Customer Reviews Columbia Redmond™

Wonderful springy sole. Best ever cushioning! But...toe area is too naked though, and tips of my toes scrape the inside end of the shoe, which is nothing but rubber.

Love these lightweight shoes. Good arch support. Not as warm in the winter as I'd like, but they will be perfect for spring and summer. Very comfortable.

Great shoes that fit well but didn't realize that the 'mesh' part was actually open mesh which makes them a bit airy for winter but is still a comfy shoe

Reason I love these shoes is because they are so lightweight. Super important when you're on your feet all day. Medium arch support. Well made and highly recommend.

Fit is perfect. I have a high arch and didn't feel like I was missing anything. However, after 9 months of daily usage, the mesh on either side of the front on both shoes has blown out. The leather keeps everything in place, but it's not good when you can see your orange socks poking out of where the mesh used to be. The majority of the use has been in an office and warehouse environment, so not even anything strenuous. The sad thing is the soles are still in great shape so I hate to just turn them into lawnmower shoes!

I wear 11.5 E shoes in most everything, depending on brand I can sometimes wear an 11 D. These shoes are narrow and short for me. I returned a pair of 11 E in these same shoes that were mis-boxed (marked 11.5 E) and these do feel any larger. They felt OK walking around in the house on the carpet but when I hit the gravel, rock and inclines my feet said no, no, no! Big toe is irritated by the hard rubber toe guard in both shoes. As light duty as the rest of the shoe is there is no need for a heavy duty (car tire) toe guard, suede like the rest of the shoe would have been fine. The side support strap and sticthing also irritate my fifth metatarsal joint, something I have never had any other shoe do. I can wear them but they are not comfortable and I had chafing and sore spots quickly. I have not worn them since. These and most other "trail" shoes regardless of brand are not really intended for trails. Using them as a daily walking shoe over gravel, small rock and sand/dirt/grass I would expect them to last maybe 4 months for me, but in fairness that is about all I think you can expect out of any brand lightweight trail shoe regardless of price. One thing I have learned about shoes is that lightweight translates to "light duty". What this shoe really is, is an uncomfortable standard sidewalk walking shoe with a hard rubber toe guard. On the positive side they are very light, and very cool and do provide good protection for a breathable shoe. They are not waterproof nor warm but they are not supposed to be. I suppose this is about all you can expect for 80 bucks today. Trouble is I am retired and 80 bucks is a small fortune to me and in this case it was 80 bucks down the flusher.