Customer Reviews KEEN Venice H2

I’m really into shoes, and I buy a lot of them. I think that this is possibly one of the most brilliant pieces of footwear ever crafted. Mine are two years old now, I got them in the royal blue. The blue is bold and bright and has not faded ANYWHERE on the shoe after two years of heavy use and machine washing and garden hosing and sunshine. The grosgrain-type strap material has not frayed and looks new. The elastic lace-up is still stretchy and holds itself tight to my foot. The footbeds still spring and bounce and cushion my bony, easily-fatigued feet. The arch support fits like the shoe was molded to my foot. As a hiking shoe they really do their job on wet rocky terrain and dry grass alike. They do not become overly heavy and draggy when wet, and are cool enough on a summer day not to feel like a hot stuffy gym shoe. I just brought them to Costa Rica for a week - the other two pairs of shoes I packed never made it out of the suitcase. I will have to replace them eventually because I wear them so often that I will burn through the bottoms. I will be buying an identical pair. There is lots of wiggle room in the toe box, but I have narrow feet; besides, ballerina-slipper fit is not the point here. One of the best and most mysterious points of all... they do not smell. How does one make rubber shoes that don’t reek after four days of use? Only Keen knows.

I really did not want to spend about $100 on a pair of shoes, BUT! These lovely red beauties are worth it. I received them less than a week ago (free overnight shipping--thank you, Zappos), and they are the most comfortable shoe I can remember having. I think one of my feet must be larger than the other, or one of the shoes is, because it is a teeny bit harder to get the left shoe on than the right. Oh well. I just really dig these shoes/sandals. I like to wear mine with sox.

I wore my Keens the whole time I was in Nepal and didn't get a single blister nor ever have sore feet! This was a first for me, because my feet always hurt when I'm traveling and trying to see all the sites. I now own three different pairs of Keens in various styles. It has become my must-have shoe.