I bought these a little over a month ago in anticipation of a trek in the Andes at the end of the summer. They're solid with great quality. But... they trashed my right foot - specifically, pressure on the top of my toes and blisters on the sides. It's very odd, I have an older pair of Merrells that are great but maybe this is a one off. Wore the shoes for 50+ miles to fully suss them out but at about the 5 mile mark on hikes I couldn't wait to get them off for the pain in my toes. Tried different socks (thin/medium/thick), different lacing and knots, and bandaid/taping combos. Nothing helped - again they were comfortable for the 1st 5 miles then the pain began. Have never had this with any other shoe or boot I've owned. I'll use them for running errands but won't ever hike or walk in them. (would have given them 1 star but the left shoe was fine).
Read More
