Raichle

I bought these boots for work - I'm in the construction and landscape industry, so I needed something extra-durable, and waterproof. These boots offered me both. I have worked in ALL conditions, including plowing snow and in swampy areas and they are the best boot I've bought so far. They are extremely comfortable. Finally, after 2-and-a-half years of constant abuse, they have started to lose the waterproof capabilities. Don't get me wrong - they have been cleaned and preserved every month since I bought them to keep them performing to my needs, but all good things come to an end. Overall, an excellent buy.

Needs some breaking in, but nice fit, seems to be good durable construction and can't beat the price

Looks like they might have been great, but I couldn't get them on my feet to tell you.

Works great for Ice climbing, but here in the mile-high city, they are also an excellent choice for Combat Soccer[...] and Telephone pole line maintenance.

I am a wildlife biologists who needs heavy duty boots to navigate some very steep and rugged terrain. I just retired my last pair of Raichle boots, I got three whole years out of them ( pretty good considering i wear them just about everyday the entire field season March-August). These boots have some SERIOUS ankle protection and are very stiff, i would not recommend them for casual trail hiking. I am looking forward to getting these broken in. I am sure these boots will see me through at least a handful of field seasons!

This is a great hiking boot. No break in period and very comfortable. I wish all OEM hiking boots upgraded the laces so that stay tied and did not need double knotting. This is not a complaint for this boot but all boots.

I bought two pair to make sure sizing was right. One suppose to be "8US" and "8.5US" but the boots were really 7-7.5. Price was so low if you could buy 4 different sizes around your size you might make one work. It will require trail and error try on.

I climb in mountains and meadows about fifty days each year. I need something I can rely on in mud, ice, gravel, slick grass, crusty snow. These are it. I like Salomon boots but they were too hard to find. These seem just as good. I also will wear them for walking five plus miles on city streets in bad weather. Way better than Ugh-type boots. Stability and safety. I've walked six miles in them so far. All good results. No break in blisters.

I was looking for a shoe that I could "hit the trail" as well as being stylish enough to wander around town site seeing on a trip planned to Germany next month. I think these are just exactly what I will need.

Ihave a bunion on one foot so it's hard for me to find shoes that fit both of my feet,so when a read that the upper foot area on the shoes were a little more spacious I decided to try them. They fit perfect and required no wear in time.Iused them at Rocky Mountain National Park for hiking and they were perfect.I would recommend these to anyone with a foot problem or hard to fit feet ,especially if your foot tends toward the wide side.