KEEN boots. WHAT IS GOING ON?

KEEN boots. WHAT IS GOING ON?

[@dlee3710]

Have been wearing keens since I developed planter fasciitis, realized a few years ago they went down the crapper.

[@Matty7twin]

Are you still wearing them now? Or have you changed to a different company?

[@jtotheshua885]

Portland Oregon doesn’t deserve anything! I appreciate your values man.

[@BADD1ONE]

Everytime I find a product I really like it gets discontinued

[@johnossendorf9979]

I have loved Keen steel toe Braddocks, for their comfort and great traction ! I have been disappointed in them because both of the pairs I'v had split where the leather meets the sole on the left side of the left boot and the right side of the right boot in less than a year, long before the sole was worn out. I keep coming back to Keen because there Steel toes are the most comfortable I have found. My toes only really hurt if I don't take my boots off as soon as I get home. I usually wear 11D, thinking about trying 11 wide and hoping to have a little more room in the Steel toe.

[@cristic4506]

I've bought a pair of keen revel IV mid last autumn and they are junk (after less than 100 km). When I hike in snow, the socks are wet, the sole is disassembling and the front rubber is lose. Worst 180 USD boots... I'll go with european made boots.

[@MIKEC2000]

Bought the Revel winters, wore them 4x and the sole came apart same place , where the boot pivots

[@Maadanchik]

I buy KEEN utility Braddock steel toe MID shoe for the last 8 years, wear them every day, sometimes for 12 and 16 hours, in every element possible, not once it gave me problems, not even once... never needed to brake them in, feels right straight out of the box. Im an electrician in my trade. I buy a new pair every year because i literally wear the same pair every single day for over 2000 hours a year. And then i keep the old pair for working around the house and side jobs and even after theyre still in good shape.

[@enriqueshockwave8869]

I bought some, I am an engineer and I travel to plants around the country frequently. My company bought me some boots so I never wore the keens on the job site. I just wear them to the office because they were comfortable. I have had them about 8 months. They have only been worn sitting at my desk, walking around the grocery store and occasionally taking a 10 minute walk on my break period. The soles are coming apart and I can feel moisture on my foot when it rains and I walk across the parking lot, and now my feet hurt, today I decided was the last day I was going to wear them because my left foot is killing me. They were not cheap, I'm very disappointed.

[@MikeyMuse52]

My favorite is the Keen Detroit Xt wide. I am a utility locator and put in a lot of Miles everyday. They're simple, comfortable hiker style boots, and I've found the more complex they make the boot, the more fail points you have. I used to wear redwings, and I've had some danners as well. But I go through two pairs of boots a year regardless of maker or style because of the amount of walking I do. I haven't found a more comfortable hiker boot. I am interested in the Merrill brand though.

[@ROOSTER-ql5fs]

Merril is good but no comparison to Keen in my opinion.

[@jcolt84]

I probably wore my keens about a dozen times at most, and after mowing the grass in them one day, I kicked them off on my covered patio, which is where they set for a couple months. I was shocked the next time I went to put them on, becaus the soles were literally just falling off the upper, just like ribs falling off of the bone.

[@derekjeter2387]

I just seen your review from 1 year ago about Keen utility boots. It's unfortunate that happened to you. I have purchased the Keen Durand 2 hiking boots about 2 year's ago and have hiked about 350 miles in them and they are holding up well but i care for them after each use by cleaning them with nikwax nubuck leather cleaner and use mink oil on them. They are still in good enough shape to keep hiking in them. Unfortunately they cost $210.00 but are very durable and built in Oregon

[@powers1776reset]

The Durands are awesome! Maybe their best boots

[@GodzillaHQ91]

I have been wearing Keens for about ten years but in the last two or so years they have gone completely down hill in quality. Shame on these assholes.

[@116falconer]

I tried a pair of OBOZ in my never ending quest for a quality boot, I got them last April and I was impressed from the get-go but the right boot started leaking after only 3 months and the left shortly afterwards. I actually just bought sketcher hikers 3 weeks ago, the reviews are excellent but so far they feel like something you’d buy at the dollar store and the lacing system sucks but I’ll see if they break in properly and last more than a few months 🍺🍺

[@shawngagliano4376]

The anarchist and the Kathy Bates comment got me lol.

[@guitodd]

assembled in America means they put the cushion insert in and laced them up. :) I too bought my first pair of Keens about 8 months ago. Sole is coming apart at the glued joints already. Way too much money for a poor quality boot. I was super disappointed too. I grew up in Portland and it has turned into a complete liberal shithole. Keens politics have always sucked.... adding their boots to the shit pile now too. Bought some Oboz that are the same price range but way better built.

[@TeeTafoya87]

Yeah, their shoes are pretty much made in Thailand.

[@SB_whatevers]

What I learned from owning Keens is that I should spend more and stay with boots and shoes that are Goodyear welted.

[@redeyestones3738]

What I learned from the last few pairs of keen boots I've owned, is to never buy keen boots again. Absolutely horrible. Fall apart in the first couple weeks

[@develentsai3215]

I'm assume it's China.. God your funny LOL

[@TeeTafoya87]

So glad the Keens I just got were a barely used pair from 3 years ago. Thanks for the warning man.

[@ROOSTER-ql5fs]

Love my keens! I do landscaping and I got over a yr out of my last pair. Still have them but it’s almost time for them to be retired.

[@cantbuyrespect]

I was once a "life long" keen supporter but the past few boots I have got have all had the soles delaminate well before they wear out. I am done with keen. I had probably had 20 pairs of keens over the years. Guess they cheapened out and make junk now.

