Propet

Cliff Walker Tall Strap

Men's

I am a diabetic and was recently fitted for a pair of Propet shoes and orthopedic insoles. Living up North, I needed a pair of boots. These have excellent grip soles are comfortable and warm. They fit comfortably with my orthodic insoles.

I was so excited at first to have seem to have found a hook n' loop winter capable boot that was 4E+ width in my size for a non-insane price (they tend to run closer to $150-200 instead of $100-ish) that I immediately ordered this as soon as I found it here. Unfortunately the sizing is totally off for this "5E" boot. Its more like a 3E, and I know what those feel like because in the many years I've been buying shoes I've found my 4E size to be difficult to find and so I've struggled to make those work. And boy do they ever NOT work. More specifically they're too narrow from the toe box to almost the middle of my foot. Just walking around the house with them on carpet with socks was enough for them to start to abrade the skin on the front of my foot. And they're squeezing my foot from the sides there, not at all grinding into the front of my toes here BTW, so I know its a width issue. So back they go. Actual construction quality was mediocre. The materials on this shoe aren't all that good either. Particularly on the hook n' loop straps. Which is extra bad because if the hook n' loop part breaks these will just fall off or flop around on your feet uncomfortably. Cushioning was also poor compared to my sneakers (New Balance Fresh Foam 1080v7 and New Balance 860v4) but I expected that, this being a boot and all which I've found to generally have little to no cushioning in general so I wouldn't knock them for that. I had already pre-bought some inserts to put in to address that but my foot won't even fit in the shoe with them on. And they're not some super duper thick orthotics either! Just some store bought el-cheapo foam/gel things that provide little support and just are there for cushioning. Style-wise these are somewhat goofy looking (hook n' loops on boots is always going to stand out some, the black color helps make it less noticeable from across the room or street which is good enough to me) but I don't care about that in the least. I know some do though which is why I knocked it down to 2 stars on style. I'm all about practicality when it comes to shoes for non-fancy type situations. And these would've been everyday walking in winter snow and winter semi-formal office shoes for me. Honestly I would've put up with the mediocre construction and poor materials and taken my chances and just kept them if the boots had fit because its a hassle for me to send them back plus like I said for the price there just isn't much out there when it comes to boots like these. But incorrect width is a show stopper for me.