These were my first pair of climbing shoes and I have no complaints. Laces are more of a pain to take on/off than straps, but you have more choice as to how tight you want them. For example, my foot is a bit wide so I leave the bottom half a bit looser than the top half of the laces.

I don't use them much, but they are starting to show some wear on the tip of one of the toes, but all shoes eventually do. I give them a SOLID 4 stars.

I got these in 54mm and have no complaints. I've had them about a month and see no flatspots, but I don't powerslide excessively and can't bluntslide (yet...). They do dirty up pretty quickly if you skate street so if you don't like that I would stay away.

I gave them 4 stars because I reserve 5 stars for incredible products.

I didn't buy these through DogFunk.

I got these ones (http://emerica.com/shoes/hsu-12/grey/), and the material is different from those offered on DogFunk. It's more of a canvas-like material that showed wear within an hour of using. I'm a bigger guy, so as a result probably kick/drag my feet harder on the griptape, so that may be a factor here, but I was not very satisfied with the durability of these shoes. Maybe if I had some Shoe Goo and started patching the holes when they were still small this wouldn't have been an issue. Oh well, we learn new things everyday.

They are really comfortable though, and provide great ankle support without being too bulky, so for that reason I have to give them 4 stars.

Seriously. I'm 190 lbs, so most decks feel kind of flexy underfoot, this one included, but it pops like a mother.

EDIT: I've had this deck for a few weeks now, skated it pretty hard, and it is wearing pretty quickly. This is my first deck since starting skating again, so I have nothing to compare it to, so I'll edit this review again when I know more. I would still definitely recommend this.

Just like they've always been made: indestructible. A bit heavier than the competition, but if you have the extra leg power defintely worth it in my opinion. The speed and nature of how they flip is great too.

I liked the idea of having padded shorts to protect again stupid hip bruising etc from skiing east coast snow and doing rails, so I picked these up.

I am 6', 185 lbs with very large quads (34x34 pants0 and these fit well around the waist but still have some room around the legs, so you may want to go a size smaller than you usually do.

The padding itself leaves something to be desired. After a few crashes it certainly mitigates some of the impact and may have prevented some bruises, but falling isn't painless :(

Great bag. Functional, simple, and looks durable. Rolly wheels are legit (and replaceable!)

Just got this yesterday so I can't speak about it's durability, but this hoody is COMFY! It's a heavyweight material w/ some sort of insulation in it that makes it very warm/windproof for this type of garment. The cuffs are nice and thick, great for using it in action, and it has a double zipper on it, same as many ski/snowboard jackets. The hood fits my head really well, not all baggy like most other hoodys'.

I usually wear a large (ski jackets, t shirts etc) but ordered the XL bc I heard people had sizing issues (and it was the only size left in the blue color), and it fits me like a large, so I could recommend ordering one size up from whatever your target size is.