I use them and the waterproof winter boots I bought with my tools. The meteorologist says it's raining or snowing or the weather is bad. This time of year I wear one or the other. I have a lot of shoes etc. I don't need to wear these shoes for anything other than what they are for - rain. And so far they've been great. There have been a few rainy days since I received them and these shoes have performed exactly as advertised. I'm finding it a little hard to believe. I never thought running shoes could work so well. There's nothing worse than wet socks all day. Problem solved.