Let me start off by saying that I usually tend to have to a lot of extra money on my shoes because I have to order wide width shoes. I have always been leery of ordering shoes online. Especially since its difficult to touch, see and try on the shoe before buying them. Luckily Amazon's return policy is really great so that's not a big deal. This boot is my third purchase from Amazon and the first time I have ever tried a pair of Timberland boots that were actually comfortable and the first time I have seen them in a wide width. The boots themselves are great. From the first time I tried them on they were as comfortable as some of my athletic shoes. From the get go they had a great broken in feel of a great pair of old comfortable shoes from the get go. They have just enough give to make them just right but not so much that the shoe feels loose on your feet. they sole grips perfectly so far and I have not slipped on any of the surfaces that shoes normally slip on (wet marble, loose sand etc.) unfortunately in south Florida I cannot test how these shoes are on ice but I can tell you that for sure the water proofing works as in the rain yesterday had to walk through several puddles and the water on the outside of the shoe just simply beaded off and my feet never got wet. Awesome shoe I would recommend to anyone. I plan on ordering a lighter brown version of these shoes soon. Thanks Amazon.