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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best hiking boots I've owned!, August 31, 2009
I just got these, and I'm already sure they are the best hiking boots I've owned.
I've gone through about a dozen pairs in the last 25 years, plus a number of
hiking "shoes", so I do have some experience. It hasn't rained yet, so the one
feature of the Mt. Nevis I remain unsure of is their new waterproof technology,
but the reviews on outdoor web sites have been keen about it.
The boots are very comfortable right out of the box, and sizing seems quite accurate
to me. They have fairly thick soles and heels, plus a strong toe guard so they are
great for hiking on rocky trails. The padding is comfortable, and the uppers are
quite soft as advertised. Best of all, the boots have a good deal of spring to them, so
you feel added power in your stride while you are walking, and this should be quite
useful on longer hikes.
I would say the only thing Hi-Tec didn't get right is the name, I would have called them
something like Propels, because they really make me go. A great hiking boot! (I will make a
short addition as soon as I get to try them in the rain.)
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Poor Construction Under Toe-Piece - Who Needs Waterproofing?, December 2, 2009
I bought the Nevis direct from Hi-Tec, Modesto, CA. I've been a Hi-Tec V-Lite customer (buying [4] pair at a time), since 1985. The Nevis is a mountaineering boot, for people that walk on dirt trails or tromp through mud holes...... or maybe for a landscaper who works in wet grass daily. Fine. But, what about the 50 million other people that don't live anywhere near a real tree? Where did the suburban lite-weight hiking boot go??
The ultimate Sierra(tm) V-Lite was produced in the 90's, with hi-impact plastic, lightweight hardware, the Sierra(tm) weighed in at .95 lbs. per boot (1.95 lbs. per pair).
The waterproofing, and extra rubber, on the new Nevis, porked the boot up to 1.20 lbs. each (2.40 lbs. per pair).
The Nevis was constructed using a toe-to-heel (longitude) clam-shell, vulcanized together, but leaving a "seam-ridge". The seam creates a ridge under the toe piece that strikes your big toe when wearing standard Wig-Wam #625 wool/nylon socks and makes the Nevis uncomfortable to wear. The ridge is not going to wear-in.....ever. I wore my Nevis on a 2 mile walk and had to take them off. I received an RA (return authorization) from Hi-Tech, Modesto and I'm sending them back for credit.
Inside my Nevis box was the email address for the chairman, Frank van Wezel of Hi-Tec, Inc. who invited customers to contact him personally with comments. I sent Mr. van Wezel an email much like the content of this text.
I pleaded with him to re-make a similar Sierra, V-Lite, with a suburban, dirt-shedding, relatively soft, V-Lite rubber sole, so you don't walk down the street with the clomping sound of hard-carbon rubber soles, that shout, "I'm an "official person".... and I'm walking here!!"
I sent that message 3 days ago, explaining the design defect, the need for sensible suburban "slash-ankle cut" Mids and have heard nothing.
So much for "customer input". :)
I hear from many retailers (of hi-end eye wear, and clothing companies), and other retailers of consumer-wear, who feel that the manufacturers of today are not in touch with what the public wants and needs at all. The retailers are forced to buy "pre-pac's" (like a fixed shoe-size run per order) from mfgrs., and get stuck with whatever Hi-Tec and others create and then the retailers are forced to sell the dregs on sale, or when the models tank). How the Nevis ever got past "design quality control" is a good example of a problem that started at Hi-Tec and too many design contributors to one shoe. Too many managers and no one managing the managers.
I'm a retired leak detector, repair plumbing contractor, (H-D®)Knuckle & Panhead manual author, and now full-time gopher rancher, that ain't going anywhere soon.
I'm going to keep monitoring the clothing industry and exposing marketing gaps as a focused consumer.
"Men" do not know what they want in clothes. Mostly, their wives and girlfriends dress them. I know how men should dress, for work and sleep, for the next 20 yrs.
I have a collection of (7) men's clothing articles that no manufacturer EVEN has a clue about.
If you are in the men's shoe and clothing business, whether wholesaler, market-buyer or retailer or consumer, if you want to help me create this (7) piece mens clothing line and market it to Sears® or Penny's®.
I need your help and support now, and have yrs. of established contacts with key manufacturers involved in this prepared (7) piece line.
They are Dickies®, Patagonia®, Hobie®, WearGuard®, Wig-Wam®, FlexFit®, and hopefully Hi-Tec® (since they make the most comfortable Slash-Ankle Mid around.) The mfgrs. will each "job" a single shoe or garment, which will make up the (7) classic pieces.
Vintage Twin®, our label, can dress a man for blue-collar work and put them to bed at night. But as one person, I can't crack the nut on gaining access to anyone in the companies other than "customer service". The USA cotton industry is tightly controlled.
We will consign this (7) piece collection to Amazon.com. and the manufacturers above will "drop ship" to Amazon.com's warehouses on an "as needed" basis (like they do with books).
If you want to HELP save mankind, including police officers, mailmen, delivery drivers, and all "summer wear" industrial clothing customers from the styles their forced to wear today..... then I beseech of you all to contact any of your sales reps from the above mentioned companies and have them email me at: [...]
Thank you, Kirk Perry
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