I've recently edited this review after having them a while to add praise to this boot. These boots are well worth their price and function with outstanding character. In the months since I bought them I've come to consider this boot possibly among the best you can buy for the price. It is every bit as good or better than the overpriced USA made Danner boots or even some Lowa boots, though Lowa is one of my favorite boot manufacturers. Oboz is the other. BUT ... you may pay more for those boots. I'm about to go edit my rating DOWN on some Danner boots I got after having them a while. The Lowa and Oboz ratings I've published will all stay 5 star excellent.

I love these Bitterroots. The sizing was correct. I wear a size 11 and that is what I got from Vasque with a perfect fit. I took a while trying to figure out which Vasque to get. I wanted something comfortable for possible daily wear but also tough enough for truly rugged use. These Bitterroots were the right choice. Very comfortable with little break in required. A couple of hours of walking is about all it took. I replaced the insole with 10 Second Arch 1000s for better arch support, but I do that with almost every boot I get. The only exceptions are the Oboz and the Rocky S2V boots since their insoles are well thought out factors in their designs.

Very tough leather exterior - the good old-school way to make durable hiking boots that outlast most boots with "synthetic" material. An extra pair of laces sent with them. Love the grippy designed vibram soles. It is truly an all terrain soul better than most. Good ankle support. Waterproof with Gore Tex inner lining. Etc. Just be sure to inspect the boots when received and after using them a while, but the same goes for any boot. One reason Amazon is my "one-stop-shopping" place is because they will take back anything. Superb customer support on Amazon. They ship out a replacement as soon as you ask for one without requiring the item to be returned before shipping the new one. With Amazon's customer support there's no need to worry about being stuck with a sub-standard or defective product.

I VERY highly rate this boot. Forget the 50 to 100 or so dollars more you'll pay for other boots just because folks wrongly assume anything made in China is poor quality. Guess what, just about everything is made in China. If you don't buy Chinese products you'll likely be walking abour naked, not driving any vehicle, not have any home appliances, and not have an electronic device on which to read this review. All of those have Chinese components. Heck! Even Harley Davidson, of which I own a couple, have foreign made components! For those who reject Chinese products I have three words: Get over it! Their workers are human too and need to feed their families also.