My husband is a Maintenance Supervisor for a local Zoo and we needed boots to keep him warm and dry that could stand up to walking and welding and everything in between and be washable for those pungent situations such as a drain stopped up in the Rhino or Bear barn, Yucko! These boots work very well, so far his feet have stayed warm and dry, and he has welded several days and the slag just bounces off the lower rubber part. He, naturally, is keeping the top neoprene part covered as it would melt easily.

We got the slightly larger size since other reviews say they run small, but I am not convinced that it was necessary. He has an average width foot and had to add another insole to keep them from slipping as they are very roomy. Had he gotten a smaller size the toe length might have been short but the width of the boot might have been closer to right. He walks probably 5-6 miles a day, mostly concrete, and does alot of bending and these boots are very comfortable, even before we added an additional insole. He said if he wore several pairs of socks it might be better but in Texas we don't get cold enough to warrant more than one thick pair. We also bought&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Bogs-Men-s-Classic-High-New-Break-Up-Boot/dp/B000THBJCW/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Bogs Men's Classic High New Break Up Boot</a>&nbsp;and the size and fit was similar and bought&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Bogs-Men-s-Rancher-Black-Boot/dp/B000TH8ZAQ/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Bogs Men's Rancher Black Boot</a>&nbsp;for my boss in the same size with the same looseness as the other styles.

I encourage someone to try these boots, especially if their foot is a larger width or they do not mind wearing more than one pair of socks. The comfort has made up for the looseness in our opinion, plus no more cold feet ever.