Customer Reviews

Nevados Men's V1127 Waterproof Hiking Boot,Medium Brown/Black/Red,14 M

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After a few weeks of light use, I expect these boots to serve well as light day hiking boots. However, the laces they come with are worthless.

I received these boots as a Christmas gift, and I have used them on a few short hikes in the snow and ice. They are very comfortable, they provide excellent traction on bare rock and on snow, and they keep my feet warm and dry in all conditions I have put them through so far.

The only downside is the laces. I noticed the first time I put them on that the laces made an ominous grinding sound as I drew them tight. It didn't get better. Within a week, one lace began to become "delaminated," as the outer layer broke. Soon, the other lace also split open. I replaced them with a good, sturdy pair of sport laces.

The original laces are obviously poorly made, but that might not be the only problem. The grinding sound suggests that perhaps the eyelets have rough edges or burs inside them, and that maybe my replacement laces will also fail sooner than they should.

Time will tell. (I'll update this review in a few months, if I have anything new to report.)

Overall, I would rate these boots at four stars if it weren't for the bad laces and for my fear that they will also destroy good laces. They are actually pretty good boots, for the price.

If you do buy these boots, you _must_ purchase a decent pair of laces with them. Replace the original laces immediately (they're very hard to remove without cutting, once the outer shell has separated), and put them in your backpack as an emergency spare.

These boots require unusually long laces, because the inlet is very wide. Even though they only have six pairs of eyelets (including one pair of hooks), get a pair of laces at least 54 inches long. 48 inch laces simply won't span that wide inlet six times. Try these: Hiking Boot Laces (2) - Mt. Rainier - 60 Inches Brown

**Update, 4/11/2009**
As I feared, these boots continue to be very hard on laces, even very good laces. If you own these, always keep an extra pair of laces in your pack. Depending on how much and how hard you hike, you'll replace the laces every two to four months.

Otherwise, the boots are still good, inexpensive, light-duty hiking boots.

I wear these kinds of boots as my day to day shoe all winter. These felt good and comfortable but after a few weeks the shoelaces started to shred. Then the metal shoelace tieback broke off so I returned them.

These appear to be nice, well made boots. They are not. I purchased these to replace a pair of Nevados that lasted for 6 long years, which exceeded my expectations in any footwear. I was so impressed that I set out to find another pair. Sadly, the quality has suffered in todays incarnation of Nevados. The soles in this style developed cracks after a few months of wear. Needless to say, they are no longer waterproof. It seems like a bad design. Most cracks developed in the areas where diferent colors of sole material meet. It's not the only area where cracking has occurred, but definately a major weak spot. Laces lasted about a month before breaking and falling apart. The old Nevados laces lasted for the entire 6 years I owned them! The newer Nevados are comfortable to wear and do look nice for about the first two weeks. After two months of wear, they looked beat up and much older. I do switch shoes often, so it's not like I wore these exclusively. If you want a pair of hikers for the occasional weekend camping trip, these may suit the task and your budget. If you need a quality pair of hikers, spend a litle more on another brand.

I bought these boots from a brick and mortar store, so Amazon is not to blame for this one.

These boots are absolutely worthless. After a few weeks of daily use, the rubber soles are starting to crack and have more than obvious wear. Anytime they are worn in rain or snow they leak and leave my socks completely soaked. I have not been able to determine if they are leaking from the leather side or the sole, but waterproof they are not. The laces are junk and will not stay laced unless in a double knot. Also, they have this annoying plastic support at the upper rear ankle area which got bent and almost tore my Achilles tendon to shreds from walking.

In conclusion, worst boots I've ever owned and they have effectively turned me off of Nevados products.