These are pretty much exactly as I imagined a pair of Merrells Would Be. They made nice and breath pretty good, not great but pretty good. The only thing That gets me is there's a bump on the inner side middle Sometimes That gets annoying if you-have flat feet but thats about it. So far the have a nice grip and the ground and, For some reason make me stand Straighter. I dont recommend wearing wool socks with a lighter sock em .. is better. All in all im very happy with my purchase and if you are giving your feet plane Some hell or Even just to walk around in, thesis are the shoes to go with.