User Review: Garmont Vegan

Garmont Vegan
Above: The current Vegan, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed April 12, 2000 by Dang. Dave

Rating:
Materials: medium to light weight non leather fast hiking boot
Use: trail and about town... esp. mild winter conditions
Break-in Period: zero.... ready to run or walk in
Weight: 2 and half pounds approx... or 660 kg...I think
Price Paid: around 115 dollars

These have the best outsoles I've ever had, a new Vibram "trail runner" type that is the most grippiest I've experienced. For a light boot it has a stiff sole too... which may agravate some foot problems but seems to also aleve some foot fatigue that other light trail boots and shoes will have... Once used to these I can go forever in these boots.. but only if feet are in good shape.. not like when I first tried these out when I had "plantar fasciitis" (or 'heelspurs') which my feet them seemed to not appreciate in these boots as seeming too stiff for a light shoe or boot..... but afterwards these became my favorite boots... but alas only for a month or so... as deterioration of the rubber and uppers proceeded about a couple of months after I first bought them... and then also the boots don't breath well and the inside gets "clammy" and feet are a little wet from condensation... (but very water tight nonetheless)...wear thick soaks and I usually don't notice... but inner lining gets wet and very stinky!!

Also, going down hill can be painful as these boots tend to be tight and one should probably pick a size or two higher than usual... never had a blister though.

Again these are good boots to be on a roof in or on a slippery trail on......... none better outsole than the Vibrams with these. Keep a tube of seamsealer though handy to repair inevitable tears of rubber upper rand bumper and tears in fabric that after only 3 months of ownership are appearing.

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