text: The boot originally fit as expected and it felt comfortable. I noticed that this boot doesn't have as much airflow as you would think and the craftsmanship isn't as expected. I bought these boughts years ago when 5.11 was really breaking into the boot business and bought these thinking the quality would be the same. I was wrong! The padding wore out within a few weeks (and that was with alternating with another pair of boots), my feet didn't feel comfortable and instead felt constantly warm, and the craftsmanship is gone. I was wearing these when I landed in a lake. After they dried out, the metal eyelets started popping off. Needless to say, they didn't even last six months before I needed new boots.