These boots offer good support and don't require a lot of time to break them in. They are attractive despite being just a bit "old style" (all leather rather than looking like an athletic shoe hybrid). My wife says they make my feet look small for my overall size - not freakishly small but they don't look like the Size 12 that they are. They fit my feet well so I suspect most buyers can feel confident to order their normal size.

I have yet to take an off-road hike with them but find them comfortable and not too heavy while walking around town. They are reasonably comfortable but I'd prefer just a bit more cushioning under the ball of the foot.

Two other things which are not major nuisances but which could have been designed a bit better:
1.) The tongue is not quite wide enough - this just makes it a little bit trickier to ensure the tongue is overlapped by both sides of the boot when tying them.
2.) My old Vasque boots had locking eyelets placed low on both sides of the boot at the ankle flex point - kind of like you'll see on figure skates). This makes it easy to have variable tension of the shoe laces - perhaps a bit tighter at the top of the boot (above the ankle) than at the lower part of the boot (over your foot).
These two minor issues make lacing up the boot just right a little trickier than it should be.

Overall, I'm happy with the purchase - good value for the money spent.