Good, but misleading
I'll start by saying this is both my first time ordering boots online, and buying "commando style" boots (though I have bought work boots many times before). So all of what I'm about to say very well may be standard practice for either, or both of those.
First off, these boots had no insole. This is not an exaggeration about a low quality insole, but quite literally no insole at all, just the bare bottom of the inside. I'm assuming this is partly how the boots can go for so cheap, since I was stuck buying a $15 pair just to walk around in them for any serious amount of time.
Second: these are about 2.5 sizes too large. I ordered the 11's, and when they came (which took two weeks; pretty standard for CHK though in my experience), they had a sticker inside, on the heel, labeling them both as size 11's. In reality, they were closer to size 13.5's. I had my father, who wears a 13, try them on, and they fit him quite well. Again, this very well could just be a conveniental practice for this style of boot I'm unaware of, but I've never experienced anything like that.
Finally: the build quality. Despite my gripes with this purchase, these are otherwise we'll crafted boots. I have taken them hiking in various SoCal conditions (rivers, mountains, sand, gravel, fine soil, etc) and they have been pretty great. They are highly breathable, and offer enough ankle support without making it borderline impossible to rotate your foot. The actual sole is nothing spectacular, but isn't gonna fail you either. They clean up pretty easily, if you're worried about that, and don't retain water, so if you just hose them down, they dry quickly.
Overall, I would say I'm happy with MY purchase, but I wouldn't recommend it to someone else, unless they liked the design enough to spend ~$55, and didn't need it for at least 2 weeks.
4.3 ( 24 reviews)
