I don't like the water shoes because the mesh let in dust and dirt and the darn things kept slipping around on my foot. Also, the soles are so thin that I didn't feel comfortable wandering too far from camp (as in pumping water, etc.) I had to walk up a short steep hill (about 20 feet) to get to the outhouse at one camp and I could hardly get up or down the hill in the water shoes because they kept slipping off my foot. Absolutley no lateral support.