Dude, wading shoes are great but until I was 30 I never had a pair, I always used an old pair of sneakers that I bought bigger so I could wear my neoprene waders comfortably. Than I starting buying expensive wading shoes and I always felt it was a waste of money, especially when I forgot them and that I bought either a pair of hiking boots for a few bucks or even better when I found myself buying for less the prie of a burger an awesome pair of sneakers that worked fine on a lot of rivers. SO today when I saw the new Gore Tex Converse Chuck Taylor Utility I said to myself, hmm I like those! And they are much nicer than a lot of ugly wading shoes they are trying to sell us for the bouble of the price!