Ok, I did a ton of research on these before I bought them. I read all of the issues people were reporting with the boots not being waterproof and frankly I haven't had these issues at all. I wear them rucking around state and national parks near me, and I've worn them through reasonably sized puddles and in rain. Dry feet every time.
I bought these to replace a pair of Puma hikers that I have been wearing for years. They had big shoes to fill and so far they have been wonderful. I will say that they have a longer break-in period than I've had with other shoes, probably taking me regular 1-2 hour wear around the neighborhood for a couple weeks before I could stand multiple mile hikes in them. First attempt was a bust with serious blisters regardless of which socks I wore. Now I'm all set, regardless of sock choices! Just had to stretch them out I guess.
I found the tread to be aggressive enough to handle anything that my Midwest hiking can throw at me. We don't really have scree fields or deep mud where I hike, though loose dirt, slippery/wet rocks, and leaves are all a routine issue. Speaking of rocks, the soles are stiff enough (rock plate?) to not feel every pointy thing on the ground, which I appreciate. Any dirt, mud, etc has cleaned right off of them with no fuss.
After wearing these for a while I think I've decided that new insoles might be in order, but mostly because I'm not in love with the stock inserts even after breaking them in. That is about the only modification I've been pondering.
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