I can't agree more here -- I (ok, don't laugh too much) bought a pair of Evolution boots before I'd heard of TDH, and after I became educated I thought "well, I can still make these work..." But I was wrong! Matthew's point of the difficulty weathering the meshy fabric is absolutely correct; the uneven surface causes the paint to settle in the wells and the texture is obvious even after several weathering layers. They are much lighter than Christian's (MOW) boots, and the side elastic is much too short down the sides. I'll add a pic of mine later, but I've recently received proper MOW boots and the difference is just phenomenal.