The leather is super soft. I would of taking less battery power option if they could have got this down to 99g or less. BUT, as soon as I got them on my feet, I felt very differently. Sturdy enough - but I wouldn’t use it to hang heavy jackets on with it fully extended. Straps flop around. It starts out really good but turns out to be quite a short game. The padded case is nice and fits well in the ammo can I also use to store the inflator (you have to come back to road pressure eventually. I put the strap on the tightest setting and still have a bit of gapping on the sides, which does not bother me enough to return the shoe as I will be wearing thicker socks in the colder months. I bought the 7 medium as my shoe sz is 7 med for street shoes and it fits like a 6. if your hand towels, like mine, are slightly too big it just folds and lays across the unit surface.