I have open sores always in the same places wearing these shoes without socks. I am going to have to wear socks with them from now on, which defeats the purpose, in my opinion.<br /><br />I am going to fix the fit problem with shoe trees.<br /><br />These shoes are made to take abuse. I do like that. Make sure to wash/clean them throughly after each use. They do have a tendency to retain a strange chemical odor.