Merrell Men's Moab 2 Waterproof Hiking Boot

I was having issues with plantar fasciitis, and my wife suggested that this make and style of shoe helped her, so I tried them and they did, plus my knee had been sore and these shoes helped with that as well. Great fitting shoes, size was perfect, good for long walks.

I'm a size 8-8.5 in women's but I got these in black in size 7 (which is equivalent to 8.5 women's) b/c I usually like to go up half a size in Merrell's hiking shoes (as opposed to their trail running shoes). These fit exactly the same as an 8.5 in women's. I read more than a few reviews that claimed these shoes run small and instructed people to go up at least half a size, but I would only do that if you're on the edge of your size (i tend to be in certain styles of Merrell's shoes), have wide feet, or plan to use inserts.I was worried these would be too hot for summer but they're fine! We've had a bad heatwave the past 2 weeks and I don't find them particularly hot. I'm really glad I didn't get the "vent" version because I hike every day with my dog and am really hard on my hiking shoes (I usually need a new pair every 3-6 months, no matter the brand). I've owned a lot of different Merrell hiking shoes at this point (i usually just buy what's on sale) so I know I'd tear up the "vent" fabric pretty quick on the vent version of these shoes.These shoes are heavy hiking shoes. They're still "sneakers" instead of boots, but they're probably the heaviest pair of hiking shoes I've ever owned (i never wear actual hiking boots). I was surprised by how bouncy they still feel though! I guess that's one of the reasons they're so comfortable; i've had hard hiking shoes and these definitely aren't hard! You could run in them, but if you're a runner Merrell's actually makes a lot of different trail running shoes that would be better for that.I've been hiking in them for the past month and my only complaint so far is the suede fabric: it's such a magnet for dirt and dust! I got them in the black/gray but ever since the first time I wore them they've been covered with dusty dirt. No matter how much or how often I beat the dirt out of them they will basically always be tannish brown (the same color of the dirt where I hike). It's bad enough that dust is always puffing out of them when I undo the laces. If you care about having a visible layer of dirt/dust on your shoes you might want to get them close to the color of the ground where you hike (although I suppose this could be different for people who don't live in a dry climate like i do?).I plan to update when these shoes crap out on me. I'm curious to see how long the vibram soles last b/c I remember it only took me 3 months to wear completely through the last pair of shoes I had with "vibram" soles (probably 5+ yrs ago--back when Merrells was supposedly higher quality). Of course these days I like to use shoe goo before it gets to that point, but we'll see how long it takes before i have to start smearing shoe goo on the bottoms to keep them from wearing all the way through.UPDATE: I just raised my rating to 5 stars because I've been wearing these every other day since I bought them (so about the equivalent of 6 months) and they've held up WAY better than expected! Most other hiking shoes (even of this same brand) would be trashed by now, yet I haven't even had to use shoe goo on them yet because the soles aren't worn through even a little. The treads are definitely getting worn and there's a tear in the tongue of one shoe, but neither of these things have created any problems yet (they don't even smell bad yet!). I'm definitely going to stick with this brand and model from now on. I think it helps that I never wore them in the rain (I've noticed that every time I wear a pair of hiking shoes in the rain they seem to wear down really fast afterwards so now I only wear hiking shoes that I hate when it rains, which is easy considering it rarely rains here).

I've been in Merrells for 30 years and they never disappoint. Great looking shoe, comfortable, and the break-in period wasn't too bad; about two weeks. Great everyday shoe.

Soles seem to be more plastic and less rubber and a bit slippery than my earlier pairs

Great price for a quality pair of hiking shoes!!

Great, Using them daily in working environment, they lasted over a year.

My second pair,well made good fit.

I've owned at least 6 pair of these shoes; they are my daily go to on the farm, for dog walking, mowing, tending the horses, whatever i'm doing. It pisses me off that the waterproofing (so-called) only lasts 4-6 months. Once the shoes break in, you can't count on them staying dry even in simple damp grass. You'll come home with wet feet every time. My Keen boots NEVER leaked, even after 10 years. Why call them waterproof if they are not?