
- Very comfortable to wear, even on long hikes
- Great traction on wet and rocky terrains
- They give a secure feel to the foot and ankle
- They need a few dry runs to break in
- The leather isn’t that waterproof
- Some seams leaked water inside (probably just in my particular pair)
I got myself these Timberland boots since I read all the good reviews about them. For instance, I read they wouldn’t need a break in period. Actually, they did (it took me a couple of days to get used to them).
There are many features for these boots that make them really good boots and there are also things that I don’t like so much.
I’m going to start with my list of “pros”:
- they feel very comfortable (once they break in, let’s get this out of the way!)
- I feel they give great traction, no matter how slippery or rough my hiking trails get (and…they do get tough quite often)
- these boots are great because I can wear them all year long (in summertime, but through the snow also)
- these boots didn’t give me blisters even after an 8 hour hiking trip. But, as I mentioned, after they broke in… and I didn’t wear these boots the first two days for more than 2 hours, just to be sure!
- the boots do fit well and feel very sturdy on the feet
- they do look kind of cool (and this is difficult to get for a hiking boot)
- the boots go true to size and I wore up to two pairs of thick socks in them
- my feet feel very warm (not sweaty) when wearing these boots
- they are kind of water resistant, not waterproof… I avoid wearing them when it pours out or stand for long in a puddle
- the boots give a nice feeling of security to the foot and ankle
- my plantar fasciitis has not giving me any more problems since I got these boots
- the laces are pretty thick and they don’t get untied that easily (last thing you want to do on a 9 hour hike is stop every 10 minutes to tie up your shoes!)
- I do take these boots at work also (I work in a farm, so I do spend a lot of time in mud, dirt, wet areas) and, when my long shift is over, my feet aren’t killing me (it’s just my back, but that’s another story…)
- my toes don’t feel stubbed when wearing these boots
As I said, there are some things that kind of let me down with these boots (but none of them is a deal breaker, though…)
My „cons” are:
- I would like them to come in prettier color combinations, to be shinier… a little bit more feminine
- the boots do feel stiff at first (remember, two days needed for the break in!)
- the boots are not completely waterproof (it would have been nice and I have to be cautious when it gets too wet around me…)
- the seams below the laces leaked right through to the socks… yep, that’s a bad one, I know
- sometimes they do rub my ankle toe, so comfort is not there 24/7
I do think these boots are great for their price and my wide feet never knew comfort until these boots happened 🙂
One more thing! Since they are made of leather, I think proper care would expand their life span, for sure!
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