Vasque  Breeze AT Mid GTX Hiking Boots - Men's

OMG. I paid for these shoes a fair price, now you want me towrite a review as well. Okey, I love them. At first I thought they were too "CLUNKY" (is that a real word??). I am a contractor, and I wear them to work, as well as when I walk my dog in the rain. They are so comfortable and really waterproof.

I've purchased at least 5 or 6 pairs of Vasque Breeze Mid GTX Boots. Since I do a lot of day hikes in wet conditions (4 x per week) I rotate boots and currently have 4 pairs. In the past I purchased Vasque Skywalks. The latest pair of Breeze I purchased a few months ago were a great disappointment. They don't fit as well as before and I feel as if I am walking in clown boots. In the past there was no breaking in period. The latest pair are still uncomfortable after several months of wear. Now I find myself using the older boots more often since they are still comfortable. They are getting petty worn, but the difference is stark.

I’ve been hiking vasque breeze for years. I’ve hiked thousands of miles in them including 1650 Of the AT. Usually I get 500 miles before the goretex starts leaking 600 before they start breaking down and become gardening and mowing shoes. I always have a new pair still in the box in my closet ready to go. When I take them out I order a new pair. Which is what I did not realizing the complete design change from lightweight boot to heavyweight hiker. Glad I have one more pair of the old style to wear. The new vasque breeze have to be the worst boots I have had on in years if not ever. Wore them for a short hike ended up with the first heel blisters in over twenty years. Very disappointed. Looked high and low for more old style in my size took the new ones back

Extremely limited and grossly deficient ventilation. Sock was drenched with sweat inside of an hour on a simple, flat day hike to break them in along Lake Tahoe. Have worn earlier models such as the 7466 for years. I asked about breathability when buying it and the clueless sales person assured me it was fine. It is terrible. Never had blisters or breathability problems with earlier models; sure, had toe rubber separate but patched together with shoe goo; and the most recent one had the sole wear out in two years but at least they were hiking boots. this new one is a blister boot. And yes, tried replacing socks every 45 minutes.

These boots have a very long break-in period and you have to know how to lace them. If you lace them too tight, you will suffer heel blisters because the heel is so stiff. If you lace them on the looser side then you good. I have grown to like these boots but did not like them in the beginning. I just completed a 10mile 6k foot climb in the Sawtooths and I was glad to have these boots. They are reasonably light, provide great ankle support when scrambling on uneven rock and have a great sole and tread. They are a stiff boot so I find they don't do as well with really steep climbs. Not the most fashionable boots either but not bad if you can get a deal on them.

My son's 14 and a size 11. I've been getting him a version of this boot (starting with the kids version) since we was big enough to get into the smallest size offered in the kids version. Throughout all of this he's been growing too fast to ever wear out a pair, but I deem this to be a good investment even as I recently donated a pair he outgrew that still looked very nearly new. All I can say is that he loves the boot, and always prefers to stick with the same boot all this time. I'd always thought once his foot growth slows down I'd get him a fancy pair of Zamberlains or something but he continues to just want this boot.

I've been wearing Vasque boots for more than 30 years. I bought this style because the Sundowner GTX (my preferred style) aren't available and haven't been for a while. These boots take some time to break in, but after that they are comfortable. Unfortunately, after about 6 months of weekend hiking, the boot lace hooks broke. While I could have repaired the boot, they were under warranty so I returned them; however I now question the quality of Vasque boots. They just don't seem as well made as in the past. I wish Vasque would fix their supply problems and make the Sundowner available again.

Pros: This boot is tall and gives great ankle support. The exposed fabric has a relatively tight weave and I hope it keeps more dust and muck out, compared to the Breeze They are comfortable for me, once I got some real insoles in them. Cons: The lacing does not go close enough to your toes, so you cannot properly snug the boots to work well on a steep descent. There is something about the notch in the rand and the cut-outs in the leather that make the boot fold awkwardly in the fore-foot. The fold digs into my toes, and the leather has developed deep creases and a few stitches have busted. When Vasque fixes those design flaws, this boot will earn at least 4 stars from me

I'm used to hiking in heavy work boots or loggers... i know... after finally coming to my senses, I was excited to finally try a "modern" boot like Vasque's Breeze AT on the trails this summer. And jeez... I wish I'd listened to the negative reviews before buying. Breaking these boots in was a difficult process-- even with a near perfect fit-- I was getting a debilitating hot spots along the right boot upper, on the tendons above my ankle. I ended up preventatively wrapping the hot spot sites with sports bandages, shin splint sleeves and heavy socks. After about 30 miles on the trail the hot spot sights slowly dissipated, but I had a hard time trusting the boots after that. The final line in the sand for me was a recent long hike in the Adirondacks-- these boots just started to disintegrate. I don't know if there was a break down in Vasque's QA/QC process... but a metal eyelet snapped in half while lacing up in the rain one morning. Nearly every seal along the outsole peeled away from the body of the boot. I purchased these boots early 01 August, 2020, all these failures were after less than a month of use... after <100 Miles on trails... On the positive side, the left boot was very comfy and snug. The treads did offer some great traction when scrambling up wet, rocky trails. I read great reviews for earlier iterations of Vasque's Breeze, and would be interested in trying their other products but... steer clear of this particular boot. I'm scrubbing the mud off and returning my pair ASAP.

These boots are awful. In the store they felt fine in my usual hiking boot size 11W. On the trail they hurt my feet. After hiking only 15 miles in these boots, my right ankle was swollen and there was a 2-inch diameter bright red spot on the outside of my ankle. Also, the big toe on my right foot was swollen and was black and blue and red. It took me 3 days of applying cold packs, day and night, to my ankle and toe to reduce the swelling to the point the redness went away. For the future, Vasque needs to make sure they manufacture the left and right boot the same size and width. The right boot was definitely narrower than the left.