comfy outa the box

By James McCalvy Ranked #666 - Men's Hiking Boots October 17, 2008

My wife picked these up for me without me knowing till they showed. I'm a pretty picky shoe buyer and like to try before I buy cuze I have a high instep that doesn't allow me to properly tighten some boots I've tried. And let's face it, if your feet ain't happy then you ain't happy. Anyway I was pleasantly surprised when I tried them on, no problems! Great fit right out of the box. They say you should go a half size bigger for hiking but these are my regular size so I don't think it's necessary with these as I think they might run a little big. The traction is awsome and very aggressive, went backpacking for a weekend over labor day with the fam and the trial went from flat to probly a 45+ degree up hill with switch backs occosionally and they gripped the whole way up. There was also a lot of granite ruble and rocks up there and water and mud and I put them through the paces and they held up just fine. Did I mention that it snowed 4" the night before we had to hike out and back down the mountain? Well it did, I was then thankfull for the little bit of insulation they have, other wise I couldn't tell that they were any warmer than any other non-insulated boot in the warmer weather. They got pretty wet on the way out but my feet stayed dry even even after wading across the couple of streams and hiking through the snow as it was melting. I would recomend that you treat the leather before any serious water abuse as my leather got a little water stained by the end of the trip cuze I forgot to treat before the trip. Otherwise they still look new.
Bottom line. I think these boots are great and would definatly recomend.

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