Men's All Out Blaze Aero Sport Hiking Water Shoe

Merrell has long been one of my favorite boot brands. When I started browsing for a pair of shoes or boots suited for warm-weather wade fishing, Merrell was one of the first places I checked, and they did not disappoint. -Fit & Wearability: I pair these with a sock liner and quality synthetic socks (check my other reviews), so I sized up half a size and got a perfect fit. On or off trail, wet or dry, these shoes are both comfortable and secure. -Traction & Water Performance: These double as trail shoes and water shoes, and Merrell nailed the traction. Whether on dry trails or slick creek stones, the grip holds up. The low-cut ankle offers great range of motion and keeps them lightweight, though you'll trade off some ankle support compared to full boots. They also drain efficiently and dry quickly while still offering the structure and durability of a proper trail shoe. -Style: They’re nearly identical in appearance to my Moab 2s (which I’ve used and loved for years). I bought these for function, not fashion, but they actually look pretty good too (opinion). Overall, I am very impressed with these hybrid water/trail shoes. If you plan on doing creek crossings, wade fishing, or just need breathable, fast drying footwear for hot weather hikes, these are a fantastic option. I wear these any time I wade or fish for hours at a time, and they have held up to the abuse without getting my feet chewed up or weighing me down, not sure I could ask for better.

I purchased these for a canyoning trip at Kawasan Falls in the Philippines (beautiful and extremely fun trip that I highly recommend) but I found out rather quickly that they were wrong for the intended purpose. First, lets talk about why these are great water shoes. Even Superman has one weakness and mine just happens to be the bottom of my feet, which are very sensitive to pain when I step on things like pointy rocks, Legos, etc. While planning for the trip and watching some videos of those who have gone before, I knew that I would need to plan on having a pair of water shoes that would decrease the potential of pain while walking over stones of varying sizes so after reading the reviews I went with these. The size was true to my standard shoe size, and I was really impressed by the quality of the shoe for the prince (I paid $69.99 for mine, but I see they went up in price recently). The waxy coating on leather gives them a rugged look and solid feel while the neoprene collar keeps your foot nice and snug. The sole on these suckers is hard! I didn't feel any discomfort caused by stepping on stones through the sole during the 2 hour canyoning excursion and would highly recommend these as great shoes for hiking when stream crossings are required. Note the end of my last sentence: "... I would highly recommend these as great shoes for hiking when stream crossings are required" because honestly I wouldn't recommend these for canyoning. In fact, the constant immersion of my feet in water softened my skin and the hardness of the sole gave me two of the worst blisters I have had in my life right on the ball of my feet. Our guide had opted for and even offered us anti-slip diving boots, but we turned them down because we had our own shoes, and hindsight being 20/20 I should have noticed and mimicked the seasoned professional rather than thinking I knew better. The other reason why I regretted my choice is because while the soles were fantastic at gripping the dry portions of our trek as well as protecting my sensitive soles, the hardness of the sole did not help out with the slipperiness of the constantly emerged stones. At times it seemed like I was trying to walk on ice with how often I slipped on the algae coated stones and I'm positive that having a more flexible sole designed for constant immersion would have been much better suited to the canyoning adventure. So in sum, I learned my lesson the hard way but these will still be amazing summer hiking shoes on trails that I know cross streams. With a little breaking in I also anticipate that the soles will be come a little more broken in and increase the grip potential, but I will update this review later if that isn't the case once I get an opportunity to test the theory!

I love, love, LOVE these shoes. This will be my second pair in something like 10 years. The first pair took me for over a month in Tahiti and have been everywhere in between since about 2017. I got them originally because I wanted something hikable that would dry quickly as our trip in Tahiti found us on a boat for 2 weeks. I also wanted them to double as water shoes that would do a little more than sandals to keep rocks and gravel out. After that trip they've been out numerous times camping, fishing, and vacationing in other places and have performed very faithful service as an everyday shoe because of their comfort. I Love these shoes. They're definitely a very good mixture of just the right amount of lots of things for me. For my lifestyle they're like a sport utility shoe. Does lots of things well but nothing perfect. Regardless the trade offs are all more than tolerable and beat the pants off of most shoes I've purchased in the past to do one or two things. -First, they perform as a workable water shoe. They will stay a little wet but I haven't had many problems getting them to dry after about a day in the sun. Even when wet they don't stay soaking or sopping wet for long. -I would very easily trust them for hiking and backpacking for long periods of time. Although, I haven't done much of that with them yet I imagine some waterproof socks and wicking socks would complete the ensemble to make these very comfortable thru trip gear. -The comments about them letting in sand is true. Sand yes, rocks NO! I can tolerate a little sand in my shoes but stepping on gravel or sharp shells can screw up your whole day. They kept the big stuff out and that's what I really cared about. -They're very comfortable and light. Nothing overly supportive or gangly and tough to screw up your natural stride. Going on dayhikes are a dream. -Resilliant. These have been in the washer more than a few times. I must have worn them for thousands of walked miles now and they're holding up well. No delaminated rubber or anything unusual considering the amount of wear. The ONLY reason I'm buying another pair, in fact, is so that I have a reliable/fresher pair to take on longer hikes where I don't want to worry about a failure. In all seriousness, these have outlasted a few pairs of Catepillar steel toe workboots and a number of other pieces of footwear I use less frequently. They've been covered in cement, used to kick or push rocks, walked in for god knows how many steps, survived my disgusting foot smell, been washed and dried more than once and they're still in good shape and look decent enough to wear into town on weekends... Just amazing.

Angenehm zu tragen, schöne Farbgebung, einfache Handhabung der Schnürung. Der fuß bekommt genug Luft. Kleines Manko war der Versand, da der Schuhkarton in einer Plastiktüte verpackt war, war dieser eingedrückt. Die Schuhe waren aber in Ordnung.

Trägt sich sehr gut. Schuh ist sehr leicht. Passform für schlanken Fuss gut. Bei der Größe habe ich wie von anderen Käufern empfohlen eine halbe Größe dazu genommen. Das war auch gut so. Fast wäre ich geneigt eine ganze Nummer größer zu empfehlen. Für mich aber so in Ordnung. Ich habe einen Allrounder gesucht und gefunden.

LAS TENGO HACE 11 AÑOS Y ESTAN COMO NUEVAS, EXCELENTE CALIDAD

Son perfectas estas sandalias. Llevo todo el verano con ellas y de lujo. Tanto para uso diario por ciudad, como para la playa, como para la montaña y el río. No resbalan nada y super cómodas sin calcetines. De talla yo tengo un 43 y en esta marca uso un 43 y un tercio, y perfectas.

Qualità ottima, comodissime, sono al secondo paio dello stesso modello sempre più soddisfatto. Calzata a pianta abbastanza larga, assorbimento urti ottimo. Testate oltre 20 giorni nei parchi americani con lunghe passeggiate anche impegnative, se la cavano su ogni terreno e a fine giornata nessun fastidio ai piedi!