I bought these boots to have something warm to wear to work, since our office building is very old and drafty. While they serve their purpose of keeping me warm, the shaft looks like banana peels being pulled back. I guess if I just stood in them and didn't walk the boots would not flare out as they do. But we all know we cannot get through any day just standing in 1 place and never taking a step. I should have just bitten the bullet and bought the other, more expensive brand. I've only owned them for like 2 months and have worn them about once a week. They look like untied combat boots where the sides and tongue fold out and down. Not impressed whatsoever with the style. I've even thought about getting a giant stapler to keep them more together/secure, but that's pretty lame to do. This will be my 1st and last pair of Bear Paws.

I have been looking for this boot in black at an affordable price for 2 years and finally found it on Amazon. TMI warning. I have bilateral primary lymphedema of the lower extremities translated means I have chronic severe swelling of both of my legs above the ankle and below the calf which makes buying winter boots almost impossible. I found a pair of Bearpaws in a green at a store locally which doesn't match anything I own and green isn't a color I want to wear but I needed a boot that I could get on that would keep me warm and dry and could accomodate the swelling with or without the toggle button fastened. The green pair worked but they've seen better days. I had been looking for them in Black for 2 years but I couldn't afford them until I searched Amazon this year. I didn't even have to think about it I ordered them they've arrived and I'll be ready for whatever winter throws at me this year.