I purchased these boots based on great reviews here and on other websites. Right out of the box, they seemed about the weight I expected- not as heavy as an all leather boot, but not "light". The sole is rigid and not very flexible. Stitching and overall construction appeared solid. Also the nylon trim on color "dark brown" is not tobacco/lighter brown as shown, but shiny olive green.

  Trying them on, they were pretty uncomfortable; tight around the instep, both in height and width, and a little narrow at the toes. Minimal arch support was too far forward and pressed against the ball of my foot. Removing the footbeds bought some room and a good deal of relief... the footbed sides curve up and were trying to roll my feet into a tube. However, ankle support is phenomenal.

They are still just borderline comfortable, I'll have to put some of my own inserts in and see how it goes with some break-in time.

  By the way, holding these sole to sole with another same size hiking boots, the Timerlands are both shorter and narrower. So I'd suggest going a half size bigger if possible. Or getting a different boot altogether... my recommendation is the Hi-Tec 'Altitude IV', probably the most comfortable boot I've ever put on.

***UPDATE 5/14/2012***
Okay I gotta admit these turned out to be decent boots. I threw away the original inserts and replaced them with inexpensive gel ones. It took about 3 miles to work some flex/stretch into the uppers. I still have to keep zero lace tension on the lower half, and after my last 6 mile hike I got red marks where the boots press against my big toe knuckle (but not painful, and no blister or lost skin)... that's with a wicking athletic sock, not a thick boot sock. My feet got sorta tired the last mile. They did very well over treacherous ankle-twisting terrain. So, changed my rating to 3 stars...