I went on vacation to Japan recently and a friend who had gone recently told me that the most important thing was to have comfortable walking shoes. I bought these to replace my old Salomon hiking shoes. I can tell you that these shoes were amazing! I walked an average of five miles a day for a week over all types of terrain and my feet did not get tired or sore. The rest of my body did but I didn't have issues like I had on previous vacations that required a lot of walking.Now that I'm back home, I'm back to my normal routine. I do hiking on trails and then also do sports photography so, I have to be able to move quickly and surely in muddy conditions. They've worked well there too. I've gotten them muddy and wet and I've never felt discomfort. Plus, they look really cool.