once broke in red wing boots fit me like a glove.....i wear mine 6 days a week 365 a year......work and hunting.....in the shop, snow, rain, mud...you name it..... of course you need to occasionaly oil them. mine are not waterproof ( no gore tex or the like) but will withstand a great deal when oiled mine are the un insulated work boot but are great hunting boots in dry 20 degree plus weather. only lacking area for hunting is the sole....could be a little more aggessive (but they are my work boot anyways).......but when the weather calls for it i throw i on my irish setters i love them....