My first time ordering shoes online and wearing Merrell. I went on a cruise in Alaska with some hiking planned. The recommendation was shoes that were waterproof, lightweight, and comfortable to wear on trails. My dad has used Merrell before and my brother-in-law swears by them (he stands on his feet most of the day and raves about their support and I believe he's said he won't wear anything else). I've also had a preference for the "mid" sized shoes as they help prevent things like rocks from "jumping" into my shoes. These shoes seemed to fit the recommendations so I bought them.
They worked perfectly and as advertised: I had no problems walking through wet grass, on rocky terrain, or staying on my feet all day. My feet stayed dry, I never really noticed anything I was walking on as my feet felt cushioned, and because they felt cushion, my feet didn't feel achy despite standing for 6+ hours on some days.
One of the hardest things about shoe shopping is everyone seems to have a different sizing. I'm typically a 10.5, but sometimes I've had to use a 10 or 11 so I was worried about ordering online. Honestly, the sizing felt spot on for these shoes. I ordered the 10.5 and they fit me perfectly. It was a snug, but not tight fit. I never felt like my feet were constricted, but I never felt like my shoes would fall off at a moment's notice (or that they would chafe my heels like some shoes I've worn in the past have).
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Get em before Merrell discontinues them like all the other good ones.
*UPDATE*I have had these shoes for 4 months now, and they have held up to serious hikes through shale and rocks, and even through mud and water. Also, they hold up well to horse poop ;)I have had these shoes for a couple months now, and I am really impressed. I treked through mud, high water, and all kinds of dirt so far. My feet stayed dry for the most part. I could feel the cool water through them, but to be fair, it was snowy mountain water. At first, I was thrown off by these 'boots' not having an insole in them, so I put one in myself. DO NOT DO THAT! My feet poured sweat and the shoes were way too tight. Also, at first, they did feel a little loose in the toe, but after about a week or so that feeling went away and they fit perfect. I had a pair of proterra goretex as my last hiking shoes, and I still have the normal proterra's which I included in the pics for comparison. The pics do not show it very well, but the soles are a little wider on the All Out Blaze's. Overall, they are a little more bulky than the proterra shoes. Merrell has stopped making the proterra's and since then put out three different versions of shoes just like them. They all look terrible. I really did not NEED shoes, but I wanted to try these as soon as I saw them because i figured Merrell would discotinue them in 3 months like they do all their other good shoes.Overall, I am impressed. I expected water to get through on the first try. But these shoe boots held up pretty good. I do not expect them to hold up for years, but that's okay. If they had a vent version of these shoes that was not waterproof and still a mid fit, I would have gotten those. If you are worried about your feet stinking, I'd recommend buying something to put in your shoes every night. Nothing you can do about that. However, I will say that it's not that bad. I have already worn them on 90 degree days while hiking and my feet did just fine. You can always expect a little moisture with waterproof shoes, but these are not going to keep your feet drenched in sweat. Check out the pics for reference after a couple months use. I should also state that I have used a boot brush to clean them off a couple times too, and they held up just fine to that as well.
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I would say water resistant at best. Went for a trip to Ecuador in the ...
Reviewed in Canada on December 31, 2017Todd Hastings
Great boot, I'm in between size 11
Reviewed in Canada on May 25, 2017