Salomon X Ultra 3 Mid Gtx Hiking Boots, Uk 7.5 Magnet/black

These are my first ever walking boots and after trying on so many pairs in my local Go Outdoors, I finally opted for these as they were the only boot that was remotely comfortable as I have Mortons neuroma in one foot. Very grippy on even terrain, havent had an issue with waterproofing either and I love how lightweight they are. To me they feel like they have all the benefits of a secure walking boot, whilst feeling light like a trainer. The only thing I would say is to size up!! I'm a size 5 in my normal footwear and a 5.5 in trainers, but I had to size up to a 6.5 in these if I wanted to wear my wool socks. Size 5.5 fit very snug when just wearing thin cotton socks.

Bought these to replace a similar pair I bought about 10 years ago. They fit like a glove and are very comfortable. Very happy with my purchase at the moment. I do wish that the top part of the laces went through metal eyelet holes, rather than having to be wound round the top two levels of half style eyelets as this makes it much more difficult to correctly position the tongue and get the boot and laces tight enough and positioned well. This is disappointing as my previous boots were much better functionally in that respect. Also, why are the laces so short?