All I got to say is WOW! I just received this model and had worn it all day yesterday, so not much experience yet with this model really but I really didn't expect such a stable formatted shoe. I've had trail type shoes before but nothing that equated anything to this professional level and can tell that this is truly a professional trail use type of shoe. One thing I noticed about this model compared to all the other Keen models I have collected through the time here is how professional the factory has done with this particular model by Keen. I am a manufacturer in what I do and I can see that maybe perhaps Keen may use different offshore factories to make their models, not uncommon today as this model appears to have a different finishing approach compared to the other models I have. This model is pure perfection in comparison to the other models and the overall finish is downright meticulous also in comparison, you can tell it's a different assembly line, factory, etc., it's just to different compared to the other models. It reminds me a bit of some high-end Adidas models but actually I think the quality is even above that really, this model is truly an incredible shoe model and can see why many on a professional level admire this model so highly. It is incredibly stable from just a regular user point of view, in which I come from.

The fit form to my particular foot shape is just unbelievable and want to say natural for some reason, it is just so outrageously comfortable and wraps my feet in a protective and secure manor all the way around it seems, I have never encountered this type of perfection in any trail style shoe before, I was literally blown away by the shear comfort and quality feel of this shoe yesterday, I was just walking around and saying WOW, WOW, Hehe - It is without a doubt a great piece of effort and work on Keens part and can see what they really, really are good at here, this without a doubt is where Keen really shines in my opinion. Especially with the price break points I purchased this shoe for, it's just uncanny to me, this model is easily worth 4 times the price a paid for it at the sale price, I'm still somewhat blow away by this particular model.

As far as wearing this model as a casual shoe, it can be done, if one is looking for a really stable and protective type shoe, especially around the ankles I notice compared to just regular casual everyday type shoes. The only thing I noticed here with this model is that the bottom sole lugs are so aggressive that for me anyways, I would need a slightly thicker type socks to wear for long periods of time, say like my 18 hour days that I put in on my feet, etc., as the sole of this model is formatted on a professional sporting type format. But with that I normally wear Nike Dri's, in which are a really thin type of running sock and not of the norm, so wanted to express that, I don't wear just everyday socks and that may have been the factor there, I am going to wear with average thickness socks and see what happens, other then that, the natural feel foot form is beyond the comfort zone, just an outrageous piece of work by Keen here! I'm still saying WOW! Hehe - More than just a great shoe, allot of great consumer value here, Outrageous!!