I've had these boots for about a year now, and never have I had a less comfortable pair. I simply do not understand all the reviews saying they're the most comfortable boots 😭 I'm so disappointed, because I wanted to love these so much. A year later, and I'm still even trying to make them work for me! I don't know how successful I'll ever end up being... But let me go over the issues I have. I can barely get my foot into these. And I absolutely have the correct size, there's no chance I need to size up. The problem is with the vamp; it's not very high at all. Even with the shoes ALL the way loosened up in the laces, I struggle to get my foot in. My arches are very slightly high, and I do mean slightly, like I'm on the higher side of normal, but not quite fully high arches. That makes my instep maybe the slightest bit higher, but not even that fraction of an amount can be accommodated by this boot. The toe box has developed diagonal creases because of the twisting I need to do to get my foot in. I have to wear my thinnest socks with these, because anything else means I can't get my foot in at all. Speaking of the laces, they were on the short side (so if you have wider calves, these laces will not work for you), but the bigger issues was how much they hurt my fingers. Because I have to loosen them up SO much every time, I also have to tighten them quite a bit, and while the roughness and stiffness of them would definitely help hold them tied, my fingers feel the burn. I ended up swapping them out for both softer and longer laces, which at least made the lacing experience tolerable. The zipper is stiff and does not want to go up smoothly. It frequently gets a little caught on a part of the inner flap near the top, a problem that kept getting worse over time. Because it's so stiff, I really had to hold and pull. Now if the zipper were just regular smooth metal, that wouldn't be as much of a problem, maybe just a bit annoying. But it's not just smooth metal. It's covered in a textured plastic (or maybe hard rubber?) that makes my fingers hurt too. All this just to get the dang things on! If that were all, I'd actually be all right with that. Not happy about it, but acceptable enough to still net a much higher rating. But there's problems once the boots are on as well. Despite the not so tall vamp, I will say that the pressure along my foot's instep is actually not that bad. The problem I have with that is only in the discomfort and difficulty of getting it on, but once my feet are in proper place, it's fine. Maybe a bit more pressure than some other shoes/boots I have, but I've also felt far worse, and it's more than tolerable. (Maybe that would be different with some thicker socks, but alas, I can't even come close to testing that.) This is, unfortunately, about the only positive I have to say here. The tongues are gusseted, which is pretty normal for this kind of boot of course. But that gusset is quite thick. And it sits RIGHT on my ankle bone, crushing into it... hard. Listen, I even got the wide width hoping for a tiny bit of extra breathing room, and I do get that in the toe box area making that all comfy, but NOT in the ankle, so that gusset is quite painful. I can futz around with the tongues though to get them moved off juuuuust enough to not give me pain. But I sure do wish I didn't have to do that every single time! Still, at least I can adjust here. What I can't adjust is the counter (the part on the back of the heel, sometimes called "foxing"). This causes quite a bit of pain to my heel area. It's so stiff, and presses into my heel in all the wrong ways. I keep trying to wear these, hoping that part will soften out just enough to not suck, but so far, no luck. I can only wear them for a few hours before it becomes too much, and forget about wearing these two days in a row for anything. That's why my process of trying to break them in has taken so long - I just can't wear them regularly due to the pain. I tried putting a heel cushion right at the top of the counter, but because there's almost ZERO wiggle room in getting my foot in, 3/4 of the time, I'm ripping the cushion out as my heel slides down into the boot. I haven't been able to test if these will fix the pain problem, because it's so annoying to try to keep the cushions in place while getting my foot in. Perhaps I'll try a thinner cushion, I don't know. Maybe this wouldn't even be an issue if I could wear socks thick enough to be the cushion themselves 🥹 I don't know whose feet these boots are made for, but sadly, it's not mine. They get two stars rather than one because they look great, and I think they would be durable if I could actually wear them with regularity. Such a shame that I can't 😞

I enjoy wearing my Rocky boots. They have always lasted about a year and a half. Great boot!

These Rocky Boots are the only boot that fits my foot right. I order another pair when my soles wear down and they always fit right out of the box, other than a bit stiff they dont need much breaking in and I Love the height of the boot and ankle support and easy on/off side zipper. they also look good when dressed up or for working

Good ankle support, they protect the toes and look nice and very professional once you shine them up. Alittle uncomfortable at first but once you break them in they are great and they last forever. I have been wearing this exact style for the last ten years at least.