First these boots are "old school cool". They have an older hiking boot design that will appeal to you right away. They look like serious boots that are well made and make you feel good having them on.

So what is the problem. There are a basically three. First the insoles are made into the boot. I am used to having removable ones that will allow you to customize the boot to your feel. Danner makes excellent insoles they call fatigue fighters that are the best I have worn, and I would like to have those in these boots. The insole just does not provide enough cushion. This creates some discomfort toward the end of the day when you are wearing them in a non-hiking environment. Hiking is OK because dirt is softer than asphalt, but you don't wear even hiking boots just in the woods.

Second the part where you lace them up (don't know the cobbler name) will bump together before they are tight enough for me. There should be a little more space so you could get the boot on tighter and not have the leather tongue bunch up especially at the top where the eyelets are.

Which brings up the third; the eyelets at the top are too small so you have to maintain tension on the laces to keep them in the eyelets until you can get them tied.

The boots have very good leather, an excellent stable sole platform, and in my opinion super looks. Also the Gore-Tex works like it should and water-proofing is very good so far however I can't tell if the bootie extends under the made in in-sole cushion and if the integrity will maintain over time. Danner has been making boots for a long time so you hope it is and would. If Danner had done a couple of things different these would have been 5 star plus.