"This is such a cheap shoe. At first I thought it was great. Very warm, kept my feet dry. For the first couple of uses it was great. I've only had these boots for less than 3 months and I noticed today that the top of the shows (the "waterproof part) are all cracked and exposed. Boston has had maybe 7 days this winter when I've needed to wear my boots. That's certainly NOT enough time to become cracked and damaged."