I own Chippewa lace-ups & Irish Setter zip-ups; not sure they make either model anymore, but both are very comfortable, with the edge probably going to the Irish Setters; the bottoms on the Irish Setters are "running shoe"-ish & I probably wear them 95% of the time. I agree with the earlier comment about the Chippewa's being "for life"; I've had mine 15 years, and they're still going strong (altho they're not waterproof any longer).