User Review: Merrell Wilderness

Merrell Wilderness
Above: The current Wilderness, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed February 25, 2002 by Ian

Rating:
Materials: Leather
Use: Hiking with and w/o pack and fieldwork
Break-in Period: 1 week?
Weight: 3 lbs?
Price Paid: $220

I like everything about these boots except for the fact that they leak like a sieve through the tongue seam on the top of the boot. When I first got them I noticed this leak and returned, unfortunately, the next pair did the same. I have had them for about 5 years and resoled them once. The heal patch of leather is starting to come off on one. I don't think I will buy them again, they leak too much. Oh yeah, I have treated the leather and applied the silicon "glue" that they came with-still leak. Maybe I need a Gore-tex sock?