Dear friends of Amazon,
I am reviewing the Danner Instigator GTX Gore-Tex (uninsulated/no thinsulate etc...), boots. I am military, law enforcement, and an avid hiker... so I was expecting a boot which fit the description which Danner labeled to the letter. My Danner military boots have lasted through many battles (on and off the field). However, BEWARE!!!! These boots, while decent quality compared to similarly priced boots on the market, are not what I'd expected. For one thing... Unlike the photographs... they are by NO STRETCH of the imagination BROWN with TAN highlights!!!!! These boots are as orange as a pumpkin! As both military (uniform) and law enforcement (uniform) requirements are very specific, I discovered that these boots ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE under any conditions to wear for duty. And then I figured, "Well... I'll just keep them for hiking then!" But, as soon as I undid the laces, and prepared to try them on for the first time, I quickly discovered that they have a LEATHER collar around the ankle section....  another misstatement, as DANNER claimed they had a cloth/gore-tex like material which comfortably surrounds the ankle! Yeah right! That's on the outside!? It's cloth on the outside, and leather on the inside? HUH? Anyone who does ANY hiking will tell you that that is a friction problem waiting to happen! Remember those rub marks when you wore crappy boots as a kid? So I called them to get my money back. They supposedly have a "no questions asked" FREE returns policy right, which was one of the reasons I'd picked them too! But (again), since I'd ordered them through the MILITARY website, they would not take them back (nor would they take them back if you got them on AMAZON either she explained)! So, now I am stuck with a pair of boots which CANNOT be worn with ANY clothing imaginable(unless your going as a pumpkin to the next Halloween party of course)!
Signed,
Really pissed off at Danner!
PS. Also bought an extra pair of the "supposedly" impact dampening inserts too. They were $16, and no better than the cheap gel Doctor Shoel's (however you spell it) inserts one can obtain at any drug store for $6. But don't believe me... come on and waist your money too! My advice is to look at customer photo's on each site, as when one tries to take a picture of them THEY DO look brown and tan! But when you take them out of the box in the regular light they are not! First pair of shoes I'd describe as functionally and visually HIDEOUS!