My kids don't just splash in a few puddles in their rain boots, they wear them hard. My 10-year-old has had these boots for about a year and a half and has worn them multiple times a week. She does farm chores in them morning and night, plays hard in them, and helps in our family maple syrup operation wearing these out in the woods. For once, she outgrew her boots before they developed cracks! We've had other name-brand boots crack with just a few months of wear. These are still be in good shape to be passed down to little sister. Because they're not lined with anything thick, when she got into the creek with water above her boots or is washed her pigs and dirty water went down inside (yes, that happens), I just rinsed them out and they dried in a reasonable amount of time. They're high enough it hasn't happened too often though. It's nice that the pattern is printed under the clear rubber so the design doesn't fade or scratch. I'll be ordering more.