DannerMen's Mountain Light II Boot, Brown Full-grain Leather, 8 Narrow

I had a pair of these boots yrs ago. Loved them! I finaly got another pair 20 plus years later. They fit perfect, true to size. They are comfortable out of the box. I treated them because I treat all my leather boots, and replaced the green laces with leather laces. I also put good insoles in. These boots will last me yrs.

Great USA made boot! Three years and fits like the day after they were broken in. The soles wear a little faster than others, but they are overall the best investment for a multiple day, mountain backpack trip. Sending them to Danner for a resole for $115. I was a Vasque wearer before but their products are all made in China now the soles literally broke off in chunks on the first 10 miles breaking them in, not like the product in the 90's. Buy Danners!!!!

This is my third pair....great boot. Anyone who truly works in boots daily knows they aren't going to last forever BUT these are rugged boots. As an arborist I love them for climbing. Excellent traction and not too heavy. I prefer boot that doesn't come up too high on the ankle. As far as comfort goes I wish my lifestyle would allow me to hike the Appalachian Trail. These would be perfect.

These boots are amazing. I wear them everyday, they are my main shoe. I ordered both the 9.0 and 9.5, intending to return one of them. The 9.0 fit best (which is my size generally).Only thing I don't like are the green laces. I wish Danner offered a pair of flat, brown laces that would fit this boot. I couldn't find that anywhere so I replaced them with brown standard boot laces.

The boots are awesome, with great quality and craftsmanship. However, they were pretty large on me and I always wear a size 9.5. I ordered the same size because people say they generally run narrow, and the leather would break in anyway. However, when I got them there was quite a bit of extra room in the toe box as well as width...and I even wear a wide in some shoes. I returned to exchange for a size 9 and we'll see how those fit on Friday. Shipping was incredibly fast and the return was easy. Plus this is about the same price you can get them for on black Friday with 25% off from Danner directly.After 9 months of heavy use, the boots are obviously well broken in and are the most comfortable I've ever had. They show very little signs of wear. I have used them fairly extensively for hiking in all different ecotypes all around the country (probably 400 miles), as well as just regular daily wear. I have no doubt that these boots will last 5 years with this continued type of use and care. Only problem is the heel cups are cracking, but I'm sure they'll give me new ones.These boots do require a fairly extensive break-in...for me, that was at least 25 miles til I stopped noticing change. I, too had them give me blisters and a good bit of paint for the first 15 miles or so, perhaps more. For people who don't hike much, that is A LOT longer than they may think it is and it could take them many uses to break them in. I have no pressure points or anything with these boots.