Been using them for a couple of years and I think they are good value for money, I had no budget for winter boots either and these did the trick…almost. Downsides, 2 spring to mind, it may seem obvious, but they are not meant for walking in, so if you jump off to walk a hill on hard ground particularly, the stitching will suffer underneath, second, as there are gaps for heels and cleats they were COLD when putting your foot down in snow, probably the cleat conducting cold though. That said, buy a pair, I’ll buy another pair when these finally fall apart.