1 size smaller and I would recommend to friends/family. But once you wear for a minute or two, the weird feeling disappears. Don’t even think you could lean against it or put a hand on top if you needed to steady yourself it would most certainly fold like a house of cards. It does not slide or glide with ease. They wont be my only pair. If you were to watch the video they show you exactly how flexible the plastic is and yet so many people complained. I still cant haul my kayaks. I live in a small home with no outdoor storage. The sound quality doesnt really matter, because I cant bear wearing them for more than 20 minutes at a time. So I ended up buying him a pair of Colombia boots.