This is a fantastic hiking shoe with a specially designed profile and a great shoe for this winter when the snow and snow ice starts to cover the ground and makes it possible to slip. They are so well designed and customized that I can't imagine myself without them. They're even good enough to wear with a suit on Sundays. I used to have Hush Puppies and wanted them back, but they cost almost $100 more. I'm so glad I bought them because they seem better built (to me at least).