Men's Tactical Research Chrome TR998Z WP 8" Waterproof Tactical Boots with Zipper - Composite Safety Toe, BBP Membrane & StreetNav Traction Outsole | Ideal for Military, Law Enforcement, Hiking & Outdoor Work

2017 Update... Well these were fairly waterproof as I had hoped so yeah Still a 5 star boot! But unfortunately, they finally gave up the ghost. The upper separated from the sole on the left boot right where it creases at the toe when I kneel. Overall though they lasted WAYYY longer than I had anticipated and I really did beat on these boots. Bought them in February 2015 and I tossed them in March of 2017 so not a bad run for these boots! I will buy another pair.Great boots! They were a little painful the first few days but once that break in period was over, awesome! They are comfortable all day. I work in a correctional setting and I am on my feet all day on concrete, No more fatigue with these boots than I have had with any other. These are comfortable to run in too as that is an unfortunate necessity for my boots, I need to be able to run in them, No problem here.Another plus with these boots is that they are Security friendly. I must pass through a body scanner daily to enter work and remove any object that alarms. Most boots set the scanner off. these ones breeze right through, especially nice when its raining and you do not have to remove your boots and walk through nasty sloppy goop in your socks! Thank You! One surprise when I laced these up for the first time was the laces themselves, they used Para-Cord for laces! Nice touch there! Saved me the time of having to do it.Overall these Bellevillle boots appear top notch They polish up well, are comfortable, and look good. My only two potential unknowns would be durability and the waterproofing. Initial durability is great, fit and finish look like quality and care went into these boots. However, I have only had them for a short time and in my line of work I only get about 10 months of good use out of a pair of Duty boots, for the price I had better see at least that.. We will see. Finlay, the waterproofing, I am suspicious of their ability to keep my feet dry in wet conditions for an extend period. After wearing these boots to a supplemental training which required running and crawling around in the mud on an outdoor firearms course in the rain. I decided the best way to clean these up was to hose them off in the shower with the handheld sprayer (much to the disappointment of the wife BTW). The boots came clean in no time and afterwards buffed back to a decent luster with a terrycloth towel. A fine days work in the bag and ready for duty in the morning, well not so fast! I placed one boot on in the morning and realized immediately that it was soaked through from last nights washing the other one was as well. Somehow I had not noticed when I had wiped them down the night before that the boots were dripping wet inside. I am hoping that I somehow sprayed a bunch of water into the boots when cleaning them and did not soak the water up, (I doubt this as I do this often with other footwear and have not had this issue in the past). Though I have not yet tested the boots in standing water since, so here is to hoping I do not have soggy feet all day in the near future...If these boots end up being a sponge I will return and edit this review but if not... 5 star boots for sure.