8" Waterproof Boots For Jungle Desert - 208H

I have to admit that when I first received these boots and unpacked them my first thought was, great another cheap item from over seas. The boots look great, but they seemed really thin and cheaply made. The biggest culprit that made me skeptical is the gusset. I have been wearing Iron Rangers for the past 3 yrs and have finally wore out the sole and have to get them redone. In the mean time I needed something to wear for work. The gusset in the Rangers are amazingly constructed, while the gusset in these boots look as if a couple pieces of canvas were just sewed on. The first time I wore these for the whole day I brought a back up pair of boots just in case these boots gave me a blister or fell apart, that was Monday morning. It is now Friday and after a week of wearing these boots for 12 hrs every day, this is my take away.
1. In order to put these on you have to unlace the top half. No big deal
2. Very light
3. Very comfortable, more comfortable then my Iron Rangers.
4. Seems to be very durable I’m in construction so they are getting abused daily and are taking it like a champ.
5. They have pretty decent traction
6. Feet do not get hot, great at moister
wicking.
7. Provides good protection
It’s only been a week that I have been wearing these so durability is going to be a question but so far so good. I would like to have more time with these boots before I can recommend these, but for now I’m extremely happy.

Supremely lightweight, which initially concerned me. But after putting them on, I determined that they will work out just fine. I take a size 10.5/11 womens, and so that would be a size 9 in mens. I usually wear thicker socks with boots, so I always go up a size to accommodate, and so I chose size 10 in these.They feel a tad narrow, but they do fit my wide width feet, and the added length is not cumbersome. The laces are sturdy, and the overall feel is pretty durable. Only time will tell how well these hold up. My main use is for hiking, and I will keep these in my car for my random drives that lead to hikes. I like the added length up the leg that combat style boots offer. The secondary use is for emergency shoes, uh.. "get home shoes", or "bug out shoes". If you know you know. I always have a bag in my car with a few comfort goodies, and some needful items if I found myself having to either abandon the car, or if I suddenly had to take off. Have had this in play since I first started driving in the 90s. These being extra lightweight keeps my bag from being weighed down. Especially good if I dont necessarily need these but want them with me to swap out to.Center arch area is firm. I can try to twist the shoe or bend the shoe, but there is no significant flexibility. This lends to good structure, and really comes down to adding an insert if needed for added comfort.Product description mentions ventilation and drainage. There are what appears to be two holes along the side, similar to what we see in converse, but the holes are solid. I think they need to be poked through in order to be vent/drain holes. I am not sure if I like this. Yet I kind of like that them being closed makes it an optional thing (so long as making them into holes is easy--I havent tried).