Customer Reviews SOREL Kinetic™ Breakthru Caribou Waterproof

I bought these to wear as my cold/rainy weather walking shoes. They are very comfortable (I sized up half a size) and warm, but after my first time wearing them in the rain I learned that the felt uppers and tongue are not remotely waterproof - they are highly absorbent. A few days ago I got caught in some rain the last 10 - 15 minutes of my walk. The shoes had good traction on the wet ground and when I got home the collar and tops of the boots were wet, but not soaked and my feet were reasonably dry inside the shoes. Seemed reasonable - I never really expected the felt to be water repellent. I took them off and forgot about them, until I wanted to wear them again 2 days later. Surprise - they were dry on the outside, but inside the fronts and tongue of both were very damp. I removed the insoles, opened them up as much as possible, and a day later (3 days total) they are STILL too damp to wear - the "waterproofing" didn't keep the moisture out, but appears to be keeping it in. I avoid putting shoes close to a heater to dry, but that said I have never had a pair of shoes take so long to dry out unless they were well and truly soaked. These should not be advertised as waterproof, given that they couldn't even handle 10 minutes of rain. Very glad I didn't take them traveling as my primary shoes like I had planned, or I'd have been shopping for dry shoes. If they hadn't been rated as waterproof I'd have given them 5 stars for comfort and warmth.

These are cute, but like similar models this shoe runs very small (both narrow and short).

I had to buy up a size for length but it made the ankle area really gapped. The laces will not tighten down enough to make the boot snug.

Sadly, not very comfortable. I was hoping for a sneaker feel with warmth and waterproof. Unfortunately, the sole is not comfortable for my feet. I am using them as I can't return them, but would not try anything like these again. Wish they had a return policy if unhappy.

The left shoe has a defect. It's not sewn correctly and they're a ripple that pushes into the top of my foot.

Received poor quality ones: parts peeing off the sides!! Look at photos to see. Shouldn't happen with quality control and the high cost. Returned these and it was a big hassle to do so! Won't try to buy anymore items from this site!

Such a cute shoe and does keep me warm but it is far from comfortable. Also I can see the glue on the back shoe label so I expected more from such an expensive highly rated item. Pretty disappointed. Don't waste your money.

Had the boots for just over a year and the sole on the right sneaker makes crunching noises when walking as the sole must have given out. Pretty disappointed and wont buy again.