What we don’t like in regards to the Teva Ellwood Mid
SAM: Look, I do know higher than to anticipate high-stack, soft consolation in a boot. I’ve a 10-year-old pair of American-made Danners that principally have solely Vibram outsole rubber underfoot, and they’ll eternally be in my common rotation. Nonetheless, I do suppose {that a} shoe offered — if solely simply partly — on being made for mountain climbing ought to dwell or die primarily based on how comfy it’s over a number of miles. And whereas the EVA midsole on the Teva Ellwood Mid isn’t strictly uncomfortable, neither is it comfy.
The very best phrase I’ve to explain it’s “bizarre.” It feels barely bowl-like underfoot — greater across the edges and thinner within the very center. That is nice within the heel, the place it creates a snug heel cup, however it’s not one of the best feeling alongside the medial and lateral sides of the ball of my foot or my toes. The final of the shoe is slender already, and the weirdness across the edges of the midsole heightens a crunched feeling within the toebox.
This additionally shouldn’t be thought-about a technical mountain climbing shoe. It isn’t offered that approach, and it isn’t made that approach. It could deal with mild day hikes, and should you push into technical trails or longer distances, you may discover that the safety of the higher is considerably missing, and the EVA is just not overly smooth or supportive. That EVA additionally compressed comparatively rapidly. Many of the softness that was to be discovered underfoot isn’t there anymore. Once more, finally, that’s all nice. It is a informal boot, in any case.
The TevaRAPID PROOF waterproofing retains as a lot moisture in because it retains out, and this shoe will get fairly toasty on the foot from that lack of breathability. Lastly, I hate complaining about laces, however these are skinny sufficient to suit a pair of gown sneakers, and so they’re annoying to tie and untie.
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