S M
15 de mayo de 2026
Comfortable, lightweight, tough. Great value for your dollar.
$44 pair of over-the-ankle tactical boots, what can go wrong?Well, as a veteran of both trying to cheap out on boots (Walmart) and spending way too much (Timbs, Chippewa, Red Wing,) along with having another pair of shorter Nortiv 8 boots I really enjoy, I feel like I can give a proper perspective on these. First off, any review of footwear needs proper foot context, so for that, I'm a size 9, EE width, crazy high arches.First, the pros:These fit true to size. The 9 I wear in almost anything else is equivalent to the 9 here. Not tight in the toes, but not enough room left over to allow my feet to slide around. Just about perfect. One thing to note, other Nortiv products have a separate "wide" option, these don't. I have wide feet as said above and feel like there's enough room. It's a little tight for me compared to their "wide" options, but not to a detrimental degree.These are impressively light for the stature, they're very easy to walk around in without excess fatigue compared to other boots with similar height and sole thickness.Compared to other over-the-ankle boots, I feel like these won't require a ton of break in. Putting them on right out of the box, nothing is chewing into my shins or ankles, nothing is pinching anywhere, all seems perfectly fine. Having had to spend a week or two in discomfort with much more expensive boots, I'm really impressed by that. I'm absolutely sure they'll loosen up a bit in time, but you won't be uncomfortable while they do.Cons:The insole. It ain't great. Not much cushion, no support. I mean, it's a $44 boot, so I wasn't expecting much, but again as someone with a wide foot on an excessively high arch, I need quite a bit of arch support and cushioning at both the heel and ball. These insoles don't cut it...now if you're not on your feet all day, it likely won't be a problem for you, but I am, and with my aforementioned foot profile, in order to really make these boots shine I had to replace the insoles. It's not really a strike worthy of taking away a star, as I have to do the same in nearly every piece of footwear I own.The exterior (I have the black pleather, not the brown suede) clearly looks and feels cheaper than what you see on the much more expensive boots like Chips, Timbs, Danners, Wings, etc. That may or may not matter to you, and it really doesn't affect the performance and comfort of the boot itself, but it is what it is. You can tell the price point these sit at by looking at them. They're a "go" boot, not a "show" boot. This material is likely why the boots are able to be as light as they are though, so take the positive with the negative.The laces and zipper are pretty standard fare stuff, they do what you need them to do.All in all, I think these are a killer value at $44. Even with a good premium pair of insoles at $25-40 (I really love the Valsole brand,) you're still coming in at a total dollar price that's a fraction of the expensive brands I mentioned earlier...and you'd probably have to replace the insoles on those, too. I know I would. Basically, if you need a pair of boots for looking cool, I'd go with the Red Wings...but if you need a decent pair and you don't want to spend a lot, you could do a lot worse than these Nortiv's.Ver másVer menos
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