Keen Hiking Shoes..Are they good shoes?

You fat bro. I Keed. I Keed.

Merrell FTW.

Keen make quality hiking boots. I would be skeptical of any they sell at Academy though because Academy tends to pick up the lower end models that most brands sell. I would check out REI and try on a bunch. I bought a pair of Oboz from REI for around 100 for trekking in Patagonia and they were fricking awesome and 100% waterproof.

I was going to suggest gander mountain but we don't have one of those in Louisiana either. wtf Louisiana? The one in Beaumont has a wide variety of hiking shoes/boots. I bought keens and merrels (sp?) for the family last summer for our trip. Hiked in palo duro, Mesa verde, Moab. Shoes fit will and dried out quickly after stream crossings.

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Keen HybredLife

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Hybrid Life is just the line, by the way, not the model. Not excellent quality but good if you have wide feet.

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some shite Merrells

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About to apply NeverWet to my Moabs.

I got some Keen hiking shoes at Massey's in BR. Sole began coming off after a year, with not a ton of use. I put some shoe goo on them and it seems to have resolved the issue. They are certainly comfortable.

Vibram isn't any better than most rubber these days. Many companies are moving away from Vibram since they have to alter the last after design to fit a Vibram template. Merrell does tend to have a lot problems with their waterproof fabric letting water in. The other thing is that any waterproof shoe will be HOT and a lot of people are sweating into their shoe more than they realize. Most common problem I see with Merrell is severely mis-cut insoles that just don't fit the shoe at all.

That's great, but if you're comparing the Moabs to shoes in a similar price point without a Vibram, of course the Moab will fare better. But there's a reason many higher end boots and shoes are forgoing the Vibram route these days.