text: I saw great reviews and when I received the shoes, I was excited to start hiking.  These are not cheap shoes and I wanted to buy a pair of shoes that would do more than just last as long as my 6 month trip through Southeast Asia.  They were great shoes and I only wore them about 35% or less, of the time on my trip because I was usually in my flip-flops.  Well towards the end of my trip the shoes came to the end of their life span. Seams were opening up, the soles of the shoes began falling apart.  I was very upset because of the reputation these shoes had, because they are nothing special, I just thought that Id have them for a while.  I defiantly wouldn't recommend these shoes and won't buy them again.  I gave them more than one star because I liked them while they were wearable....