Customer Reviews SOREL Caribou™

I loved this boot. It seemed to be everything I need in a cold weather snow boot. It is comfortable but the ankle did not fit well and was very stiff. Unfortunately I had to return.

This was a very clunky boot. It feels like wearing a ski boot. I am a size 10, and the boot is huge looking. Returning it.

Huge! Bulky even to me 5'7 tall- with size 8! Returning! Can't walk comfortably.

This is an update having had these shoes for just over a year now. I remembered reading one woman complain that the rubber wasn't as high quality as it used to be -- specifically, that her boots cracked after one winter's wear. Having worn mine for part of the 09-10 season, and the 10-11 season so far, I, too, am noticing this cracking. I'm doing nothing out of the ordinary. I don't leave my boots in warm areas when I come inside. I don't run the sides into sharp surfaces. I don't poke, prod, or otherwise pry apart the rubber toe and sole, and yet both boots have now cracked. The main cracks are in the rubber along the top of the foot, but I'm noticing that rubber is starting to peel away from the side of the sole, too. I'm attempting to use ShoeGoo as a fix since Sorel has a one year warranty, but so far it's not really holding. My recommendation? Mark your one year anniversary and make sure your boots don't need repairs before it hits. I love these things (warm! comfortable! heavy but worth it!) and am really sad that they're not holding together better.

was looking for warm winter boots and I love the look of these. They don't fit my foot very well (too long and wide) and they're h-e-a-v-y. I probably should have returned them, but I kept them and wear with thick socks. They are warm and I like the higher coverage.

Heavier than I'd want in a hiking boot but if it wasn't so wide on my narrow foot, I'd love it for keeping warm in deep snow or on short walks. The Zappos descriptions offered as to size aren't quite accurate for the fit of this boot. I ordered my size and the length was right but it was very wide for me. So It is short for the size length but is wide for the size width.

These are great boots for large amounts of snow. However, if you are looking for something to wear to the mall or store, I would look for something else. These boots are very heavy. After wearing for a few days in a row, my back begins to hurt from lugging around the extra weight. When I have worn them outside in deep amounts of snow, I have stayed dry and warm. The weight of the boot is just very bothersome. My only other complaint, a minor one, is I cannot get the liner to stay in one boot when I take it off. I can live with that, though.

The boots are very warm, but I can barely walk in them because they're so stiff. The soles don't bend!

These boots are huge. They were so big it looked like I had cartoon feet. If you plan on being in a blizzard, buy them. If you plan on wearing them for everyday winter, beware - they are hilariously big. I laughed when I pulled them out of the package. It would take me ten minutes to get up or down one flight of stairs. That's all.

This is my second time ordering a Sorel boot and I haven't had any luck. Sorel runs really big in length and width. I am normally a true size 10 and I have a lot in room in my boot. I wouldn't go down a whole size though because I may want to wear a thick sock. The boot looks like it will do the trick to tackle Chicago winters but I am not sure if it is feminine enough. The style is very bulky and makes my foot look huge. I just got them today and I haven't worn them yet so I may return them. I'm disappointed because I want to like them.

They don't make Sorel boots like they used to. I have an older (4 years) pair of Sorel Caribou boots that are wonderful, but I simply wanted another color. The new pair of Caribous I recently ordered, lasted one day before the neoprene tongue ripped out. I compared the two boots and discovered Sorel does not sew the neoprene into the shaft like they used to. On the older pair, the neoprene had what looks like a basting tape around the edge, the new ones are raw neoprene edges sewn onto wool with a single slip stitch, which does not make a whole lot of sense. I hope this boot was defective, but since I did not receive a response letting me know if it was or not, I am assuming it is otherwise, and therefore, I came to the conclusion, the quality of Sorel boots aren't what they used to be.

I'm 'Sorel' sorry. The boots felt fine when I first tried them on, but once I put them to use, I found that the right boot is actually painful to wear. It is digging into my ankle and is not improved with heavy socks. The left boot is great and has plenty of room for my wide foot and bunion. Wish I would have walked around in them longer in the house first before taking them hiking. I would have returned them and tried a different pair.

Huge!! I was looking for a winter boot that would keep my feet warm and dry in cold winter months and snow. The boot looked fashionable. However, when I received them they were huge and looked more like a man's boot. Good style but huge! And I wear a size 7.

So big - These are very heavy and made my feet look enormous, even though they felt a little short (but wide) inside. It must be all the insulation. I was also told that their bulk may make them difficult to drive in. The Cumberlands have a somewhat daintier appearance and were more comfortable, so I went with those.

Boots look good but run a size small. They are very good looking for utilitarian boots, but they run a size too small and are very heavy in weight, so would not be comfortable to walk long distances.

Not for the big girls! If you are plus size, don't bother.