I usually buy wide shoes whenever possible but these boots are a little too roomy in wide.  That is with wearing hiking socks too.  This boot is very well made for the modest bucks I paid on Amazon.  As one of the previous reviewers suggested, I coated the leather with mink oil.  I would also suggest getting a 1/2 size larger than your regular shoe size.  All in all, a good purchase.  Great for hiking all sorts of terrain and crossing shallow streams.