I love this shoe and it should be 5 stars. It looks great and was insanely comfortable on day one. Exactly what I was looking for. However, it absolutely does not breath. Within the first 2 or so hours of wearing the shoe, I could already smell it. This was December in Virginia, so we're talking 45 degrees. They're currently my everyday shoe. Over the last 30 days, I've put just shy of 6 miles on them each day or about 180 miles. I wear them for about 10 hours like any normal shoe. From a smell perspective, this is without question the worst shoe I've ever owned. I wear Darn Tough and Smartwool socks but it doesn't matter. I previously wore Merrell's Freeweel 2 (awesome shoe), Salmon's XA Pro, various Sperry shoes, Garmont, and combat boots all day long. My feet have never smelled anywhere near as bad; like different person with zero hygiene bad. It's only a matter of time before my wife makes me stop wearing them. This is exactly why I deliberately did not buy the Gore-Tex version. Super disappointed.
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