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Keen Targhee II Mid Hiking Boot Review
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Good looking, light-weight hiking boot/trail boot with comfort, support, traction, and the best damn lace system I have ever seen.
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Last Update:
May
29, 2009
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Great all around, all weather boot with sweet ergonomics, January 27, 2008
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Reviewer: roblyon from San Juans
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roblyon
saw things this way
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Durability
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Functionality
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Quality
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Value
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Design
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Overall
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Pros:
Breathes AND repels water, drop dead looks, one pull laces
Cons:
Run a half size too small
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Keen is a happening shoe manufacturer these days. The shoes have a signature, glove-like fit, provide a nice ride, and have a little reverse attitude. I’m wearing their sandals and knock-arounds and my wife loves her Chamoinoxs. But when our UPS driver dropped a package off the other day, there was a pair of Keen boots inside.It is difficult to wrote a shoe review without it sounding like a press release. I’ll keep this one short. The Targhee II Mid Boot is a waterproof, mid-weight trail boot, with an aggressive tread, great support and a flexible upper. Nylon webbing eyelets and heel strap help lock your foot in place. The moisture membrane is eVENT and I’ve had zero problem with moisture build up and I hike several miles each day in them, lately on a wet and muddy road. The boot is light and stable and fits perfectly.With companies like Keen that generally get it right in spades, I find a disproportionate amount of pleasure in discovering the small things that please me. Such a thing on the Targhee is the lacing mechanism. I don’t even see mention of it here on the Keen web site. I can’t tell you what it’s made out of, probably ABS. But it’s a little lace cleat that you use to cinch off the laces before you tie the bow. I notice that REI calls it a ‘secure-fit lace capture system’ Whatever, it works EXTREMELY well. Here’s how it works; when I put on my Targhees, I slip in my foot, snug tight on the two lace cords and pop them into the nifty lace lock. You get a satisfying small snap when they seat. Then it’s all over but the bow. No digging around for tight laces with fingernails. Just one pull, cleat it off, bow up, done. End game is just as simple; uncleat the laces and the boot opens like a flower. No loosening of laces necessary, just extract your paw. Too much hyperbole on such a small thing, you say? Personally, friggin’ around with my boot laces, particularly in cold weather, ranks in the basement of my favorite ways to pass time.Again, the boots are an absolute LOOKER with great fit, support and traction. Only caveat I’ve found to date is that the sizing, on this particular model, at least (from the research I’ve done), runs a half-size small.$120 MSRP
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