I had to return these boots due to several reasons.  The most obvious was that they were not new right out the box.  The boots had been pre-owned and in fairly bad shape, specially the odor, and the laces were cut and unraveling.<br />Amazon was outstanding by providing me with a  discount, however after two weeks the performance of the boots was sub par, as they are too hot for very hot, dry environments, and the most annoying thing of these boots was how small and narrow they fit. After 45 minutes of walking in these boots, I was ready to take them off for the rest of the day.  The looks and appearance was possible the best feature of these boots.