Merrell Men's Moab 2 Mid Gtx Hiking Boot

Its too early to tell how comfortable these will be, or how they will hold up. They look good, and seem to have good support. The rear heal cup is kind of deep and supportive, as is the arch. The boot feel planted and has a good balance between support (rigidity) and comfort. I went up half a size because of reviews...and Im not sure I needed to. My left foot is bigger than my right, and the left is perfect... the right is almost perfect. This is pretty normal for me, and I typically have to end up with one shoe fitting a bit tighter or looser than the other. All of the people going up an entire size make me wonder what brands they wear on a regular basis... there is no way I could have worn a whole size up. I wear an 11 in Hokas and most running shoes (asics, adidas, nike) , but a 10.5 in darn near everything else (Clarks, dress shoes, Cushes, Solomons) . I went with an 11 with these. On the first day I realized that despite Goretex being breathable, these made my feet pretty warm when combined with a pair of Smartwool socks. I will have to experiment with some other hiking socks in these. My old Solomons were also Goretex and seemed more breathable. I will update after a bit of summer hiking, walking in town, and days at work. Update: These boots arent all the comfortable. The weird heel cup is very stiff and makes an uncomfortable pressure point near my arch. My old Solomons and Keenans are much more comfortable.

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Was looking to move from a normal boot to something more universal in ability. I generally wear red wings as a semi driver and wanted some more tread and relaxed feel compared to 8in. Leather anti-slip. These have became a go to boot for me from going to the store to working in the yard. They have a great trip on the frozen metal floor of a reefer trailer that gets slick from condensation and humidity. They arent overall warm as its fall already but I could see how during the summer the vented version will be better. It took about 3 days off and on wear to fully break in and now they are almost as comfortable as my red wings.

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Its too early to tell how comfortable these will be, or how they will hold up. They look good, and seem to have good support. The rear heal cup is kind of deep and supportive, as is the arch. The boot feel planted and has a good balance between support (rigidity) and comfort. I went up half a size because of reviews...and Im not sure I needed to. My left foot is bigger than my right, and the left is perfect... the right is almost perfect. This is pretty normal for me, and I typically have to end up with one shoe fitting a bit tighter or looser than the other. All of the people going up an entire size make me wonder what brands they wear on a regular basis... there is no way I could have worn a whole size up. I wear an 11 in Hokas and most running shoes (asics, adidas, nike) , but a 10.5 in darn near everything else (Clarks, dress shoes, Cushes, Solomons) . I went with an 11 with these. On the first day I realized that despite Goretex being breathable, these made my feet pretty warm when combined with a pair of Smartwool socks. I will have to experiment with some other hiking socks in these. My old Solomons were also Goretex and seemed more breathable. I will update after a bit of summer hiking, walking in town, and days at work. Update: These boots arent all the comfortable. The weird heel cup is very stiff and makes an uncomfortable pressure point near my arch. My old Solomons and Keenans are much more comfortable.

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Was looking to move from a normal boot to something more universal in ability. I generally wear red wings as a semi driver and wanted some more tread and relaxed feel compared to 8in. Leather anti-slip. These have became a go to boot for me from going to the store to working in the yard. They have a great trip on the frozen metal floor of a reefer trailer that gets slick from condensation and humidity. They arent overall warm as its fall already but I could see how during the summer the vented version will be better. It took about 3 days off and on wear to fully break in and now they are almost as comfortable as my red wings.

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