One of my passions is fly fishing in the summer months, when the weather is hot and the water is warm. There is nothing like fishing in shorts. I tried fishing in tennies. I tried fishing in sandals. I was getting so banged up that I was wearing two pairs of heavy socks to keep my Korkers Metalheads tight enough to use without waders on. It was to the point that I was putting on soccer shin guards! Korkers must have been thinking of me and other guys like me when they introduced the Boxcar model for wet wading. I got a pair that was my regular shoe size and I would only wear a light sock with them. They come with the Korkers exclusive OmniTrax Interchangeable Outsoles, so I used the felts that came with the boots. These were a life changer for me. They are so light, but still rigid enough to give me great footing on slippery rocks. They are made of all waterproof material and dry quickly, and they have integrated drainage ports, and that sure beats two pairs of soaked socks! After my first outing in the Boxcars I left the shin guards at home. It was like wearing tennis shoes, but with the stability and grip of a full blown pair of wading boots. I am very pleased with performance of these wading shoes. The way they are put together I know I will be wearing them for years to come. Thanks Korkers. You have saved me a lot of scrapes and bruises and made my summer time wet wading a lot more fun.