Customer Reviews Lowa Renegade GTX Mid

Great Shoe - Excellent fit, lightweight. Have not taken them hiking yet. Seem best for light to moderate hikes -- 1 day with 25 lbs or less.

Yippie Skippie - O.K. Here's my take on this outstanding boot. I usually wear a size 9 in a dress/casual shoe & a size 9.5-10(narrow) in a running shoe. After reading the comments below, I ordered a size 8.5 (narrow)...PERFECT! Plenty of toe room with a medium weight wool hiking sock & sock liner. I did replace the insole with a berry colored "Superfeet" insole (also available on this site) as I suffer from Plantar Fasciitis. Now, it's the perfect boot. My first hiking boot, back in 1980 was a Lowa. I've owned many other brands since. My foot has always slid around and I've had to wear multiple pairs of socks & put extra insoles in them to fill up the space due to my Narrow feet, then they would sweat. I work 8 hours a day on concrete floors PLUS hike around 1500 miles a year (just over 100 miles each month in the Western United States). These boots seem pretty much perfect. Not too light, definitely not to heavy, not too hot & not too stiff but give great support... I may buy a second pair I LOVE THESE BOOTS!

Shoes are great! These shoes are great & well worth every penny! Buy them if you are looking at them. I have difficult feet to fit & was afraid to order these but I am very well pleased to have purchased them!

Lowa in price, high in quality - I found the Lowa renegade GTX wearable out of the box, completely waterproof, comfortable, and reasonably priced. I'd be lost without them!

Great Boots X 2 - This is my second pair. They are lightweight, give great arch and ankle support and require no break in. Great comfort from the first wearing. They retain size and shape over many days of hard use.

Very Good Boot - This is my 4th pair of this boot. I wear the boots 12 hours a day on the construction site. They are comfortable and long lasting. They are also fairly heavy and hot.

Excellent comfort - I have worn these for 2 weeks as a break-in period and frankly they feel great. It took a couple of days only for this, but they fit so well I have been wearing them all the time. I am heading to AK in June and these shoes will fit the bill. Rugged and comfortable; I chose them over Asolo and Vasque, both with Gore Tex. Highly recommend this Lowa model.

Great Boots! Zappos is the best in the business when it comes to customer service. Received my order the next day. I am very pleased with my new Lowa boots. Excellent fit, great support, and good looks. Comfort all day, whether you're hiking, working, or running around.

Great Boot - I had my last pair of Lowa's for nearly 13 yrs before the sole finally dry rotted- I expect I'll get the same satisfaction with these boots! They are great for every day dog walks to hitting the mountain trails! I love them. I also highly recommend ZAPPOS- I got my boots as a gift and walked in them for two weeks before I realized I really needed a half size larger. ZAPPOS let me exchange the boots no questions asked- Thanks ZAPPOS!

Good choice for me - This boot has exceeded my expectations. The fit, functionality and styling are all above average. In 10 degree weather, they kept my feet warm & dry, and have excellent grip on snow and wet surfaces.

Great boot - I wear a size 15 boot and my choices are limited. After trying some other boots at local stores and reading on line reviews I ordered these boots and found them to be a quality boot that fit my foot just right.

Lowa Renegade - Boot fit perfectly - easy on and off. Needed very little break-in - boot flexes, but heel stays put eliminating rub. Good support and sole grips dry and wet terrain. Highly recommended. Great service from Zappos.

Great Hiking Boot! This is a great hiking boot, or a boot that is just fine for the urban walk. Comfortable right away, with absolutely no break-in period. Light, almost slipper-like. Great tread. I shopped VERY carefully, and finally decided to spend a bit more on Lowa. It was worth every penny...

Great so far. A bit of a smell, so I'm airing them out.

Shoes not narrow - I have narrow feet. These shoes come in a B width. But they are not B. Thought not a D width like most shoes they are too wide for a B. I would give these shoes a C width. Even so they are excellent shoes. But if you have real narrow feet even the narrow will be too wide.

Still Evaluating the Boot - Lightweight, good comfort, excellent traction, substandard arch supports, all in all too early to tell w/o real hiking trial which will come in a few months.

Lowas Renegade GTX Mid - Great light weight boot - The boot is as comfortable as a tennis shoe; light weight, insulated and waterproof below the ankle. Great for light hiking without pack and everyday run around - very durable. This is my third pair. Nice to find narrow options above a size 13.

Good boot but too small - I have a pair of Nike tennis shoes that are 11.5 narrow, and a pair of Vasque leather hiking boots that are 11.5 narrow, and both fit me fine. But in this boot, although the width is very narrow, 11.5 is too short for my foot. I can just barely feel my toes touching the tip of the boot, and so I can imagine hiking downhill on a rough trail that that slight sensation of touch will become a painfully blunt rubbing.

Not happy with these even though it is a solid build. Very ridged and still no flex. No arch support and little foot comfort inside.

Loved em, but had to return. The footbed in the right side was much too small, however, so my toes ended up falling off the end of it after 5 minutes of walking, which is totally uncomfortable. It feels like having a 4" twig under your toes. I tried adjusting, different socks, etc, but this happened every time. Despite this, I liked the boots and wanted to have Lowa or Zappos send me a different footbed, but they would not. So I returned them. These are much lighter than expected. I tried them alongside a Salomon Quest 2 GTX, which is listed as 1lb 4 oz, and they were noticeably heavier than these, which are listed as 1lb 7 oz. So that doesn't really add up. These Lowa Renegade GTX mids provide good ankle support in a slim package. They also looked about 1/2 the size of the Salomons. I liked the Cognac/Dark Brown color a lot as well- subtle, but stylish enough that I could throw on some jeans over and not look like a hiker bum. Maybe I just got a fluke bad footbed?

My first pair lasted 10 years and I had no problems. Second pair which I purchased recently started falling apart with the stitching on both boots. The tongue was installed crooked and was a problem. I contacted Lowa and they wouldn’t stand behind their product and gave me a lame excuse that my soles were too worn down which wasn’t true from a photo I had to take at their request. Obviously their work standard has decreased and the boots now are not made with the same quality as in the past. Will never buy their boots again.

Hasn't lasted Long - I took delivery of this pair of boots on Sept 7, 2007 and as of April 2008 they look like they are two years old. The soles seem to be breaking down already and the feel is no longer as comfortable as when they were new.

Not narrow - This boot was too wide even though it was supposed to be narrow. The arch support was also poor.

A real pity - Lowa made a perfect boot with the Renegade--and then they put large metal grommets too close to the toes. When my foot bends, the grommets really HURT.