Vasque Super Hiker

Review Date
August 7, 2001

Overall Rating
 1 of 5

Value Rating
 1 of 5

Reviewed by: Bruce(Unregistered User) ,  Backpacker , from Charlotte

Price Paid:  $200.00 at alanby's

Summary:
I never had a Blister in 5 years. Great fit for medium volume foot. That is all the good news. My boots seperated from the sole right behind the toes after a couple of hundred miles. I had them reglued but that only lasted for another couple hundred miles or so. I am in the market for new boots now since these boots have seperated almost the around and have become totaly non-waterproof. They also had poor traction, I busted my tail way too many times. I won't buy another pair.

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Review Date
May 8, 2001

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Reviewed by: Robert(Unregistered User) ,  Backpacker , from Baltimore

Price Paid:  $180.00 at gillesfitness.com

Summary:
My size 13 narrow feet really limit the boots I can choose from. However, I am on my second pair of Super Hikers and I recommend them highly. This new design with the extra padded tongue makes them comfortable right out of the box. I used my first pair for backpacking over the Rockies for two months and they were great. Had they not been stolen, I would probably still be wearing them. I am off to transverse Switzerland with my new pair in a month and I feel completely confident in their ability to support me over the Alps.

Wishing for beefier leather, I also tried the Wilderness by Merrell. I really didn't like them at all. In fact, I have considered the Wilderness a few times because I had a pair 16 years ago during an Outward Bound trip and I liked them back then. Now, however, they just seem too low, stiff, and generally uncomfortable.
If your unlucky enough to have clown feet like me, special order a pair of Super Hikers!

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Review Date
March 29, 2001

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Reviewed by: Lawrence (Unregistered User) ,  Backpacker , from Austin, TX

Price Paid:  $205.00 at R.E.I.

Summary:
I've had these boots for 4 years and love them. I'm currently on my second resole and the boots get better with each hike. I use the boots for extended backpacking trips with very heavy loads on some extremely rough and rocky trails, peak scrambles ,and even strap on Grivel G-10 crampons when necessary to traverse consolidated snow fields in the high country. If you need a resole, contact www.rmresole.com. I've had coblers resole my shoes/boots for over 20 years and Rocky Mountain Resole doe the best work by a long shot.

Customer Service:
Never had to call them.

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Review Date
March 27, 2001

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Reviewed by: Jeff(Unregistered User) ,  Backpacker , from Fairfax, Virginia

Price Paid:  $89.00 at Appalachian Outfitters

Summary:
I bought a pair of the Vasque Skywalker boots in 1988 and got good use from them. In 1998 the plastic eyelets had become brittle and started to break off the boots. I took them to a Vasque dealer and they sent them back to the company. Vasque gave me a full credit for the boot, which I use on the Super hiker. I used them for one season and love these boots.

Customer Service:
They are great they stand by there products. Full credit for a pair of 10 year old boots.

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Review Date
January 20, 2001

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Reviewed by: Joel(Unregistered User) ,  Backpacker , from Brown

Summary:
I Rented a pair of these boots when I took my NOLS course this summer because all I have is a pair of midweight boots from vasque. I loved the boots, and wish I had bought them when I had the chance. We hiked well over a hundred miles on the course, and I had no blisters and saw virtually no wear by the end of the course.

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