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By Stan Zilla from Alberta Canada on 10/30/2009 Pros: Ankle Support, Arch Support, Sturdy/Durable, Warm, Water Resistant Best Uses: Cold Weather, Day Hiking, Everyday, Harsh Terrain, Heavy Loads, Light Loads, Long-Distance Hiking, Wet Conditions Describe Yourself: Avid Adventurer Sizing: Feels true to size Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: Great boots Great price from, Sierra Trading Post
By Dragon from Houston, TX on 10/23/2009 Pros: Ankle Support, Arch Support, Great Traction, Sturdy/Durable, Warm, Water Resistant Best Uses: Cold Weather, Day Hiking, Everyday, Harsh Terrain, Heavy Loads, Light Loads, Long-Distance Hiking, Wet Conditions Describe Yourself: Avid Adventurer Sizing: Feels true to size Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: These are true heavy duty boots. There is a break in period required. Wear good socks, and apply callous padding to the heels during break-in period. once their broken in, they will provide you with many years of service. My last pair lasted 15 years. Awesome boots. Have never had another brand come close.
Update on 'end of the world boots' By Alaskan hiker from Mat-Su Alaska on 10/22/2009 Pros: Ankle Support, Arch Support, Great Traction, Sturdy/Durable, Warm, Water Resistant Best Uses: Everyday, Harsh Terrain, Heavy Loads, Long-Distance Hiking, Wet Conditions Describe Yourself: Avid Adventurer, Casual/Recreational Sizing: Feels true to size Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: After several months of use these boots are, indeed, a great buy. They are the toughest boots I have found since the mid 90's when Ed Fabiano closed up. They have taken on every condition I have put them through with no problem. I use them every day cutting firewood, home construction, carrying heavy loads, and long weekend hiking trips in Southcentral Alaska. Wet, muddy, soft, hard, or unstable surfaces are no problem. Even a shopping trip to the luumber yard or store in the middle of a work day is fine because these boots are at home anywhere.
After a brief break-in they fit my feet like a glove and offer superb ankle support,no slippage chafing, or blistering. The 100% leather construction means that at the end of a 12 or 14 hour work day your feet smell fine because they are able to breathe freely. Any other lining, including Gore-tex leaves your feet not smelling so sweet.
The only thing I would have had them do differently would have been to add an achilles notch in the top rear of the collar. Other than that, no complaints. I am glad Sierra offered these and if they become available again I will certainly buy another pair to alternate with these.
alico mountaineering hiking boot By perry4011 from spirit lake idaho on 10/18/2009 Best Uses: Cold Weather, Day Hiking, Everyday, Harsh Terrain, Heavy Loads, Light Loads, Long-Distance Hiking, Wet Conditions Describe Yourself: Casual/Recreational Sizing: Feels half size too small, Feels too small Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: This Boot only comes around about every 5or6 years. Buy if you can. This boot is stiff slightly heavy and will last forever. Buy a half size bigger if you think its going to be to small you wont be disappointed. The right size if you like it tight. Similar to Raichle montagna or palu.
By KTL from St. Louis, MO on 10/12/2009 Pros: Ankle Support, Great Traction, Sturdy/Durable, Water Resistant Best Uses: Harsh Terrain, Heavy Loads Describe Yourself: Casual/Recreational Sizing: Feels true to size Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: I'd been looking at these boots for quite some time. Don't know if I'll ever be able to wear them enough to really get them broken in. They are comfortable and supportive but stiff as any boot I've ever owned. Still to new to to tell if I'd want to spend all day hiking in them.
By trail boss from new mexico on 10/06/2009 Pros: Ankle Support, Great Traction, Sturdy/Durable, Water Resistant Best Uses: Cold Weather, Harsh Terrain, Heavy Loads, work Describe Yourself: Professional/Guide Sizing: Feels true to size Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: If you're tired of plastic boots and mauve, cerise and eggplant colors then these are one well made pair of heavy leather hiking boots. They are heavy but that's a plus in my book. They really take a beating.
