My husband was very disappointed with these, and we returned them after just a month. The soles started wearing out, and he is not doing anything unusual or rigorous with them---he wears them to work, where he is mostly in the office, with some walking on turf. The top of the shoe also had a strange fit, like there was too much material and it buckled. And the shoelace broke very quickly. He has worn the Targhees and Voyageurs for years, which seem to have decreased in quality over the years, but these are far worse.