does play outside a lot, but he also has several other pairs of shoes that he wears.  These shoes currently have a hole in the toe area and are missing the red rubber strip around the outside.  I guess they have served their time, just with they held up longer. The rubber in-sole was kinda nice to stay clean, but I think it made my sons feet sweat more, resulting in stinky feet.