I bought these shoes looking for a good waterproof work boot for the work I do at the cider press at the farm I work at. At first there was nothing really wrong with the shoes aside from the fit Which was about a half size too big. I started to have really bad issues with the traction on the shoes. I had a couple slips on multiple kinds of wet surfaces included concrete, stone, metal and wood. I had issues with slipping on all of these surfaces. I had two really bad slips where I got pretty big gashes. I fell down some wood steps and slipped on a metal ladder into a metal grinder basin. So these shoes are absolutely not slip resistant at all and it seems like it's more of a rubber compound thing rather than traction pattern issue. My insoles are also both peeling off and shedding foam to my socks after a month and a half of use. The waterproofing was the thing that worked the best on these boots but after 2 months my feet are starting to get wet which is a big deal because I'm constantly working with hoses and wet environments. Overall I was very excited for these boots but unfortunately very let down. These boots would work fine for casual use but are an absolute no for working in.

So stiff they chafe the ankle. Walked 100 yards and my ankles were rubbed through. They also run tighter than the deck boots.

These boots are comfortable, don't think there are made for the saltwater boat things since as the salt stains the leather I'm currently looking for a replacement

The seam on the outside of each boot has vome apart. Would like to get them replaced but the wording in the 1 year warranty sounds lije nothing is covered.