Let me first start out saying I do not buy anything without first re-searching the iteam, this one was no exception.  I looked at many different name brands and styles unitl I decided on this one because of it's high reviews.  This boot is a very comfortable boot once it breaks in (which took about 2 days)but I will have to agree with the other reviewers when they stated this boot runs small, I ordered a size bigger than normal and it as a good thing I did as my normal size would have never fit.  I gave it four stars as it is not true to size but it is a very comfrotable boot.  Have not taken it on the trail yet but when I do I will come back and review how it performed.