I bought thease boots for 3 reasons... 1 was I needed new boots, 2 There green (Blends into the bushes better than black) and finnaly 3... Thease where the only boots that where in sise 15... Im training to become a seal someday (hopefully) and I also play war games like airsoft and paintball. My first time I put thease boots on I noticed they would give a small Shhh noice (Becuse of the water vents) but thats an easy fix (If you walk heel to toe) you can sneek up on people if you want to. My first time I've used thease on the fild, one the rubber bottems of these boots grab the ground (but dont get stuck in deep mud, or get small rocks stuck in them like my other boots, witch makes noice if you go into bildings)and make a distinctive foot print in the sand... It screams "Hey I bought this boot cuz its todaly specop!" I love how this Is green, It helps me hide better than if I had black boots (Cant tell you how many times I saw/or was caught with black boots while trying to hide... All in all the boots are way better than the price tag says... Not to mention you get a cool Altama shirt! -Cap'N Chickin local wargame finatic