Meindl Borneo mens

Slioch
Reviewed: 25 February 2009

TOP NOTCH BOOTS

Out-of-box comfort.
Remarkably hard wearing-I've hammered mine for nearly 5 years and they are only just starting to look tatty.
Lightweight.
Excellent sole unit: good grip in wet/mud/slippery grass.

Few. For some reason I have got through a lot of laces on these boots, but that may be the fault of the laces rather than the boots.

Superbly comfortable boot. Ideal for spring-to-autumn use on the hills in any terrain.

TOM BELL 3
Reviewed: 03 October 2008

VERY COMFORTABLE .. CLASSIC WONDERFUL LEATHER BOOTS

Beautifully made.
Great grip and soles
Easy to walk in. The inners that mold to your feet really work
No goretex so beautifully cool to walk in

None

I iused to use Zammeraln but moved to a Goretex boot prior to this. it has been wonderful to come back to these well made excellent all round walking boots

Benco
Reviewed: 05 May 2008

GREAT UNLINED LEATHER BOOTS

Fantastic build quality, Very comfortable, not much breaking in needed, No waterproof/breathable liner to wear out. (and they look good, always important)

A bit too much stitching on the upper, price (both of these are minor quibbles), Hard sole can be a bit slippy on wet rocks.

Really nice boots, felt good straight out of the box but a bit weird after a few miles until they settled down(I guess thats the MFS doing its stuff)but now I can put them on and forget about them, These are the first boots I have had with no goretex liner and I am impressed with the performance, no leaking and good breathability (these keep my feet drier than any of the Fabric/suede lined boots I have had in the past.

The lack of a waterproof liner encourages you to look afer them as well (which I never bothered to do properly with lined boots, a bad habit that hits you in the wallet in the long run).

tom sargeant
Reviewed: 27 June 2006

SUBLIME COMFORT AND SUPPORT

Extremely comfortable
Good sole
Good value (purchased for £85- a bargain or what!?)
Excellent build quality
No sticky Goretex lining

None that I can think of.....

I purchased these two days before embarking on 190 mile coast to coast walk, after I made the horrible discovery that I had "lost" my then current boots. I had nightmares about my feet getting ripped to pieces while they were breaking in, but they really were comfortable out of the box.

Grant Schofield
Reviewed: 28 May 2006

VERY VERY NICE

Comfy, great lacing system, good sole for all terrains, just leather, no Gortex

A rubber rand would be the icing on the cake

Really good boot, I thoroughly enjoy my time in the hills since getting them, a welcome replacement from my Manta's, which were a bit tough. Some tweaking necessary to get the lacing tension right for your foot, and a good pair of insoles a must (got some great Eva ones off ebay). They're a bit slippy sometimes, but small price to pay for such a great boot.