I also want to digress and warn buyers of the brand Meindl.
I do a lot of hiking and mountain late 2009 I was offered the Island model, worn very little the last 2 seasons pending "to finish the ones I have now." The disaster, the 2 heels come off, such porous plastic, a clear manufacturing problem, this company did not even deign to answer my mails claim.
For me, it's over Meindl forever, I do not want it at home. A word .... think ....