NORTIV 8Men's Waterproof Hiking Boots Outdoor Mid Trekking Lightweight Mountaineering Shoes PaladinRecycled Claim Standard Blended

I bought 3 pairs of these hiking boots for a 5-day backpacking trip to Big Bend National Park with my teenage boys (well, 14 and 12) and a group of about 20 other scouts. At a 50$ price point per pair, these were amazing. We had hikes every day - anywhere from 4-mile round trip hikes with little elevation change, to summiting Mt Emory which is around a 8 mile round trip hike with major elevation change. We had hikes with just a day-pack with water (camelback) as well as our big Emory hike while toting 40-70lb backpacks for overnight camping (you need to carry-in all your water which is a majority of the weight).These boots were great. I got a size 12 standard width(in army green), my boys a 10 standard (brown) and 7.5 standard (black). My 14-yo has flat feet, and I initially got him the Wide version of the boot, but he said there was too much sliding in the boot, so we exchanged for the standard width and it was great for him. We all used thick wool socks while hiking.These boots were SUPER comfortable, extremely durable and worked great. While a couple of the other kids that went with us had blisters and such from their other more expensive boots, my boys and I had ZERO foot issues. We broke the boots in with a couple neighborhood walks prior to going, but the shoes by default are good to go I think. Zero materials issues while using them, great ankle support and if it matters, my 16yo daughter prior to us going was jealous of my 12yo son's pair (he got the black color) because she thought they were "super cute".As far as the soles of the boots, quite rugged grip, we were hiking on everything from flat sand next to the Rio Grande in Elena Canyon, all the way to jagged rock, gravel, mixed substrate etc on other hikes. The soles gripped everything fine, no slipping or issues with that. I highly recommend these boots for any recreational hiking anyone may do.

I was instantly blown away by the rigidity and ruggedness of these boots, as well as how comfortable and well fitting they are. They are definitely rugged and stiff - in a good way. Very supportive boot and look great too. They feel more like a boot that would cost 2 or 3 times what they do. Very pleased and will be purchasing more form NORTIV 8 ASAPUpdate: After a few months of moderately hard use (Worn in factories around the country as a field service engineer, airports, snow, rain, etc. as well as on and off trails, at weekly practical shooting events, and much more) I am even more pleased with these boots. The waterproofing has held up much much longer than some of my more expensive boots that I've tried before, they are broken in comfortably but not degrading in support or rigidity at all, and they are still very comfortable with no sign of the sole separating or anything like that. As a bigger guy, and one that does a lot of hiking, fishing, shooting, backpacking, etc. I'm pretty hard on shoes - but these are holding up great.Seriously awesome pair of boots, especially for the price. If you're reading this review and you're on the fence about these potentially being cheap, poorly made, or lacking in durability - I assure you they are not.

Love the boots. Very comfortable. Definitely water proof. However, the laces are too long and I keep stepping on the ends. As a result they need replaced already.

The boots looks sturdy and upon trying them on I found them extremely comfortable. Haven't had a chance to test drive them yet. But they arrived quickly and as expected. I will have a chance to test them out doing some serious hill climbing in the near future and we'll try and remember to come back and update my review. The boots fit my expected. size perfectly.

Great value for this boot. Lightweight and comfortable.

Hiking boots fit well, traction felt good, ankle support was excellent and were overall comfortable.No complaints for the price point.

Very nice shoes. Sorry I had to return them. I ordered 10.5 wide and received from what I can tell 10.5 (not wide). Nothing on them saying they were wide, nor did they look or fit like wide size. Not willing to jump thru hoops trying another pair.

I work as a security officer who works inside and outside. These boots are very comfortable and easy to break in. The fabric that is used on them are amazing doesn’t feel cheap. It’s still summer so I cannot comment on the waterproofing. I chose black and they are pretty stylish. I don’t slip or slide.