Ok, yes: they are clunky, a tad smaller than true-to-size, and not the cutest shoe known to humankind -- but when you need something to keep your toes warm and dry - and have a tread? You can't beat these.

Keens are probably most well-known for their outdoor sneaker-like sandal (following their "hybrid life" philosphy) that incorporates the open-air design of a sandal whilst protecting the toes, but their forays into other types of shoes keep them vibrant.

Rcently, I realised I had shoes to keep me warm, and shoes to keep my dry, and shoes with tread - but nothing that met all the needs at once. And let's face it: it's well-near impossible to wear three shoes at once! *laugh* I can add wool socks and layers under my galoshes, but it's not ideal. So when I happened on the Keen Baileys, I couldn't help but be excited!

And so far, they have performed admirably in cold, wet weather; even slogging through a very soggy, muddy, cold yard after days of chilly rain couldn't get my toes chilled! Keen gets high marks on these.