At a glance
- Suitable for:
- Recommended use:
- hillwalking, trekking
- Categorization:
- A/B - high-cut walking boots
- Type:
- high ankle
- Main material:
- 100% leather
- Material type:
- leather/synthetic
- Material note:
- contains non-textile parts of animal origin
- Membrane:
- yes
- Fabric properties:
- waterproof, quick-drying
- Closure:
- lacing
- Sole:
- Vibram
- Footbed:
- removable insole
- Extras:
- protective toecap
- Item No.:
- 019-0687
Good price/performance
In the past 2 months I have used this hiking shoes intensively for different summer outdoor activities in the mountains and I'm happy with their waterproof capabilities. The material looks maybe too thin, but it passed the abrasion test so far.
On the other side, I find the sole too soft for more technical approaches when hiking. Then the laces need an extra hitch to not get undone by itself.
L.E.: 6 months later of almost daily wear, the boots are not for good use anymore. The part where the leather joins gets ripped off in the area of the big toe, because of too much bend (and maybe no support for it). This happened for the both boots, not just one.
My conclusion is that the sewing was not done properly and the boots wear out prematurely.
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- Advantages
- Comfortable
- Good grip
- Waterproof
- Lightweight
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- Disadvantages
- soft sole
- Wears out very fast
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- Recommended use
- Leisure
- Beginner