- A shoe for the holidays, both for city tours as well for lighter hiking trips in the mountains. Thus, a small pack size and minimum weight are required and ankle-high hiking boots separate from the outset.
- The shoe is in cities visits on holiday a "bad-weather alternative" to Trakkingsandalen be and therefore ideally have a waterproof membrane.
- Anyone who has been in the rain on a medieval cobblestone in an Italian or Croatian old town on the road, a white non-slip soles greatly appreciated.
- For sightseeing of the shoe should look halfway decent for a pair of jeans. So none of these pink-blue lightning-bright yellow sports shoe models, today's shoe "designer" so throw on the market.
- In order for light hiking on gravel and stone to be fit, he has a slightly thicker sole with wandertauglichem profile have (sneakers and also some trekking shoes are here too thin, because there you can feel every stone by).
- And finally, the shoe should also be as insensitive to dirt. Therebetween One day hiking tour in Tenerife in lava dust on the Caldera and the next day sightseeing without shoeshine its advantages ;-) (This is of course the color of the boot.)
After much Herumprobiererei I'm really find anything at Merrell!
Merrell offers a wide range of trekking shoes with waterproof Gore-Tex membrane on at the same time still discreet, everyday lifestyle design.
What to consider when buying one is that the shoes are 1 1/2 to 2 sizes smaller cut than usual. I have normal shoe size 42 and here at Merrell fits me perfect size 44. However, manufacturing tolerances when producers are likely to be high, because I wanted to have another pair of the same model, but in a different color scheme, buy and had to return this because my size 44 to a touch too small there.
The shoe is forward further cut the ball of something Breitfüßlern as suits me. In the heel area of the shoe's normal-wide cut. A heel strap facilitates Slip into the shoe. The lacing is very pleasant to dose and makes a robust impression. A loop prevents the slipping of the tongue. The toe area is well protected by a robust toecap (important when hiking in the mountains). The sole has a pleasant thickness (thickness) and a coarse profile is that of a good walking shoe quite comparable. The bonding of the sole to the outer material is carried out very clean, no protruding adhesive residue and no gaps.
Whether the skid resistance at first I was admittedly skeptical as the sole when new feels rather smooth. After a few walks, the sole roughens but felt and slip resistance and grip are very good.
Who had never shoes with Gore-Tex membrane should note that it is not so far away with the breathability of Gore-Tex, as the advertising would like suggerrieren. Schweißfußindianer with good weather affinity probably should look rather at Gore-Tex-less models.
All in all, at this price, an unbeatable top product and a 100% buy recommendation.
Conclusion: highly recommended
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