I have bought other brands of sandals for boating, wading & hiking and they have generally lasted 5 YEARS. This was an absolutely despicable Act of intentional false advertising. As mentioned before, tighter grip seeing that its in-earMay survive light rain. No matter what I did - I always had dropouts on the right ear. 3) ????Ive only used it for about 5 minutes. Over all, they are a good house shoe and very comfortable, but I would not wear them out, they look too much like house shoes with the fur lining. This is my personal review I promise! I ordered these for my Wedding. Also, each hook is attached from the back with two phillips screws, rather than merely welded. Fit great, look cute and more importantly, he loves them!