Customer Reviews KEEN Voyageur

Need to get inserts with arch support before I can wear them.

Have loved Keens for years. I have generally been able to find some model that accommodates my narrow heel while also having a wide toe box. I have had no luck lately. This model has a wide enough and long enough toe box, but fits tightly on the dome-like part of the foot, too tightly for me. It might be because of my orthotics, but probably is mainly because of a bone spur. Tried lacing them differently, which sometimes helps, but couldn't find a way to not put pressure on the bone spur. Ended up instead with Oboz Sawtooth x Low B-Dry Waterproof low hiker. It looks and feels more like a hiking boot, has a wide toe box and an extra hole for the lace to keep the boot tighter on my heel, and I can re-lace it to take pressure off the top of my foot.

Felt true to size, with wide toe box. However, the lateral (outer side) of the shoe is raised, and places incorrect support to the outside of the foot. Very disappointing. Keens used to be my go-to brand for sturdy hiking shoes.

Nothing like a KEEN. I'm in my early 60's and have been wearing KEENS for 20 years now. I generally wear a size 10 in athletic shoes, but felt as if I needed to try the 10.5 in the Voyageur just to confirm. Similar to other people, my heel was slipping in the 10's and I could only imagine that would increase as the shoe was worn. These will be my warm weather hikers so a light weight sock in the 10's will be perfect. Plan on wearing them daily to completely break them in before hiking around the alps.

I am so bummed about these boots. I loved them and the fit was almost perfect - but the toe box is just too shallow and my big toe hits the top where the rubber covers the toe. They are not too short, just not high enough for my foot. I have never had this problem with other Keen shoes or boots. Otherwise, they are great. The heel fits and there is a roomy toe box. I got these because my Targhee III are just too wide in the heel and they slop around no matter how tightly I tie them. i have tied them tight enough to make my feet ache and they still slip around. The Voyageur fits much better, aside from the toe box. A larger size would be too big. So....it's back to trying to find a decent book for 2-4 mile walks with my dogs. Keen used to fit me right out of the box but they have "upgraded" their styles in the past three years and now they are hit or miss. Too bad. My other issue is the delivery. I used to get 1-2 day VIP shipping. Now I get "VIP" shipping that takes 7-10 days in some cases and the shoes arrive from the post office in a bag and a plain cardboard box with no info whatsoever about the shoes inside and anotice saying "this box was used because the box was damaged during delivery." So I may start using another company in the future. I used to love Zappos but now that they are owned by the big A they seem to have the same issues.

I was replacing a pair of the same brand and style but the color is not the same and I didn't like it.

I first bought a size 8, my normal size, but it was too short in the right shoe so I replace with an 8.5 and altho the length is better the whole shoe is bigger. Working with the laces to get it to fit correctly. In my case the 8 was the lighter color and the 8.5 is really dark. (figures I prefer the lighter color) I keep thinking shoes are like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get!

I may try these again and go up a size. I’m looking to find something similar to my Targhee EXP. so far no luck.

I've started out with a pair of Keens probably 18 years ago and have worn them almost daily. That pair didn't wear out structurally but finally got grease or something on them, so I bought another similar style (Voyageur) in 2017. The fit is great, but I wish they hadn't made them look quite so bulky (more rubber or something). The rubber that wraps around the toe started separating from the shoe about a year ago. I contacted Keen and was told that the shoes weren't made to last more than about 5-6 years (which it hadn't been yet - and the old ones certainly lasted a lot longer). I asked to be put in contact with their quality control people and was amazed to receive an email from someone in that department telling me to use Marine or Barge glue to repair the separation (because it allows flexibility). I did the repair myself, but in retrospect I wish I'd used a cobbler as you can see where the glue squeezed out onto the show. To sum this review up, I think the quality has gone down (glue maybe?), but I'm still going to order another pair and give them another chance.

These shoes could use more padding in the insole. Other than that , they are nice fitting and wide enough in the toe box for long hours of wear on the trails.

Love these shoes. However they did run very slightly small in the toe. The toe on one foot lightly grazes the toe box of the shoe. Even so, they are comfortable and fit the purpose I got them for. I like everything about them, but that is why I couldn't give 5 stars.