Irish Setter

Best shoe I ever owned, but a little heavy. Took a long time to break in. But after that it lasted 3 1/2 years.

My only complaint is that the insoles are hard, and to get any standing comfort, I needed to replace them. The boot itself is well made, but the foot comfort is poor at best.

Decent boot but STIFF even after months of wear. Recommend you choose another brand

Not a true size

I first bought the 9.5 which felt small and tight. I returned for them for a 10 wide. They are comfortable and surprising light.

These boots are the bees knees i tell you. I was a little bit unsure when i first tried them on because they do feel very tight and stiff. But they break in niceley. They felt especially tight around my heel but after two weeks in them they are like Cadillacs. Snow, mud, water, muddy snow, watery mud. 50° or -20° they are warm. I would highly recomend them. Just to add, im a heavy equipment mechanic that works in the field. I cant speak for their longevity, but at this point in my career i can say that no boot manufacturer can make a set of boots that will last more than 2 years in this trade. Ive tried them all. A lot is personal preference but its mostly price vs. longevity for me nowdays. Forget the 400 dollar boots get a new pair every 2 years and call it macaroni. Would habe given 5 stars on the comphort had they been comphy out of the box.

These are so narrow! I usually wear a size 7W, so he length was perfect. But the whole shoe, from front of the heel to toe was very narrow. Great quality, though. Why the heck doesn't a company like this offer Wide widths?!!

I recently ordered this pair of boots for a week long mountain lion hunt in the Rocky Mountains. Upon initially putting the boots on I noticed the insole felt well made and had exceptional cushion. The boot does run a tad narrow as compared to Danners which run a little wide (IMO). I also noticed the left boot seemed to have a little bit different feeling arch support; it almost felt as if the insole was trying to crinkle up under my sock. This was somewhat annoying but I got over it. Overall performance of the boot was decent, but not great. The sole design has adequate grip for normal hunting activities, however due to the placement of the cleat on the front portion of the boot I experienced significant slippage while attempting to scale steep grades. The boots would have much better grip if the positioning of the cleat were designed closer to the front of the toe area. Another issue I had with the boot was noticeable slippage in the heel area. I didn’t have any blistering, but after scaling numerous hillsides my heels were killing me by the end of the day. Overall this boot is a decent, and I feel like given the price point of $250 this boot is a solid choice. Hindsight 20/20 I wish I would’ve spent a little more and purchased the Danner Canadians or the Kenetrek mountain extremes. Once again, these boots are decent and they would work great for more casual hunting (ie.upland hunting, or hunting where you are not having to scale mountain ranges).

Nice looking shoe but the toe box was narrow for me and was not comfortable.

I have a mixed revew.. I think these shoes are fantasticaly rugged, comfortable, fit my EEEE perfectly, and look good. I have two complaints: 1) The shoelaces broke IMMEDIATELY! this isnt acceptable in a $170 shoe 2) the shoe is terrible on Ice in the cold. I think the material they use for the sole gets harder in cold temps and it grips worse the colder it gets.

I had so many compliments about the boot’s color and style. I love how comfortable, warm and waterproof it is. It’s great for my 10.5 W(EE) feet.

As a general rule....any boot with a waterproof membrane element should be ordered 1/2 size larger. That is the case with these boots as well. Otherwise quality is as represented and should be easy to have re-soled when needed.

Great boot - very comfortable and sharp looking just ran small

Great Boot - Really comfortable just runs small

I have the uninsulated VaprTrek’s and Love them. They are the most comfortable boots that I have owned and great for lots of walking for bird hunting. I bought these for hunting waterfowl in dry field layout blinds. They are very big and bulky but I was shocked at the comfort and how light weight they are. The primaloft insulation adds warmth without weight. My feet aren’t super wide but I ordered wide bc it’s good to have some airspace around your feet in cold weather. I wore a fairly thin pair of merino wool socks and was comfortable but I was surprised that they didn’t fit a bit wider. A thicker sock would’ve probably been uncomfortable. However, my feet never got cold and walking around a lot setting decoys and Long walks to the truck were surprisingly comfortable. Highly recommend but def order wide if you are on the fence.

Tight fit

I wear 10.5 W( aka EE or 2E). This show looked very nice out the box, but is lighter than the picture in the product description, which was a positive thing for me. The width is perfect and the boots are very comfortable and warm. I had several compliments from various friends and family so its style is noticeable. I highly recommend it.

Just tried them on and could tell that they was already to tight and needed to exchange.

I work in sales for a company that distributes construction and industrial supplies, so I need a safety toe boot in some of the factories that I sell to. These boots are great for all day wear.....I walk a lot throughout the day too. There was a very short break-in period. I normally wear 11.5 in all other shoes, but ended up with a 10.5 in these. Possibly the most comfortable shoes I've ever owned. Great style, not too heavy. If I have to be critical, the laces untie easily-double knot them. Great boots-worth the money!

Fit great, felt great to wear. MAJOR problem though, the rubber/paint or whatever started to peel off of the mesh within a couple of days. I should have returned them then, but I needed shoes to work in. They continued to rapidly fall apart. Within 2 months they had holes on the sides of the toe boxes. At 3 months they were unusable. I absolutely loved the Borderland Chukka from Irish Setter, too bad these didn't live up to their price tag or even a quarter of it. Terrible shoe.