Meindl Reviews
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Meindl Nepal Pro
Steer clear, comfortable boot but the soles rot in about 12 months and fall apart Soles fall apart and rot after moderate use. After sales service…
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Meindl Makalu
Fit is very good, especially at the heel. And the narrower outer heel width is what is needed off-trail for foot stability when traversing steep…
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Meindl Borneo
Comfortable stable hiking boot, even with a heavy pack. Good comfortable hiking boot for the normal to narrow foot. 
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Meindl Nepal Pro
Best boots I have ever owned. Just about dying now after 12 years of use and 3 resoles! Talk about value for money, despite high initial price.
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Meindl Makalu
A solid and reliable boot for travel in off-trail and steep country. I bought my Meindl Makalus as a replacement for my worn-out Scarpa tramping…
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Meindl Makalu
Comfortable, I never got a blister. Very secure on loose steeep ground. I had a pair of Makalus for 10 years. They died earlier this year, by…
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Meindl Borneo
These boots are comfortable for short hikes, but become tormenting on longer hikes. Since every short hike can turn into a long hike should…
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Meindl Super Perfekt
I researched the web for ages before buying these boots. It's hard to find good info, and these few reviews below were a large part of what…
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Meindl Super Perfekt
Just Perfect hiking boots. It will take a few days to get used to them, they are quite heavy (just like me, I'm 250 pound)! Once used to walk…
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Meindl Makalu
Just picked a pair up today after spending allot of time researching what boot I was going to buy next (hence the 4 stars not five yet). I work…
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Meindl Taiga
I have purchased two pair of the Taiga boots over the past 2 decades. They are exceptional in ankle support, water tightness, and really bite…
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Meindl Super Perfekt
I bought my first pair of serious hiking boots (Meindl) in the mid 1970's and had them resoled several times at least. I always treated them…
reviewed by mikedwin
March 16, 2009
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Meindl Borneo Pro MFS
After renouncing leather boots years ago, I finally got fed up of so called waterproof fabric linings - and 4 years ago went back to all leather… 
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Meindl Softline PRO GTX
After intensive 8-days backpacking trip and other 2-day trips in rough terrains and conditions, I was absolutely delighted with how the boots…
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Meindl Guffert
I needed to replace my Meindl Borneos (a great lighter weight boot) and wanted something durable that would excel in the harshest hiking and…
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Meindl Vermont
The Meindl Vermont Goretex hiking boot is amazingly comfortable. I had virtually no break-in period, and could wear them straight away. They…
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Meindl Makalu
The Meindl Makalu MFS is by far the best hiking boot made. It is a 4 season, tough as nails boot. They are comfortable right out of the box,…
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Meindl Makalu MFS
The Meindl Makalu MFS is by far the best hiking boot made. It is a 4 Season, tough as nails boot. They are comfortable right out of the box,…
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Meindl Borneo
If you've owned a really good pair of trekking boots then you'll find these pretty awful on steep and sloping terrain and rock. I bought these…
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Meindl Borneo
I have just bought my new boots as I plan to walk the Camino at the beginning of August. I bought a pair of ladies Meindl Borneo with memory…
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Meindl Super Perfekt
These are the best hiking boots ever made. Better then Meindl Perfekts. (I have two pairs of reg. Perfekts.) If you are over 200 lb there is…
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Meindl Perfekt
I purchased the boots in Italy and wore them for a year in Afghanistan. I never rolled an ankle and my feet were in heaven. It looks as if they…
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Meindl Borneo
After years of suffering from blisters and black toenails, I decided that I was going to get a good boot, whatever the cost. After MUCH trying,…
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Meindl Makalu GTX
Makalu Pro 3000 Gtx...I paid the hefty price for these boots after being recommended them from the dealer for a 15-month trip around the world.
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Meindl Army Gore
I've had mine for seven years now and must confess that I haven't looked after them all that well. Even still they have never let me down. Never…
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Meindl Super Perfekt
In every lifetime there are things you never will forget. One of these things are Super-Perfekts. Once you bought them you love them more every…
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Meindl Makalu
I did a lot of research on boots and have been through about 20 pairs of all the supposed Name brands. These are simply THE BEST no question.
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Meindl Makalu GTX
Just picked up my second pair of these boots and have to say they are better than before, if that's possible. The Makalu is a boot that can…
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Meindl Borneo
As a hill walker for 35 years, and a professional geologist for most of that time, I have tramped a few thousand miles -mainly in typically…
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Meindl Super Perfekt
I bought what essentially is the Super Perfekt model of today about nine years ago before making an expedition to Ethiopia. I had been used…
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Meindl Lhotse
I bought the Meindl Lhotse to use on Kev Reynold's 'Walkers Haute Route" in September 2004. They were superb, with excellent grip, and completely…
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Meindl Vermont
Straight from the box and they were great. Comfortable, supportive and hard wearing. A good buy.
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Meindl Island
Bought these boots for alpine trekking, but did not use them in hard conditions yet - but few winter trails through snowy paths left very good…
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Meindl Borneo
Not had them long, couple of big walks in Wales and the Lakes, so far so good. Very comfey straight from the box.
