Boots wear and feel good. Now with the new cord on the HD600 I like them much more than before. I have walked, ran, hiked, mowed my lawn, camped, attended weddings, hunted and even done some moderate ROOFING wearing these for 6 months and they still felt like new the next day. They are wide enough to allow comfort but also fit well and stay on. The shoe is even more gorgeous in person. The extendable arms have metal components making them robust. I love my pair, get a lot of compliments! I got around this by inserting one 2 inch wide rubber washer (between the height adjustment plate and the base) which i used to dampen the wobble and further stabilize the base and it works perfectly now for long exposures. My first day i got fooled as its easy to do ,,, but not easy to do for a long time. Love the design though!