These are the best boots I’ve ever owned. I’ve almost worn out my second pair. I hike around 500-1000 miles a year. Can’t wait to buy my third pair - all shiny and new. I’m a shed hunter so all of my hiking is off trail - through the swamps, the slush, the snow, the mud, the streams, etc. I’ve worn these ice fishing right through to the summer. They’ve been totally waterproof in ankle deep mud and freezing water even when they are years old. These are the boots in which all other boots are judged.

These boots are going to keep my feet dry when I push my friend in his boat out from the bank into the deeper water and jump in at the bow from the shallows. I ordered size 12 which is a half size smaller than my foot measurement. These boots measure about 12 inches high to the top and about 10.5 inches high to the top of the gusseted tongue, which will keep water out of the boot. It is hard to find a gusseted tongue this high. I followed Meindl's sizing instructions and they fit perfectly. I followed the break in and care instructions also. My second pair of Meidl boots and I can't recommend them enough. Customer service is fantastic too!

These are probably the best boots I have ever owned. I wear them daily for work. My first pair lasted 2.5 years and still had some life left in them. If I didn’t get money for boots from my employer I would still be wearing my first pair. I just wish they offered them in an insulated version too. I really like the height when crossing streams and ankle support but all of the insulated boots are about 2” shorter.

You will not be disappointed by these. They are bulletproof and while rugged still very comfortable just like Meindl always does. The ankle support was key walking through the uneven terrain up in the Yukon and my feet never got wet as long as I kept the water below the top of the boot.

I only had a few weeks to prepare for this moose hunt and did not have any boots on hand that would hold up to the Yukon. I reached Todd ant Meindl USA and was blown away. He immediately recommended these boots and walked me through every detail of breaking them in. I had foot surgery the year prior and some nerve damage in my foot so I was nervous about arch support and comfort, but he reassured me. The cork bedding will take care of me which it did! He suggested some mesh inserts in the event there’s a little extra room, which I did use and also suggested both the long and short MT Jagd heavyweight merino wool socks. The longer ones seem to have a little more meat to them so he suggested try both and go with what feels best inside the boot to avoid slipping. This was extremely helpful. Their customer service is outstanding. The boots worked awesome. A few days it got warm up there so sweat became a bit of a factor. I slipped off my boots while we called and the socks and boots dried out fast. My feet never got wet going through the muck and bogs up there and the ankle support is outstanding. A few times with any other boot I would’ve easily broken my ankle, but these kept everything…