text: Read a lot of reviews that mention to go a 1/2 size larger than you normally buy in shoes. I suppose that advice isn't always accurate. Mine were just a tad large. No worries though (I kept the shoe instead of returning for a smaller size). So far the shoe has been great. After wearing them a bit, I figured that if I were to go with the normal size I usually go with, and were to ever wear thick socks with it, it would be too small. This is the reason I haven't bothered returning the product. 2 months later, of non-stop normal wear, and I'm pretty impressed with it. I've taken them on light hikes here and there and the shoes have held up remarkably well. I do want to mention that the traction isn't meant for wet slippery rocks (most hiking shoes/boots aren't anyway), but regardless of that fact, they did a somewhat decent job in that environment.  It does get a 'little' warm, but nothing I couldn't handle, as the breathability of the shoe was good. It wasn't awesome. It wasn't poor. It was just... good. If the breathability was a little better, I would probably give it 5 stars.