I've worn these boots for about two weeks now and I really like them. However they are task specific. Don't get these if you work on gravel a lot. For example: my winter boots are a pair of redwing loggers and I could probably walk over a bed of spikes you often times see those Indian guys lying on in bad movies and not feel anything. You feel medium sized pebbles and rocks with these. However I can't wear lined logger boots when it's 100 degrees outside so I wear these. What they are: very light, think the wieght of a tennis shoe in a boot. Sound good?  It did to me. They are extremely soft and comfortable. They won't jam up your toes going down steep grades either. Why buy boots that smash your toes up against hard leather?  It's pretty much all about the sole. The rectangle indents give good traction but I have noticed they can be slippery on smooth concrete and newly painted curbs. So great for casual but they are a very light boot if you're looking for work boots. Standing on concrete all day? Awesome for that. Working on gravel over concrete or a hard surface. No good. It's gonna feel like someone hit your foot all day with a small hammer at the end of said day. I recommend buying several pairs of boots for each task. Why try to dump all the tasks on one boot?  You can never have enough boots.