Ok, not to hijack the thread, but i like to read existing info before posting and this thread is close to what i need to know. What about for COMFORT? While i am losing fat weight, i am still very heavy dude at 275. My poor feet are killing me in Keen boots. They used to be comfortable, but i notice issues now and i think i may have wore them out. FYI, i use $60 dollar shoe inserts that are for the way my feet work, I put weight on the outsides of my feet and the balls of my feet, the inserts correct that and help a lot. Sunday I wore a pair of the expensive grade of New Balance, the ones i work out in, at an Apex Defense class and they helped quite a bit. I usually like the ankle support of boots, but comfort is also critical for 8-9 hours of on your feet. Are there any other dense dudes out there who know love their/shoes boots and if so what are they? I would like to get a hiking type shoe and maybe some new light weight low "sneaker" type shoe. I've always been heavy, even when i was in my 20's and a 28 inch waist i weighed 189.