Boots arrived on time (next day!) and fit right out of the box. Needed just a little bit of a break in period and after wearing all day for a few days in a row there are a few spots that are rubbing just a bit, but switching to slightly thinner socks will probably take care of that. I am NOT an EMT or paramedic or anything like that, but for daily wear, light hiking through woods (and a creek) etc they are very comfortable. I will say that the laces are too short to use a standard lacing technique; once I switched to a bow tie lacing it works just fine ([...]

I've worn these very frequently since I got them in April; it's now late September and they still look good and feel comfortable. I wear these to work, on the weekends and as part of a costume at a large convention, where I walked literally miles up and down hills, carrying a 40 pound pre-schooler much of the way. My feet didn't start hurting until 2 am. I keep them by my door and with them unzipped I can just step in them with no fuss when I need to head outside to take care of the chickens or bring the garbage cans in, etc.  I would definitely recommend these.