
Imported.
Item 789863
| Specification |
| ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best use |
| ||||||||||||
| Footwear height | |||||||||||||
| Footwear closure | |||||||||||||
| Waterproof | |||||||||||||
| Upper | |||||||||||||
| Lining | |||||||||||||
| Midsole | |||||||||||||
| Support | |||||||||||||
| Outsole | |||||||||||||
| Crampon compatibility | |||||||||||||
| Average footwear weight (pair) | |||||||||||||
| Gender |
REVIEW SNAPSHOT®
by PowerReviewsPros
Cons
Best Uses
Feels full size too small | ||
Feels half size too small | ||
Feels true to size | 88% (29 reviews) | |
Feels half size too big | ||
Feels full size too big |
Feels too narrow | ||
Feels true to width | 93% (28 reviews) | |
Feels too wide |
Reviewed by 37 customers
Sort by
Displaying reviews 1-10
Previous | Next »
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Zamberlan Civetta GTX Hiking Boots - Men's:
Have had these a year, wonderful boot. Good rock traction not bad downhill traction. I survey desert to mountains in all weather, this boot does it all.
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Zamberlan Civetta GTX Hiking Boots - Men's:
I'm on my third pair because I think they are awesome. I wear them every day,everywhere. I hike, walk, backpack, even work out in them. I have flat feet and very weak ankles. I wear orthotics in these boots, never got any blisters, and I have had nothing but good results from them. I'm sort of a spaz and I have rolled my ankle several times in this boot only to get complete and total support from them. I would say they paid for themselves each time I have done this. The boot has the feel of total support, (like a ski boot)keeps my feet dry, and will handle any terrain/condition I throw at them. These are NOT good boots to wear if you do a lot of standing in one place, they will make your back hurt. I get about a year out of this boot before it starts to break down. The rand starts to delaminate around the toe, and where the toe box of the boot bends the leather always cracks open. It's too bad though because the rest of the boot still has ALOT left to give.
This boot for some reason eats boot laces. They always break where the lace secures in the upper eye hooks and need to be replace every month or two. I will continue to wear/buy this boot as long as it remains available.
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Zamberlan Civetta GTX Hiking Boots - Men's:
Hadn't been on a long backpacking trip in 35 years, but was going on this one with my brother. Bought these boots after reviewing features and reviews. Wore them for 2 months taking short 1 - 5 mile hikes with 30 to 45 pound pack before this trip. I was looking for a boot with a little higher heel similar to my White's Smoke Jumpers. On the second day of 50 mile hike (steep uphill day) in Pasayten Wilderness I developed blisters on both heels and, on the right foot the outside ankle bone was getting pretty sore. I noticed that the interior fabric is stitched right behind the heels and the outer leather heel support is stitched right over where my ankle bone is. I think this contributed to the blisters and ankle pain. I think I can alleviate the blisters in the future with some pre-hike treatments to my feet and more padding in the socks. Other than the blisters these boots were really comfortable after 10 mile days uphill with a 60 pound pack. The bottoms of my feet stayed comfortable for all 50 miles. We slogged through a lot of small streams and muddy trail and the boots stayed dry and warm. I like these boots enough to give them another try on a long trip before I pass judgment on whether I keep them or toss them. One other little problem was a lot of little trail gravel and sand making it into the boot tops which required frequent stops to clean out the boots.
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Zamberlan Civetta GTX Hiking Boots - Men's:
I recently bought a new pair of these boots. I've been using them for hiking, walking, traveling for 10 years & they've lasted that long. The reason I bought new ones is my foot size changed (feet flatten/spread out over time) & I lost a toenail because the old ones were one size too small. I tried a variety of new boots & these ones still felt the most comfortable.
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Zamberlan Civetta GTX Hiking Boots - Men's:
I am using this boot as a jump boot for Wildland Firefighting. Meaning that I wear them during patrols or in non fire conditions. I have put several miles in these boots this season and could not be happier. Probobly one of my best purchases I have ever made. Very sturdy and built well. Ill see how they hold up at the end of the summer.
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Zamberlan Civetta GTX Hiking Boots - Men's:
Without a doubt this is the worst pair of boots I have ever bought. I have had these for two years and continue to get heel blisters on both feet everytime I wear them. I have used superfeet insoles and to no avail. They may even make the problem worse. I have plenty of toe room. I use an aggressive lacing technique that keeps my heel on the sole. After over 100 miles on these, I have had it.
