Customer Reviews Merrell Chameleon Arc Mid Waterproof

I bought these boots to do a little light hiking on the beaches of the Oregon Coast. Used them one day to climb on wet rocks while looking at tidepools. They were great; didn't slip and didn't get my feet wet. Plan to use them for many of my outings now, including Mushroom Foraging in damp California Redwood country. They are also great around my property while cleaning up slippery slopes! So comfortable and practical.

I have used these shoes for hiking the Swiss Alps for the past three months. They have kept my feet well-protected and completely dry. They fit true to size (9.5). I have also been wearing proper hiking socks with them. There was a very short break-in period and I never experienced any discomfort or rubbing. The ankle support has saved my ankles countless times. And as far as hiking boots go, they don't look too bad. No complaints!

What wonderful boots! I bought them because my ankles were staring to hurt, walking on uneven ground. The amount of support these boots give is incredible. They are extremely comfortable right out of the box, though I highly suggest wearing proper socks with them, like wool hiking socks or even thick cotton socks. I wear these boots whenever I have to be on my feet for a while. Though I should add that I put my own orthodics in due to my extremely high arch, so I can\'t rate the sole that comes with the shoe.

Great boots, originally bought them as winter snow boots (live in Chicago). Lasted long, great comfort and support. Really great hiking boots also, even in the summer months.

The hiking boot fits my somewhat-narrow-heel and higher-arched foot very well. I order half a size up from my dress shoe size to handle heavier hiking socks. The sole of the boot seems to add spring to my step, and the overall support offered by the boot is very good for my feet. They didn't seem to need much of a break-in period. I haven't had the opportunity to test out their water-proof characteristics.

I have yet to do very much walking in these boots, but so far they seem well-made and sturdy, with an adequately resilient foot bed. As other reviewers have stated, these boots run very small. The measurements of my larger foot, in my usual hiking sox, indicate that an 8.5 medium should be the right size. In these boots, that size left only about half a thumb’s width of space between the end of my great toe and the end of the boot. The arch in the foot bed fell behind the arch in my foot. The medium width in an 8.5 was so narrow that it scrunched my little toes under. The size 9 was not quite as bad. The length gave me a full thumb’s width of leeway at the end of the toes, but the foot bed arch was still a bit back from my arch and the width was still uncomfortably tight. Thank you Zappos for fast shipping, free both ways! I was able to get a pair in size 9.5 before the deadline when I needed good, sturdy walking boots. That size gives me a little more length than I need, but not so much that I trip over the toes. It places the foot bed arch directly under my arch and is just barely wide enough across my toes so that they don’t feel pinched. I will need to saturate the areas that come in contact with my little toes with some shoe stretch solution and walk in them until the saturated area dries. That should make the width at the toes relatively comfortable. The big surprise is that this huge (for me) size fits my very narrow heels like a glove. If I did not have to modify the width with shoe stretch, I could give them a 4-star rating for comfort; if, in addition, the foot beds were a bit more resilient, they would earn a 5-star rating in that category.