I needed a waterproof barefoot style boot to wear trekking. These are gonna be great once I get the arch support out. That's gonna involve slicing into the insole, as it's not readily removable. Most of the Merrell Glove shoes have removable arch supports/insoles so you can get the real barefoot style shoe experience. Hope they change that in these boots for next year.

Otherwise, they are cute, totally waterproof, and have a good outer sole.