Customer Reviews KEEN Newport H2

15 mo ths later - incredibly comfortable and supportive but sadly the strap came out of the foot bedding. The shoe material itself is solid and shows almost no fraying or discoloration but the adhesives or assembly must not be as tough the components. Expected better given they are not my everyday shoe. Yoi can see they are not " worn out"

the shoe are tight and stiff

Love these Keens, but there was a quality control issue with this particular pair: One shoe slightly shorter than the other, just enough to stub the toes on that foot. Sending back and may order a different pair later.

my husband wanted leather not this material.

Nice shoe but needs to come in wider widths

Good looking sandal with firm arch support. However, the shoe provides a rough ride, not very comfortable. I didn’t return them, thinking they would break in after some wear. They remain very hard and i just can’t make myself wear them. I wish I had returned them, since they remain in the closet.

seemed like pretty nice shoes, but too small. I have been wearing keens for about 10 years though only leather ones. as has been mentioned earlier, the leather may fit better than the plastic ones since there is a little stretch or give, I am not sure as none of the styles I like are available near my size in leather. wish Keen would bring back older style open toe/with heel strap leather like the targee. sad they now have plastic footbed and no heel strap, also seem to be discontinued in the "new" version as well. only one size left of those.

A person would clearly need to order at least a half size larger as this particular model runs small.

Looks like a good shoe but at least a full size small. I couldn't even get my foot in it.

Seems to run small (length wise)

This newer design does not open at the top and is really snug. Our son and cannot put these on himself. Very easy yo slip the ankle strap down and take off the shoe

This shouldn’t be marked as normal width. it was more like narrow width.

I loved the style and the color, I did not like the weight and they were uncomfortable. These sandals were too heavy for me to wear on long walks and my pinky toes rubbed painfully against the straps. I took one long walk (4 miles) on a sandy beach with them, and got a blister in the arch of my right foot. I never wore these sandals again, and returned them shortly thereafter. I instead decided to try to purchase a Vibram FiveFingers product for a lighter shoe and more secure fit.

I'm dedicated to this brand, have owned 6 or 8 pairs of Newport style Keenes through the years. Seems like the quality has gone downhill though. Straps are ripping, glue is failing, with no changes in my hiking or water activity methods at all. I'll buy one more pair as a final test.

I bought these for vacation, to hike along rocky beach paths.

fits perfect. very versatile for travel. difficult to put on. not the most stylish thing in the world.

At least a full size too small. I used your system to calculate size based on my previous NewBalance purchases (size 9.5 - EEE or EEEE). Your system recommended 9.5 in the only width (Med) that exists for this sandal. I oculdn't get my foot into it at all. Bummed. Need it for a vacation soon. Will try again, with larger size. Thanks.

Really hard to get on. Poor design.

My children have grown up wearing Keens, so from the beginning I'll say that I love the Keens brand. My 12yo son has now outgrown the children's sizing, so it was time to move onto the men's section. While we really wanted to love this shoe, unfortunately, my son, who wears a men's size 9 and has a medium width foot, was unable to even get his foot into it. Try as we might, we just couldn't make it go in. There are no straps -- you just loosen up the lacing system and try to slide your foot into it. I don't think that sizing up will solve the problem here because then the shoe will be too large on him once it's on. I'm not sure what it is about the styling of this particular shoe, but for some reason it just doesn't work for my son. Hopefully if we try another style with a different way to get into the shoe, we'll have better luck.

These shoes felt a big snug in the length; however, there was plenty of room in the toe-bed, which is what I was looking for. Unfortunately, I returned these shoes and I am not considering getting a different size. I realized that I didn't have much use for them, since I don't go hiking or on trails down here in Florida (afraid of what I may run into!) lol

Keen’s toe box is more narrow than my previous Newport H2 purchased over 9 years ago. I have worm them in Winter w/wool socks and they are fine. However unless I go a full size up (13 to 14), I think they might be tight in toe box.

My son has pretty thin feet and he hated these because they are so heavy and bulky. They fit him just fine, but he said he felt like he was wearing bricks on his feet. I agree--I can't wear this style Keen either (however, my husband with very thick feet love his Newport H2). Going to have to try something else.