Customer Reviews

FiveTen Men's Guide Tennie Hiking Shoe,Khaki,11 M US

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This shoe is hands down the best I have ever owned. Five Ten needs to put this shoe back in the mainstream sales.
It is both comfort and performance in one. You can hike all day long in it(dry or wet) and still use it to climb in. They will stick to just about any surface.
Whatever you are into, if you need all day comfort in the stickiest shoes out there, these are for you. Highly Recomended!

I have a 6+ year old pair of the guide tennies and have really enjoyed them but they are too worn for serious trips so I thought to buy a new pair. After reading the mixed reviews here I was questioning myself but went ahead and bought them anyhow. They do fit a bit more snug than my old pair but once I loosened the strings around the toe area they fit just great. I did 4 seperate, 3 mile warmup hikes with them and they remained comfortable out of the box. This past weekend I used them to approach and climb a 9,400' peak. It was close to 12 miles car to car, 13,000 feet of elevation gain and loss. Snow and wet rock on the mountain, rain on the descent. These shoes had no problems on the wet granite and remained comfortable even soaked from the rain. There has been no delamination of the soles that others have mentioned. Possibly people were climbing in extreme heat when they experienced that. I wholly recommend them.

This is the most comfortable all terrain shoe I've ever worn. I had to buy a second pair.

The soles delaminated on my first long approach to a climb. I have had to re-glue the soles myself 3-4 times. I wrote Five-Ten about the problems I had and never heard back from them. They are very comfortable and the sticky rubber is great for approaches. I just wish they had better construction. I won't buy another pair of these shoes.

The Guide Tennie is advertised as an approach shoe, but it perhaps lacks the rugged construction and cushioning for any long or rugged walking. Its padded leather uppers make it very suitable as a casual shoe for work or play. The tread and toe protection probably make it acceptable for light bouldering and rock hopping. The toe-length lacing makes possible an individualized fit. The Guide Tennie is highly recommended as a casual shoe with light weekend possibilities for all but those with iron feet.

In the picture I think the shoe looks more tan, but the actual shoe is definitely green. Other than that it is a great shoe, very comfortable.

The new cut of the Garmont XCRs no longer fits me (too small) after wearing Garmonts for 20+ years. Had to return those to Amazon. Still miss the Sticky Walkers, though. After much browsing found these instead and ordered a pair.

Zappos recommended ordering 1/2 size larger than normal, so I chose the 13.5 size. Fit is perfect and shoe is really comfortable, PLUS much lighter than the Garmonts. Even though these shoes are not officially waterproof, my socks remained dry after several walks in wet weather/terrain in Sonoma County.

Traction is great in all conditions: wet rocks, concrete, mud, sand, even metal grates.

So far, I've used them for lots of urban strolling and moderate country walks. Going to mtns of central PA next week where they will get a much more thorough workout at World's End, Loyalsock Trail and Rickett's Glen.

I'm a very happy customer.

I like this shoe a lot. I spent five weeks backpacking through European cities wearing only this shoe. But there is one major issue you should know about. It is a stiff approach shoe. This means that if you're not on soft woodland trails it wears on you like stone. There is almost no padding in the footbed. It held up great and continues to be in terrific shape. Best looking shoe of its kind. and I easily waterproofed it. I added a "sports" insole and that did the trick. Great shoe. Could really use much better built in padding. I would def buy it again.