Been wearing these shoes for about 3 weeks now. I like them alot and bought them for the purpose of ventilation. Which they do excellent. I however have been seeing signs of wear at only three weeks. Granted I wear these everyday and I'm in the harsh desert, sandy environment of Iraq.

The tongue on one of the shoes tore at a seam which sole purpose was for cosmetics and looks. So that really didn't bother me, but still a sign of wear. One of the tips wear the bottom sole meets the front of the shoe you can tell is starting to come unbonded. Hardly noticeable but it's definitely starting to come off. Also the Material between the ventilation mesh on the side of one of the shoes is becoming unbonded at parts where the shoe flexes and creases.

I know it sounds like I'm being very critical at small details but only after three weeks of use this is showing signs of wear. I can guarantee by the time my deployment is up these are gonna be trash if they even make it another 5 months or so. The laces are also VERY short so tieing them is a pain and they never seem to keep tight. It's almost impossible to make a double knot to wear they won't come undone. I would not buy these again. I'll stick with Brooks like I should have in the first place and paid the extra money.

I can see these shoes being good for someone that only wears them to run in. I wear them often while walking around the camp and base so the extra miles might be too much in the hot weather out here.