I work for a lawn service, so I am hard on shoes, my last pair was a Nike Scramble TR II running shoes, they lasted just over a year, which is really good. I saw these and thought they looked pretty good for the money, after reading the reviews, I knew upfront about the sizing issues, I ordered a 13, I take a 12, they were just long enough, but very roomy in the heel, allowing things to fall into the shoe during the day. As for comfort, they are good, on par with the Nike, it's only been a couple of weeks, so it's hard to judge wear, but so far so good.