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Meindl Lhotse
These boots are fantatsic, super dry and warm. Easy to walk in but i have had a lot of trouble with the inside heal pushing against my achilles…
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Meindl Perfekt
Well I have a pair of Meindl Perfekts size 15 US. They are indeed quite comfortable and roomy. I am curious as to why there is not more of a…
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Meindl Perfekt
To complete my story that I already wrote about these incredible shoes, I have the following recommendation to make: Do treat your Meindl Perfekts…
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Meindl Perfekt
Just to updat on my Perfects, after a trip last spring around Lake Superior Canada the most confortable feeling was slipping these boots on…
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Meindl Borneo
Very comfortable. I wore these day in day out for a year: up the Andes, the Himalayas & trekking in NZ as well as walking in cities; in…
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Meindl Guffert
I have tried 4 other brands of boots before this one and none compare. I will never go back. 6 weeks - 10 km/day through swamp and over outcrop…
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Meindl Lhotse
So far I have used these boots on about 5 day walks ranging from Surrey Hills to across open moorland / rocks in the Peak District. They are…
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Meindl Island
I haven't used them on a serious hike yet, but they are extreamly comfortable, looking forward to my first trek in them.
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Meindl Perfekt
I used my perfects (size 40 European) on the road, in the mountains, rocky terrain, snowpaths,icy conditions. In the mountains they are at their…
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Meindl Perfekt
I picked these German made boots up from a Dutch Military store in Bosnia. Paid 250.00 German Marks and they would be a deal at twice the price.
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Meindl Island Pro
Recently purchased these boots from AdventureGear.biz in Vancouver. They were mail ordered. I spoke with the boot fitter at the shop and he…
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Meindl Nepal Pro
I have founds these boots suitables for all activities, from summer days in the Lake District to month long treks in the Himalayas. Very comfortable…
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Meindl Canada
I love the boots. My right was crushed in 1978 with a lot of skin grafting. The boots are the best substitute for orthopedic shoes, they never…
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Meindl Borneo
Excellent fit for my narrow foot. Comfortable on or off trail, but not too good on ice. Second pair of Meindls I've owned, don't think I'll…
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Meindl Island Pro
Best shoe i've ever seen; bought it in 1998 still going strong. I've walked several trails with it.
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Meindl Perfekt
Meindl perfekts are almost a legend in Europe. The are heavy one piece leather boots made out of russian leather. This leather has an excellent…
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Meindl Dagar
These shoes are my first real boots. I have got them now for one year and I am very satisfied about how they walk, look, and keep me dry. But…
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Meindl Island Pro
A great boot. Extemely comfortable and durable. The only boot I would want to wear. When these wear out I will buy another pair. They are great…
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Meindl Makalu
Like Glenn Irving (below) I also decided after a long period of boot research -- and fitting -- that Meindl's Makalus were the best boot available.
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Meindl Ladies Lermoos
These are the most comfortable fabric boots I've ever worn, no breaking in required whatsoever. I walked 5 miles in them the very day I bought…
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Meindl Makalu
I did a lot of research on boots before I bought these ones. I have had them for two months now and they are the best investment I have made.
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Meindl Taiga
I wore both of these boots in the Yakutsk region of Siberia for three weeks on a sheep hunt and later on in the Kamchatka penninsula. They have…
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Meindl Canada
I wore both of these boots in the Yakutsk region of Siberia for three weeks on a sheep hunt and later on in the Kamchatka penninsula. They have…
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Meindl Borneo
A superbly comfortable boot right out of the box. Mine have done at least 1000 miles, and are definitely more flexible than new, but still up…
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Meindl Island
Light, tough and good in water (dry quick after fording or rain storms, and good hold in tricky conditions. Well worth the money. (Best buy…
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Meindl Nepal Pro
Very comfortable. Those sold in UK have broad fit for shape of average British foot. Most comfortable fit I have yet found with a boot. Takes…
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Meindl Lady Island
I bought these boots to take on a round the world trip. By the end of my first trek in Nepal they were leaking and the stiching was torn. They…
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Meindl Borneo
Never blisters at all!!! Great comfort. Only... after three years of wearing (and I did not use them for long hikes very often) the leather…
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Meindl Super Perfekt
I used them in Norway: Their name says it all! Perfect in very difficult terrain, stiff enough to use crampons (no step - ins!!) for snow field…
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Meindl Super Crack
These boots are excellent. They have a fully stiffned midsole with fibre glass reinforcement. Gore-Tex Duratherm also keeps your feet very snug…
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Meindl Borneo
The most comfortable boot I ever had. I have worn the pair for two years almost continously I have had them resoled three times and will soon…
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Meindl Nepal Pro
Have them for 7 years now! I took them into rainforests, Alpes, Snowdonia (Wales) and wear them on my motorcycle, all year trough. Repairs sofar:…
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Meindl Island
Have used Meindl several years, and this model is really great. Walked 450 km in 25 days, and didn’t have to use any plastics on my feet.
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Meindl Army Gore
Extremly comfortable, lightweight leather boot. The Meindel Army Gore offers all the strength and support of a normal leather boot, with the… 
