Overall, a good pair of boots; if you're looking for a jungle boot replica in design only just to wear for style or for work, I could hardly recommend a better boot than these -- they're comfortable, easy to get on and off, and quite durable. It doesn't take very long to break in (at least, mine didn't) and overall they feel very nice for replica jungle boots. Very high quality from a producer like Belleville. However, I must warn: Vietnam War reenactors should NOT buy this as a boot to use for that sort of thing, as it is speed laced towards the top. If not for that these would be a wonderful reproduction of the iconic tropical combat boots.

Just about finished breaking these in. So far, I absolutely love them. After doing research on warm weather boots, I learned about US Army jungle boots and figured they were the perfect thing for me. It just so happened to be right about the same time Belleville released these boots.

The build quality is superb. I can tell these are going to last for a very long time. I%u2019ve been walking around in them as my just everyday work/walk/hike daily driver boot in 90 degree weather, and my feet are significantly less sweaty in these than in most boots I%u2019ve tried.

The soles are just flexible enough for kneeing and standing on your tip toes, and yet are nice and solid under your feet when walking. The trade off for this is that there is very little shock absorption, so I ended up putting orthotic insoles in these, ON TOP of the sole which is included, and it ends up being adequately soft, but I wouldn%u2019t say I%u2019m walking on clouds.

I%u2019m a size 10 in everything, so I got these in 10 as well, despite the sizing recommendations to go a size up. They don%u2019t run large, they run average. Even after a whole day of use and feet swelling, they%u2019re snug, but never too tight.

The break in period was a bit rough, but I didn%u2019t make it easy on myself by stacking two insoles on top of one another and by getting a more snug size. I have unusually slender feet and very bony heels, so I went through a whole pack of moleskin while breaking these. But now I don%u2019t want to wear anything else.

On top of all that, despite being a purely %u201Cfunction over form%u201D design, I think they%u2019re timelessly stylish and I%u2019ve gotten a lot of compliments on them. I%u2019m probably going to buy a second pair in green just for outdoor activity, and reserve the black ones for my everyday drivers.

All in all, I%u2019m totally in love with these boots, and appreciate the modern improvements that Belleville have made to the classic design. Definitely a cut above anything you get at a milsurp store Looking forward to many many years of wear.

The boots seem to be great. Great mud traction and comfortable. They are breaking in, but I can feel they are breaking in quickly. 2 days of wearing and they should be good to go. I replaced the shoe laces with paracord, so I don%u2019t know how good of quality the factory ones are. But they don%u2019t come with the stiff ones for speed laces.

Sizing issue:
I bought a pair of these and emailed Belleville about sizing. They sent me a printable sizing guide. So I printed it out and sized my feet with it. And the sizing guide told me I wear a size 12. (I wear size 12 in normal shoes, redwing work boots, etc also) but it said to cut the size back a 1/2 size for warm weather boots. So I did. WAY TOO SMALL I sold the pair to someone I knew that fit them and then ordered a 12w and that is a perfect fit. Frustrating because I would have to eat the shipping cost back to them even though I sized it according to their charts.