For the money, this is a very good shoe.  It's available in wide sizes, so your feet won't be damaged by shoes that are constructed for small, narrow feet from Asia.  As far as sizing, surprisingly, these size like classic, well-made shoes.  I'm frankly shocked because I swore to myself that I'd never buy another pair of Hi-Tec's again after being burned by poorly designed, poorly constructed, poor fitting shoes a couple of times.  They seemed to have stepped up their game, at least with this shoe.

I use it for fairly rigorous hiking, say 5 to 12 miles without a heavy pack, in the mountains and foothills of Northern California, so they're not being babied.  They offer surprisingly good protection from rocks.  They're also comfortable enough that I don't think you'd need to buy a third party insole.  They are also pretty water resistant, not waterproof as they claim, but for the money I'm not complaining.  This shoe will satisfy your needs for all but the most rigorous hiking, but you're going to invest $250 in your shoes for that, apples and oranges.