Customer Reviews KEEN Newport H2 Sandal

I like keens - have been using for hiking for about 15 years. Used to wear size 13 and now I am up to a 14 and the last pair were slightly too big but the new pair feels like size 13. They seem to last reasonably well but the stitching in the side panel near the ankle seems to come undone rather fast. So now I assume I will take them to a shoe repair after about 6 months. Other than that - they seem fine. The stitching is the only reason that I gave them 5 stars.

I got turned on to these sandals from a friend about 20 years ago, and I've loved this model ever since. I wear these every day till they fall apart, and they are both comfy and tough (I can't remember whether this is my fourth or third pair, so that means about 5-7 years per pair). I usually wear an 11.5 or 12. With these I have tried 12's (just a tiny, tiny bit snug) or 13's (a tiny bit too roomy) Keen costs a couple bucks, but you get what you pay for!

After many years of loyal service (and being partly chewed by our dog Ruby) my original pair of Keen sandals were finally retired last Fall. Just ordered a new pair of Newports and am looking forward to many years of adventures in them!

Worth the wait. Great for whatever comes your way.

Great Shoe, ez to buy. Glad i when up a 1/2 size as recommended by Keens fit recommendation.

Very comfortable right out of the box. Ive been wearing them daily since they arrived and plan to continue for the future.

Would be nice to be able to open the back so they are easier to put on also rather tight on the top of the foot

Feels great and gets me many compliments. Makes me want more in different colors

Initial size of 10 was too small. Returned/replaced with a 10.5 that is just right. Like style/color, received many compliments.

Really enjoying my new Keen Newport sandals. Comfortable and true to size. They look good too!

This is my first purchase from Keen. I am definitely a customer for life! Beyond what I expected very happy with my first purchase I will looking to purchase my next pair.

This is the 3rd pair for me. Actually, I found a sale and now I've had 5 ! Love them. A sandal that can walk anywhere.

My 3rd pair

This particular style gives me the security of having my foot well protected but still allows plenty of air to cool my feet. It is good for hiking in the hill country where I live. The fit is a little wide, but so are my feet.

This is a great go everywhere sandal whether you are out for a hike & crossing streams or out shopping or dining. My usual Keen sandals are the Targhees which do have somewhat better arch support though I think of Newport arch support as acceptable. The color range for these Newports is incredible. I find this sandal to he very true to size. Some comments on this site suggested runs tight so I ordered a size up; had to return them and get my normal size. BTW, Keens return process works well - had my refund shortly after I dropped the return package off at a UPS pick-up point.

My podiatrist recomended your shoes. Wish you had more shoes in size 16.

I have owned several pairs of keen sandals including the Newport H2. they are very comfortable but I never got the chance to wear any of them out since the glue they use to attach the sole to the rest of the shoe always falls apart.

I bought a new pair of leather Newport H2s. This is actually my third pair. The first two pairs each lasted 7-8 years. This time the leather upper strap/loop that holds the bungee cord laces on the left sandal ripped after about 18 months of normal use. It appears that something has changed in the materials or manufacturing process since the sandal is now not very durable. Other than the broken strap/loop they still look brand new!

The sizing of Newport H2s in size 14 got smaller in 2023. I have purchased at least fifteen pairs of Newport H2s in size 14 over the past decade or so. I wear them every day, all year round. At some point in the first half of 2023, the sizing changed, and new Newport H2s in size 14 became about a half inch shorter in length than pre-2023 Newport H2s in size 14. I thought it might have been a one-time manufacturing error that affected only one or two of the new colors, but I have tried ordering different colors of Newport H2s from different places several times since May 2023, and all of the new size 14s are about a half inch shorter than the pre-2023 pairs I still have in the house. I tried ordering a size 15 instead, but while the 2023 size 15 is now almost exactly the same length from heal to toe as the pre-2023 size 14s, the current size 15 is bigger in other dimensions than the pre-2023 size 14s, and the fit does not work for me.