I absolutely love these boots!

The fit is rather flat and snug across the instep and the tops of my toes, fairly roomy side-to-side in the toe box, and quite loose in the heel for me (with my rather narrow-heeled feet). They are very comfortable for me even when standing for several hours, but maybe a bit too loose for lots of walking. If you have a high arch, the fairly flat instep will probably not be too good for you. The footbed feels a lot like a Birkenstock sandal, very firm and stable with bumps in interesting places (no toe ridge, though). The felt uppers are very warm, but so is the rest of the boot - insulated leather. I like the lace-in-back idea: it's different and looks cool, but does take a little bit of getting used to, and you'll probably never tie them as fast as regular instep laces.

I haven't tried these much on ice or snow yet, so I'm not sure if the tread will perform well overall. It doesn't look terribly aggressive, at least. The rather flat and wide outer sole, though, means it feels *really* stable and solid, and the heels make a satisfying little "clunk" sound when walking on pavement or wooden floors, even though the boot is very light in weight.

The leather on these boots is not a "shiny" finish but has a little bit of a soft brushed feel to it - might be kinda scuffable. The fit is very snug across the instep, somewhat snug in the toes and rather loose in the heel (I have fairly narrow heels). Putting these on at first is a bit of a challenge - the opening doesn't "give" much. Once on, they feel great! The footbed is slightly cushy and the sole is somewhat flexible. These boots are VERY warm, too - not subzero warm, but plenty warm enough for wearing around town. Order up a size if you want to wear thicker socks - I normally wear an 8 (between Euro 38.5 and 39.5) and these are very snug while wearing average athletic socks.

I haven't tried these on ice or snow yet, though, so I don't know how the tread will perform there.

Fantastic lightweight but warm slippers. I have a pair of the regular low-cut slippers myself, but I bought these "high-tops" for my husband, and he absolutely loves them! The only thing we had a problem with was the sizing - he wears about an 11.5 wide shoe (narrow heel, but very wide in the forefoot), and the XXL in this slipper was too small. He definitely needed the 3XL. Otherwise, we're both totally happy with these slippers!

I've had my Baffins for over a year now, and am still lovin' 'em. They're warm, lightweight, soft, warm, cozy, warm, squish down to a small size, did I mention warm? They didn't come with care instructions, but I think I'll just toss mine in a cold water wash and tumble dry low, they seem sturdy enough to handle that. My only complaint is the low-cut means my ankles and sometimes my heels catch a draft, but the rest of my feet stay toasty warm. I just bought the "high-top" booty slipper version for my husband, he loves 'em! Oh yeah - the outsoles are definitely not made for outdoors, but for padding around inside, they're cushy-soft-squishy-warm-awesome.