Customer Reviews Topo Athletic Trailventure 2 WP

The Trailventure boots delaminated on the third day of a seven day backpacking trip in Yellowstone. I had purchased the boots new several years ago but due to health conditions had less than 200 miles on them. The boots appeared to be in pristine condition when I started this trip. Athletic tape and super glue got me through the trip.

Toe box corners are torn within 5 months. I have owned two pairs, took the first pair back at 6 months when both shoes had tears at the corners of the toe box. Store exchanged them and I got a new pair, same this is happening at 5 months. I love the fit of these shoes but the quality is poor and the price point is way to high for the end quality. Very disappointed. Please step up the quality and workmanship on your shoes...

Even though emphatically assured otherwise, these have the same poor ventilation as other Gore-Tex boots. The retailer said that Topo told them that special structural features provided extra ventilation so that they breathed just as well as non-waterproofed boots. Also, they fit a half size smaller than my other Topo shoes, which are not waterproof: it appears that the outers were not made any larger to compensate for the extra space taken-up by by the Gore-Tex liner.

I was so excited about getting these boots. They are my third pair of Topo footwear. I tried them indoors and they felt great. Unfortunately I only did the first hike aftet the return period had expired . That was a huge mistake. It was a rocky hike and several times I hit stones with the toe - there is no protection from that impact. I returned home with two big toes that were red and later turned black and both nail have now loosened from the toe. I wish I had looked more carefully at this boot before committing to them.

This past weekend I did an overnight hike on Mt Hood. The rain was extremely heavy at 5000' elevation even by Oregon standards. I wore the Trailventure 2 WP for the first time and my feet were soaked after a few miles of hiking. After close inspection of the eVent sock, I noticed a sewing stitch line on each side of the tongue gusset running down the full length of the tongue. Both my Asolo and Zamberlan boots do not have ANY stitch lines in the GTX bootie that would disrupt the waterproofness and always keep my feet dry. This is not how the Trailventure 2 WP are made.

Not waterproof, upper mesh wears down quickly, toe tip from the sole loose after a few days