User Review: Scarpa SL M3

Scarpa SL M3
Above: The current SL M3, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed March 8, 2008 by Curtis McWilliams

Rating:
Materials: Gore tex and leather
Use: Off trail, heavy loads used daily
Break-in Period: short
Price Paid: $215

I am a forester and needed a boot that was durable, comfortable and came in wide sizes. These boots are very comfortable and quick to break in. But my first pair had the sole around the toes delaminate within 2 months. I was treating the leather lightly each weekend and not drying the out with heat so this should not have happened.

I brought them back to where I bought them and exchanged them. Same thing happened again, but the store would not exchange them and said I should deal with Scarpa myself. Found out that I could send them in and it would be at least 3 weeks before I could get them back and that the defect would not be covered by my warranty, so I would have to pay for the repair.

So a tube of shoegoo got me thru the season and I will not ever buy another pair of Scarpa boots.

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Moosejaw 4 purchase options:	Men's SL M3 Boot (Fall 2008)	$219.00	Buy Now
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