These boots arrived yesterday on schedule. Today I wore them out in the rain and mud (I live on a farm), after which I gave them a good hosing down to clean off the yuk. Took 'em off - dry socks, dry feet. Good kit. My previous pair of Hi-Tec boots lasted me for 10 or 12 years (can't rember, I bought them so long ago). The soles look almost new (but I do spend most my time walking in mud and slurry), the uppers look old but have not cracked and the seams (stitched or glued) remain intact. I retired them bacause they are wearing out from the INSIDE.