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Zamberlan Civetta GTX Hiking Boots - Men's:
I needed a boot to break in for the JMT this summer, and I went with this one.
This boot tears the flesh from my heel the way you rip the end of a baguette. When you try these on, make sure your heel stays in place, or else you're in trouble. I tried inserts to tighten things up in there, and of course I tied the laces real tight. Upon showing my heel blisters to a REI salesperson, they acknowledged that they had never seen damage to feet like that.
These are strongly made, rugged boots. However, they just are not a good fit for my feet. I gave it a shot, but they've got to go back.
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Zamberlan Civetta GTX Hiking Boots - Men's:
Just a quick note about the comparison to the Vioz GT. FWIW, I originally bought Vioz. Love the look and fit in general. But after two short hikes concluded the toe box was too small for me. I exchanged for Civetta, which has slightly larger toe box.
Truth be told, I like the look of the Vioz better (the dark smooth leather is simply gorgeous). But I like the fit (for me) of the Civetta better.
I've not seen too many comparisons, so I hope this helps.
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Zamberlan Civetta GTX Hiking Boots - Men's:
I find it difficult to find comfortable boots. I guess my feet are picky. I tried on just about every pair of boots in the store when I bought these. I've now been wearing them for over a year. I like them a lot. They are great boots, I only have a couple small gripes.
USAGE: I've worn these boots around town/my office. I've worn these boots on about a dozen 1-5 mi day hikes. I've worn these boots on several 7-8 mi overnight backpacking trips. I've worn these boots at a 4 day outdoor survival skills class. I've worn these boots for weeks on the desert in New Mexico. I've worn these boots for weeks in Alaska.
PROS: Very durable. Very Waterproof. Very good traction. Classic Look.
CONS: I find that the ankle is a bit too loose. I have to really reef on the laces (at the top) to feel like I have good ankle support. That being said, I've never injured my ankle while wearing these boots.
The other problem with the boots (that I've since fixed... read on) is that I used to always get a hot-spot right on the bony ridge on the top of my foot right above my arch. It took me a year to figure this out, but I eventually solved the problem by skipping the cross lace when going into the lace locks and lacing straight up the side instead. I would then continue to cross lace like normal. At the end of the day I skipped a single cross lace.
Pros
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Zamberlan Civetta GTX Hiking Boots - Men's:
First thing you should know is these have a long break-in. I work outdoors and it probably took about a week of 6 to 7 hours working in these per day for them to really become comfortable. They feel very solid and I expected them to last as long as some of the reviewers on here claimed. I bought these boots in February of 2011. And as you'll see in the pictures, a tear in the leather developed in the crease near the front of the boot last month --December of 2011. I took good care to wash away mud and dirt and dry them properly without any heat sources, etc. I also conditioned the leather regularly. They did get wet often, but I'm frustrated to see them wear out this fast. I wonder if it was just an inconsistency in the leather itself that helped this to develop? Anyway I plan to return them and have already ordered a pair of Asolo Lhasa GV GTX, which I had to get through another site because REI does not carry these. They are very similar but the rubber wraps fully around the bottom of the boot and are a bit pricier.
Con: I did notice that the rubber on these Zamberlans also began to peel off fairly early on, but not severely and had no real effect on performance.
Pro:I can say they are waterproof, although the boots got wet often enough, my feet stayed dry.
Pro: They breath considerably, since my feet tend to sweat, they were never very uncomfortable.
Con:I did notice that when I walked on contour of any slopes they were kind of stiff and not comfortable.
Pro and con: After working long days, my feet tended to feel okay, as did my legs. I never felt like these were significantly comfortable, but also were not terribly uncomfortable either.
Overall I was really happy with them and had no major issues. They were really just getting truly broken in and I am sad that I will have to break-in a new pair of boots again.. for many reasons! I would recommend these despite the hole in the leather that developed because I don't think it's the norm. I'm only trying a different boot because I want to try something that could be potentially better, since there was room for improvement.
Displaying reviews 1-10
Previous | Next »
How are we doing? Give us feedback on this page.
REI Anniversary Sale May 17–27. Plus, members SAVE 20% on 1 full-price item with coupon code ANNV13. Details