By arson51 from The plains on 09/29/2009 Cons: Heavy, Long Break-in, Not Comfortable, Not Water Resistant Best Uses: Harsh Terrain, Heavy Loads Describe Yourself: Backpacker Sizing: Feels true to size Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend Comments: On arrival I inspected the boot. Full leather construction, but the leather is not a full grain leather, but a water proof treated nubuck. Each scuff the boot receives makes the boot ruffle up like swede. A application of Angelus Wax polish makes it turn back to smooth nubuck. I wear 12-11.5 W I ordered 12W and it fit like I wanted it to. When wearing mountaineering weight Smart wools there is a good CM in front of all my toes, no toenail contact with any of the toe box, and with a bit of wiggle room on the sides of my toes. This fit allows my feet to expand over the course of the days long march and not develop toe blisters and lost nails. The stock insoles were terrible and they were promptly replaced with superfeet blue. The brand new boots were weighed, each boot alone with stock laces and no insole weighs 2lbs 14.5 oz(46.5oz) according to the baby scale at the local clinic. Compared to my previous boot the Asolo Powermatic 200 11.5D at 1lbs 14.5oz(30.5oz) that is alot more! This is probably due to the super thick sole, the double tongue leather lining and thicker upper. Upon lacing up the boots, The tongue of the left boot appeared to be lop sided and it did not tuck in nice and neat like the right boot. The flex point on the leather upper was also differnt on the left to the right. The right flexed directly across the first eyelets. While on the left boot the flex point was behind the 2nd set. This caused my left foot some considerable pain on metatarsals, but luckily the adjustable tongue, and lacing allowed me to stave off the pain by leaving the laces over metatarsals completely loose. This made the left boot look completely disheveled. The soles were stiff as could be Initially there was no flex, eventually it softened up and the sole flexed along the ball of the foot as it was supposed too. I took this boot out about 3 miles a day over flat terrain to begin the break in process. Each week I received a new blister on my heels as the boot softened up. After a total of 60 miles walked in the boots my left knee began to develop an intense pain. The left boot (again!) was making me walk on the outside edge of my left foot rolling my knee in an unnatural position. I examined the boot and it appeared to rock, the bottom was not flat on the left boot exactly as described by several other reviews here! I took the boot to a cobbler but he said the boot was lasted, constructed incorrectly, he could do nothing except tell me to return the boot. Before I returned the boots I did a water tightness check by spraying them with a hose than sticking them into ankle deep water. Water comes in around the padded scree collar and the seams on the back of the boot like a sieve, the only place with a vertical seam. I recommend any buyer of this boot use stitch guard and seal off the leaky areas.
In conclusion, I don't trust Alico anymore beacuse that is such a huge mistake to make in construction. Also from other reviews on the internet a Pair of comparably constructed 13W Limmer Midweights weigh 22oz compared to the 46.5oz of the 12W Alico. There is absolutely no reason for me to exchange this boot and hope for a new pair. I'm moving on to try new boots.
By tough from farm on 09/15/2009 Pros: Ankle Support, Great Traction, Sturdy/Durable Best Uses: Harsh Terrain, Heavy Loads Describe Yourself: Professional/Guide Sizing: Feels half size too small Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: Use as everyday footwear, like heavy style-requires dedicated breakin period and lots of silicone to speed that up. This is a boot for those that are used to old style heavy hiking boots, not sure those not from the old days would handle the break in period well. Great boot, would buy again--hopefully in 10-15 years.
Have used these for years By Farmer Jon from Chelan, WA on 09/10/2009 Pros: Ankle Support, Arch Support, Great Traction, Sturdy/Durable, Warm Cons: Sporadic availability Best Uses: Harsh Terrain, Heavy Loads Sizing: Feels true to size Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: Every day work use. Great support and protection.
By jack bull from wyoming on 09/10/2009 Pros: Ankle Support, Great Traction, No Gore-Tex, Sturdy/Durable Best Uses: Cold Weather, Day Hiking, Everyday, Harsh Terrain, Heavy Loads, Light Loads, Long-Distance Hiking, Wet Conditions Describe Yourself: Casual/Recreational, Environmentalist Sizing: Feels true to size Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend Comments: The long break-in period isn't nessarily a bad thing, it's proof that these boots are made to last. Most hiking boots are made to only last a couple seasons.
I also think that the fact that these boots do not have a Gore-tex "bootie" inside is a good thing, as I have had trouble with breathability in those types of boots in the past.
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