KEEN Men's Ridge Flex Mid Height Waterproof Hiking Boots

I loooooooove these with my heart! Truly comfortable like no other. Light, flexible, strong at the same time. A miracle boot. Hahaha I wish I could order them in all colors. I’m usually a 11 in male size because I’m a 13 in women size, so I got them in size 12 and they are perfect.

Very difficult for me to find anything in my size (16). Happy feet now

I spend my days either training field dogs or maintaining 33 acres of rough pasture training grounds. According to my iPhone app I average over 4 miles per day, over 300 days per year. Thats 1200 miles on my feet. Keen Ridgeflex keep me going. I found these to be the most comfort and support of any boot in my experience. I rotate through four pair, only Ridgeflex. Just disposed of the oldest while adding a new pair to the rotation.Recommended.

If you have a friend who tells you these are the best hiking boots, unfriend them They are not your friend.If you like "waterproof" boots that start taking on water in multiple places in about 6 months, these are the boots for you.I am not a die-hard hiker. Three or four long mountain hikes a year, and walking my dog on nearby trails. Hardly a rigorous test of quality.Sure, they started out lightweight and comfortable. 4 stars for that. Then it goes downhill fast, and not in a fun way. That Patented "Flex" thing on the instep is the first place that fails to keep your socks dry. It cracks and separates and, unless you never step in wet grass or water deeper than 1", you're coming home with squishy socks. This was less than 6 months in. Then the leather pulled away from the heel. Then the tread pulled away from the sole. I bought these on 8/29/2021. It is now 9/22/2022 and they are in complete ruin. After the first failure, I wrote in to Keen corporate requesting they honor their "1 Year Warranty" with photos attached and never heard back. I guess they bought Columbia boots and took a hike. If I were British I would say these are absolute rubbish.Tell that ex-friend who recommended them. Make new friends and tell them. Gather a mob and storm corporate with torches and pitchforks, just don't let one more pair of these disappointing, shoddily made, overrated (I hesitate to call them) "boots" hit the trail.I beg of you.CameronChalfont, PA

These boots feel good so far . I got them one week ago and so far so good for what I use them.I use them for construction testing and inspection and on my feet all day. I usually buy boots and wear them out after 6 months for the type of work I do. My last pair of boots were Keen Tarhees mid height. Maybe softer bottoms and do I wore a hole in back heel area. Hope these wear better for this type of use . I walk on concrete and also fresh concrete when having to walk across runway lanes as they’re being poured. Very stiff mix requirement so you can walk on top and sometimes sink in if material wetter than should be. Always buy waterproof so I can rinse off if I get fresh concrete on them. The price is good but all boots that I buy I put after market insoles on top of insole that comes with boots. Keen boots come with extra room to be able to stack another insole.

My bueno

I bought my first pair of Keens in 2012. The first time I slipped into them and went for a hike, they felt as if they'd been broken-in for weeks. Since then, I've bought a pair a year. The old pair goes into dirty jobs like concrete and stone work. The new pair is for hiking and church.But . . .This latest version, the Ridge Flex, is the best so far with that bellows technology. I bought the boot in gray bc it was a lot cheaper than the other colors in my size. I suspect that the gray is not flying off the shelves and might be discontinued. So I ordered a second pair the day after the first pair of Ridge Flex arrived (yesterday).Just checked my order history. I've owned 11 pair of Keens. And believe me, they get worked out. Every single day, work, hiking, hunting. Just on a whim I bought a highly rated hike-hunt boot of a premium brand that cost three times as much. That was last fall. I still have not gotten the feeling they're broken-in. Whereas the Keens that arrived yesterday feel good on me whether I'm walking or sitting still to write this review.Enough said?

This is my second pair of Flex boots and both have failed at the "flex" point. The first came unstitched where the rubber attaches to the boot (after a year) and these the actual rubber cracked after a few months. I really like the boots but won't be buying them again.