The build quality of the shoe itself might be ok.  They run a bit large for me.<br /><br />The main issue is the new &#34;feature&#34; of a 3/4 insert.  While I didn't mind the fact that the toes had no support, one insert was peeling up from day one and both of them came out the first time the shoes became wet.<br /><br />Without being secured in the shoe, the inserts slide all over the place and are now worthless.  Since the shoes were designed for inserts, they are extremely uncomfortable without them.  Another product where I am forced to fix someone else's design/manufacture flaw.<br /><br />Again, the shoes themselves seem rugged and like they will last a long time.  But what's the point if they are uncomfortable.  Timberland needs to go back to the full length insert.