Vans + Finisterre UltraRange Hi DL

I bought these for rainy day dog walks during the summer instead of pulling on wellies. Having been caught in a good few cloudbursts recently, I can completely recommend them for keeping your feet dry! Super comfy and lightweight too.

Look good, feel good. Ethics are good too.

I love the design, colours and the fact that these shoes are water repellent. Great for a city and weekends in a countryside although a bit slippery on the wet rocks. They could be a little wider (I have narrow feet and they were initially quite tight, no space for a thicker socks, it got better over time). Another thing I'd change is making the whole surface of the shoe water repellent, black parts are not. After 2 hours forest walk after rain my socks got wet. But maybe I'm expecting too much, these are just trainers, not hiking boots after all :)

I'm not used to wearing a higher trainer/boot but these are really comfortable. The fact that they are also waterproof is an added bonus allowing them to take me all over the place on different terrains. Really nice looking shoe too!

Very happy about my purchase.

Vans are in my opinion a bit narrow and long. Therefore I have a size 6 rather than a 7 which would have been better for proper boot socks. That said these are super for walking nettled roads and mixed surfaces. I don’t think a mountain hike would be good, not enough deep sole support but generally I am delighted. Have walked two 5 mile routes and no complaints at all. They also look great.