I needed an all purpose boot. That is, for rain, snow, mud,ice, and anything else. For the price, so far these are getting it done. I live on Cape Cod and you never know what you're going to wake up to. We were told to expect 8 inches of snow, which did not actually happen, but I put them on anyway in the morning, and didn't take them off till 10 at night. True to size, comfortable.