Good boots Overall - a few points

By Jason Ranked #182 - Men's Backpacking Boots November 4, 2009

These are decent quality boots, with many great characteristics. They are well padded, and provide reasonable ankle support. They are not that heavy, and yet filter out stones and other underfoot objects well. Love the toe-cap, should be on the Vasque Summit too. Heel cup JUST deep enough to hold heel well enough, however the heel is a little wide too (less than Lowas), may be problematic for some. A higher volume fit, seem to fit a little longer and wider than true size - the medium fits like an EE compared to many other brands, and leaves lots of toe room. Order your street shoe size - I have a wider, low to medium volume foot, and and measure a 10.5. I ordered an 11 as I find I often need to go a 1/2 size up to accomodate thicker socks and insoles. A mistake, as they were a bit too long - about 2 thick fingers fit behind my ankle when my foot was jammed to the front - and a bit too much volume, even when wearing a good mid-weight and a liner sock while using superfeet orange insoles. Poor arch support, use aftermarket footbed if you need arch support. Overall i'd give them 3.5/5, and would recommend to Vasque that improvements would include a slightly lower volume upper in the medium width - that's why there is a wide fit!

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