Had them 2 min out of the box & they broke!

By Gary A. Ranked #963 - Men's Hiking Shoes June 17, 2009

Ordered & rec these great looking boots after reading all the reviews. Opened the box put them on & thought oh yeah this is what I wanted. I cranked them down & walked aroung the house for a few minutes & got readyto take them off & the rachet system broke on one of them!! It is made of cheap plastic & its only as strong as it weakest link. In all the reviews I read not one thing about this problem. I did read about the Wire breaking but not the Rachet system itself. Its in 2 pieces now, I wish I could machine a small one made to last, because I love the fit of this boot. I wish they made it with laces instead. I have now ordered the Hedgehog Mid GTX XCR with laces. I hope it fits as well as this one did. Beware of this product!

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