Timberland Women's Chocorua Trail Mid Waterproof Hiking Boots

I wanted to love them, but sometimes a shoe is a poor fit for your feet in particular. I think this may have been the case here.

These boots were very comfortable when I first got them, but I found that the longer I wore them the more uncomfortable they became. I have bunions and the crease in the leather began to push agains the top of my left foot right on the big toe joint. It feels a little like pressure on a nerve, and on longer hikes my toe went a little numb.

I bought these boots in a Timberland store that had no ramp to test how well the heel stays in place on a downhill incline so I did my best to improvise. It turned out that even if I lace them tightly my narrow foot slides forward, but luckily for me I got no bruised nails during my hikes. 

I was very impressed with how waterproof they are. I wore them once during a very rainy day when I was outside for hours and my feet never got wet. 

I bought these to use for school since I was roaming around wooded areas and climbing rock outcrops and slippery steep riverbanks. What I needed was something that had ankle support, some good tread, WATERPROOF, and warm and comfortable. Oh - and within budget.

These fit the criteria and have passed every test I've put them through with flying colors. Coupled with wigwam hiking socks, these kept me warm and dry even when I was in 20-30 degree snowy weather and wading in creeks and should have had waders on.

I expected there to be a break-in period but since I bought them the day before a big trip, I was fully prepared to have blisters and sore feet. At the end of the first (and longest) day my feet were the only part of my body that weren't sore, and there weren't even the beginnings of blisters anywhere.

Honestly, I normally hate the stiffness around my ankles - or really most kinds of boots or shoes for that matter- so when I say these are some of the most comfortable and well worth the buy kind of boots, that's really saying something. They're worth every penny and more.