[@116falconer]

I’ve tried 3 different “chic brands” or “ micro brands “ or whatever you want to call them since leaving Keen, spent hundreds and they’re all pretty much shit. My latest pair are OBOZ, it’s a nice boot except for the fact that even though they’re billed as 100% waterproof the right boot started leaking within 2 months. I’m just gonna start buying my boots at Walmart 🍺🍺🍺

[@cantbuyrespect]

@@116falconer Trying out some jim green boots. I want to give a small company a chance because it seems like all these big companys do now is cut corners.

[@kevinbrooks1104]

Nobody stands by thier products anymore.

[@RadRambo]

Shopping local is definitely the way to go.

[@redeyestones3738]

Shopping local has nothing to do with it. I bought the first pair In a local mom and pop shoe store. It's the fact that they are made in Thailand, and production isn't monitored on a regular basis.

[@derekfoehr9264]

The voyaguer is a Keen boot.

[@JayG87]

Got an update? I agree it’s hard to find any decent hiking shoes/boot

[@116falconer]

I got 9 months out of them. The split never got any worse and the body held up really good but I’d wore through the soles on both boots. Trashed them in December. Last week I got a new set of boots, Keen Flint ll (the ONLY freakin boot I could find local), I had to buy them from a regional box store cause my local boot store can’t order any brand of boots until at least November. I wanted to go with Merrell this time but I guess I’m going to have to wait.

[@powers1776reset]

@@116falconer how’d the Flints fare?

[@edricheson]

My stitching is coming loose. It’s a shame because they fit my feet really well. I am going to take them to a cobbler and have them fix them

[@soniczero532]

They don't make the boot anymore, probably cause they actually lasted. That's funny dude.

[@mr.b8372]

7/23 they're now $200.00. Pass. 👍 👌

[@okthen22ok]

Theres a easier way to buy boots! Spend the additional extra 200 or 300 hundred and buy some real boots with a good year welt! Glue boots are for kids!

[@PANDA-PANDA59]

Probably should have got a wide

[@soniczero532]

I'm looking into red wings, timberland pros, and either pittsburgh keen or keen troy utility. My old red wings are rotted and crumbling after 3 years.

[@primalconcretesledge3137]

Your commentary is quite funny! 😆

[@lanceeric6039]

ZAPPOS KIDS .... ZAPPOS

[@sergiodoordie319]

Good boots but don't Last a year

[@116falconer]

Yeah. The body has held up great, even the split in the leather never got worse but I’ve worn through the soles so my feet get wet from moisture wicking up. I just went to get a new pair but my local boot dealer can’t order any boots in, he said it’s going to be a few months.

[@ROOSTER-ql5fs]

Kathy Batesed 😂 😂😂😂😂

[@bonsaibeanz]

Try timberland trailwind they are pretty good boot

[@116falconer]

Thanks, I’ll check them out.

[@kluper1157]

made in China and fall apart! my old pair for Oregon I still have 13 years! old Bought a new pair called Ravens Glue came apart in 1 week! Come on America!!! Get your shit back Together.

[@JT-pc5kp]

If you want American made boots with American materials you always have to pick Nicks!

[@116falconer]

Thanks for the heads-up 👍👍 I'm gonna have to give them a shot as soon as I can afford to.

[@tommythetrain1945]

Nicks or whites but$$$

[@powers1776reset]

Yeah not everyone can drop $600 on a pair of boots, and then suffer to break them in

[@apa7611]

Danner boots. The USA a made ones are tough.

[@redeyestones3738]

I have bought 4 different pairs of Keen boots over the years. I have not ever gotten a pair that lasted more than a month. They are the fucking worst waste of money on the market. They should be ashamed of themselves. I also got a pair of Targhee boots as well. The damn tread are glued onto the sole of the shoe in strips, and they peel off in under a week. So, basically I get charged $150 for a pair of shoes that are worse than Walmart quality. I keep thinking that I was just unlucky, and giving them another chance. But now I've learned to NEVER buy Keen boots ever again.

[@gtiguy1992able]

They have a year warranty

[@redeyestones3738]

@@gtiguy1992able that's completely besides the point. When I spend $150 on a pair of shoes, I expect that pair of shoes to last at least a year, before having to file a return claim, and waiting a month or two to get a good pair of replacement shoes. Let alone have three pairs now, and all three are duds. I bought the original pair in February, and I still don't have a frikken pair of decent shoes.

[@apa7611]

@@redeyestones3738 Try Danner boots! I got a few pairs and they last a while for me

[@redeyestones3738]

@@apa7611 definitely. I've had Danners in the past. Great boot. But I wanted to try a lightweight hiker, not a heavy boot. Figured I'd give Keen a try, because I had read about how they seem to be such an ecological, and socially responsible company. But, it turns out their shoes are made from cheap garbage, and the manufacturing is outsourced to Thailand, where fabrication is not monitored by Keen staff, except once or twice a year. Total rubbish company. Great customer support, but terrible quality.

[@apa7611]

@@redeyestones3738 You should try the Salomon quest 4d those are damn good hiking boots or lowa renegades

[@dirtcycle1773]

over rated boots the waterproof are so hot on your feet the sole comes off

[@howiefeltersnatch2596]

The tahrgees are the worst boots you can buy from keen and I’m a keen guy.

[@stewbeltin2512]

Buy Dave's hand made boots yes they big bucks but u can resole them end of discussion