Customer Reviews The North Face Chilkat III

I've worn North Face boots and shoes for 12 years and I'm a size 11. I ordered a pair of these boots in size 11 and they felt like a size 9 on me. I returned them to a North Face store where the associate told me that they've had a ton of returns due to sizing issues on these boots (which is not pointed out on the website). I tried on a full size larger and it still didn't fit. Total bummer that a quality company like this can't get shoe sizing right.

Boots look great. However, you need to buy at least two sizes larger. My husband is a size 13 and I bought size 14. Way too small !!! No larger sizes so I'm giving up :(

I wear size 12. I read the reviews so I ordered size 13. I returned the 13s for size 14. I have now returned the size 14. they still are to small. They look and feel like great boats, if you can get them to fit.

Wear size 12 in every shoe, but couldn't get foot all the way in this boot without toes curled. No way would going one size larger fit. Would need at least 2.

These boots run real small.I would suggest ordering 11/2 to 2 sizes larger than you normally wear.North Face was great about my return but I won't purchase a replacement pair until I get to go in a store and try them on.

I ordered size 9.5 USA Northface M Chilkat 3 winter boots to replace my size 9.5 USA Northface TNF Baltoro HV 200 winter boots that wore out. I was very excited when they arrived only to find that they were much too large measuring 4.75" wide and 13" long compared to my Baltoro's that were 4.5" wide and 12" long. When I tried the Chilkat's on my feet were moving around inside the boots when wearing double socks. I bought these for snowshoeing and I had to return them to Northface for credit. I wear 9.5 shoe and boot size for everything but had never seen anything this big before listed as 9.5. I think that was they sent me is a mislabeled 10.0 or 10.5.

I use this to play in the snow with family. Very basic hiking around, snow ball fights, etc.

Worst boot I've owned literally just pulled them out of the closet to find that they're completely destroyed from stuff piled on top of them didn't expect the whole boot to be broken literally!!!!!

NEVER SAW SUCH A NICE BOOT DESTROYED COMPLETELY AFTER 30 MINUTES WALK IN MINUS 30 CELSIUS WEATHER. SENT IT BACK TO NORTH FACE FOR REPLACEMENT IF THEIR WARRANTY IS ANY GOOD. MY FIRST IMPRESSION WAS IT'S A FAKE FOR NORTH FACE BOOTS ARE USUALLY VERY GOOD. BUT OTHER COMMENTS HERE CORROBORATE SAME EXPERIENCE.

Don't be fooled you see a lot of hipsters sporting this wear but my first experience was less than except able. Product is faulty right out of the box.

I wear a 10.5 US size shoe. My boots' tag display they are 10.5 US size. They are not 10.5 US size, they are at least one size maybe 1.5 sizes too small. Extremely disappointed North Face.

Second pair, not even 13 months old, cracked so bad in so many places they're worthless. I have the other unlaced version for longer, and never a problem. but these are junk.

I absolutely LOVED these boots. Warm, super comfortable, waterproof! UNTIL they rubber upper completely separated from the leather and rendered them useless. I've seen many many other reviews complaining about the same thing. I've only warn them maybe 60 times ... I wear them when I go skiing, and when I'm up in Canada during the holidays so I'm not wearing them constantly (I live in California where you don't need winter boots in the winter). One day when it's -20 outside and 2 feet of snow (In Canada/winter) I went to pull them on and the rubber has a crack in it and the rubber upper has separated from the leather, leaving a huge gap for water and snow. Very disappointed.

The first sign to give this boot the boot is size. most reviews say they are 1 to 2 sizes too small. I wear a 9 and had to get an 11. Good thing I was in store customer. I live in Arkansas, we don't get much snow or cold weather so I just wore these boots 6 time in 2 years. This week when I got them out and wore them the rubber busted (or shattered) on one boot. Now they are in the garbage. I kept them in closet. This was a comfortable boot too! Very disappointed in North Face with this boot.

I purchased these boots last year & wore them a handful of times. I went to put on today & rubber was cracked & split, unwearable. VERY disappointed. I do NOT recommend this boot - unacceptable quality ...

Unfortunately I had to return the boots because the shoelace eye pulled out the first time I tried them on. I have had similar boots from North Face and enjoyed using them for many years before they fell apart. I was quite disappointed, they were my favorite winter boots.

I've worn these boots maybe 10 times, the rubber cracks and renders the boot useless. Go with something different unless you like wasting money. If your boot does crack don't waste time trying to get a warranty replacement. You will be told it's not a defect and is probably because of how you stored them.

These boots are definitely not waterproof. I am a letter carrier that is in every weather imaginable. And these boots don't hold up. Once water gets over the top of the boot then the inside is completely wet. I will never buy these again. Nor recommend them.

I have a pair of my own only wear them when it snows. I've as a gift have own a pair for at least 10 years. Not a problem as for my son as a gift from his mom (me) Probably he has used them for two winters. Only for snow so he would be insulated while he had to make it safe for the tenants parking lots and sidewalks. He's only wear them probably 10 to MAYBE 15 times and they fell apart right where top part of the boot thats attached right below the bottom right at the bottom of the laces.

wore them for about the fifth time during hike in snow and they fell apart. My friend's did the same thing two years ago but EMS honored their warranty. So, do not buy them if you plan on keeping them for more than a year or two because the waterproof material on the outside crumbles.

I bought this pair of shoe just before my trip to Fairbanks, Alaska. Very first night I was out, I found my toe frozen with two woolen socks, and at temperature 10 F. I was confident on shoe and didn't purchase toe warmer or rent additional boot. Apart from that wearing and removing the shoe is not an easy task. It could have been better.

I bought these for hunting with a promise from the salesman they would actually be waterproof and good to -25. They were great as far as comfort in fair weather, then it snowed. Once the toe area of the boots got wet my feet slowly got soaked through and my feet got so cold I ended my hunt early. What a bitter disappointment after the guy behind the counter assured me repeatedly they would be exceptional. I guess The North Face doesn't actually test their boots before making claims. I better get a full refund today.

I plan to use them for hiking but I will need to send them back and get a larger size. I've never had to wear a shoe larger than an 8 ever. :(

Just received these boots as a gift for x-mas and tried them on for a trek up the mountain snowshoeing. You have to love it when the first time you go to tighten the laces that a rivet pulls out and breaks from the side of the boot. Looks like it's just a plastic garbage rivet that couldn't hold up on a single lace up... Cant wait to take these back anyway as I have worn a 13 since high school but apparently my foot grew 2 inches when I tried these on. Never had an issue like this before... Crazy how off they were made... Worth the price if you pay less than 20 bucks though.. My wife paid 100 so I hope you can see where I'm going here..

I bought a pair of these boots from the northface store on amazon, i work outside during the very harsh months of winter in all kinds of weather, when the time came i wore the boots thinking that my feet would be safe from the cold. THEY AREN'T my feet were freezing and it wasnt even snowing or raining yet, i decided to get better socks to try the boots out in the snow thinking it might work out and instead the socks got wet which means they arent even waterproof, i spent 100 dollars for nothing i couldve just bought a cheaper pair, im so disappointed.