Customer Reviews Merrell Trail Glove 4 Knit

These shoes are 5 stars even though I'm returning. They have excellent arch support, very well made, the foot bed is covered in the same thick sock-like material that the upper shoe is made if, making it super comfortable and smooth on the inside...no ridges or things that could rub and no tongue to mess with. They are slip on/off with adjustable opening and no laces. They look exactly like the picture. Really versatile color. The reason I'm returning is the width. I have narrow feet and thin ankles. Ideally I like AA or N in width if I can find it, but usually a M fits fine if I go down half a size and use an insert. These fit wide for a M IMO. An insert made them fit much better from ankle through arch, but were just way too wide in the toe box, allowing my foot to move around too much and looking like clown feet. The length was slightly on the short side of TTS. I normally take an 8.5-9 in street shoes and the 8.5 fit perfectly with my toes ending 1/4" before the end of the shoe. Overall I highly recommend these shoes if you normally take a M or even W.

I can only speak to fit and look since I bought these for indoor only workouts to have a light, collapsible sneaker that fits easily in a gym bag and I haven't used them yet. The vapor is a beautiful shoe with just enough color to make it interesting. The knit fabric is much more snug and comfortable to me than the e-mesh version of this shoe which felt wide and a little sloppy on my med-wide foot. I like the slip-in style and lace tightener. I tend to wear shoes on the small side and I was barely able to go with an 8 instead of 8.5, my other typical size. It is snug pulling on the shoe though so high arches be warned. I plan to wear it without socks or with smartwool phd micro thin socks. The clear bits are plastic that help provide structure to the shoe upper. I'd size on the higher end of normal if you're between sizes and are a sock-person. nice to not have a tongue.

Interesting concept- I like these because they are light weight and don’t require socks. They look a little funny to me (kind of like a water shoe) but maybe it is because they are new and unfamiliar. Looking forward to packing these for workouts while traveling.