Customer Reviews The North Face Ultra 111 Waterproof

This is my third pair over several years. The first pair fell apart after strenuous backpacking trip and a years wear. REI replaced. Second pair held up much better and wore out (according to my wife) and she bought me my third pair today. Looks more rugged and very comfy out of the block. A solid product for the price and look forward to pair 4 in a few years.

I wear these everyday. Wether it would be for work or play. Great overall hiking shoe. I do carpentry in New England so these hold up to the natural elements and material on the job sites.

Comfortable out of the box, shipped as promised!!

I don't write reviews often but these merit a few words. Outstanding design and quality materials. comfortable right out of the box and and joy to wear all day.Style and function have surpassed expectations. Great job NF!

Great quality and comfort

Great for walking long distances in the snowy super cold weather. They are water proof and have a large toe box. Very sturdy shoe and a wide rubber bottom to keep you stable.

I find these shoes to be very comfortable. The construction is solid.

I REALLY liked this shoe and gave it multiple attempts. I have worn this shoe for years as a daily shoe during 3 seasons and have repurchased multiple times to try and give it a second (and third) chance, but that was the problem as well. I think everything about the shoe was good; no break-in period, comfort, waterproof, look, price, everything except that with the 3 pair I purchased right at about the 1 year mark the shoe would fail. A pair of shoes should last longer than 1 year as all of my others have. The sole never wore out and the shoe felt comfortable than I would notice my sock would get wait. Within days it was develop a tear at the crease area of my little toe. This was disappointing as everything else about the shoe was great and I would've never purchased another shoe in the future. If they can fix this issue and stop this 1 fail point, I would go back to purchasing this shoe.

These need work. Rather than producing a high-quality hiking shoe, these are cheaply manufactured, with strips of cloth rather than eyelets. They feel sloppy. I had to add heel-lock eyelets to adjust the fit, and they're better, but I would not buy again. Why not GoreTex? Why the switch to another waterproofing system when GoreTex is the standard? Again, I feel they're cutting costs and they need to focus on quality.

This is my third pair. The first two pair are made MUCH better. These have very visible, shoddy workmanship. I'm keeping them for farm use only.

I've had three pairs of NF Hedgehog Fastpack GTX, the most recent has lasted 5 years. I continue to come back to NF for the quality and durability. The new Ultra 111 WP is a huge transition away from that. Feels cheap, thin, poor support, very thin insert, needs additional eyelets at top. I liked the design however after trying two different sizes and changing out the insert there was no way i could correct the poor fit. I don't think they would last very long compared to the HH FP GTX