User Review: Vasque Sundowner

Vasque Sundowner
Above: The current Sundowner, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed April 23, 2005 by Hb

Rating:
Materials: leather, gore tex
Use: short day hikes to heavy backpacking
Break-in Period: years
Weight: ? medilum weight boot

The Vasque Sudowner Italian version has been my only hiking boot for 15 years and many, many miles. I change my boots out every year. It was always a 5 star. It took me awhile to figure out what the problem was with a new pair of boots....I even tried two pairs thinking that maybe I just got a lemon...Unfortunately, the Italians now have their boot made in China.

It's a lousy imitation. I would give it only 2 stars for a boot. The Chinese don't work with leather like the Italians do. The Chinese version just doesn't feel right out of the box, won't break in, is a major blister boot, gives me plantar fascitis....etc...It sucks! I recently got one of the last Italian pairs. It was back to a 5 star. Vasque Sundowner Chinese model is not worth it...SKIP THE CHINESE VERSION.

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