Merrell Men's All Out Blaze Sieve Water Shoes

I have been wearing these for a few years and they have held up well and still look pretty good. Some wear, a few threads here and there but still good. They filled the bill, easy to wear, protect my feet and are cool. I Like them!

While I only received these today I immediately took a hike through varied terrain (I live in the country), I wanted to post review number one because one of the biggest issues I had was what the heck size to order once I had narrowed my choice down to this shoe.. It's unbelievable how many opinions there are... almost as many as the number of different feet out there! In a nutshell, I wear a 10 and I have a wide foot. I almost ordered a half size larger but that would have been a mistake. Fit perfectly right out of the box and adjusted wonderfully in that years ago I broke my ankle and my left foot is now a bit larger than my right foot. I got these to replace my worn Teva's. I have not previously had 'lace' type footwear, but it's great. I can totally adjust my left foot to an excellent comfort level. Unlike my Teva's (which I could adjust) it's not just a strap, it's the whole. So no pressure points as they are diffused. I read so many reviews on so many different products, and finally narrowed it down to these. I'm not a river guide, I travel a lot in Asia and I wanted highly ventilated footwear that I could wear all day, and if there's water so be it. I usually do a lot of city walking, but I have to say these vibram soles are amazing. I walked through gravel areas and was amazed at the ability of the vibram soles to absorb sharp rock. Walked down the asphalt driveway and experienced a comfortable support. In sum, unless something weird happens in India next month, I love these right out of the box. I've never had any arch issues so I don't know what to say about that. Order your size.Update: Had these for a while now and I LOVE THEM! I'm actually wearing them all day with socks as house shoes.The plan was to break them in before heading to Asia, but I could have worn these out of the box to Asia. I literally have these on 12 hours and then take them off without and residual feeling. They come off so easy with a toe push. They go on easily. As mentioned I have a wide foot so I leave them at full size, although for hiking I tighten them just a bit. Total comfort. After reviewing and agonizing over so many choices, I am happy to say this was as good as my choice could have been.No question... a great product.UPDATE: Back from India & Bangladesh. These are the only footwear I took on the trip. I also took one pair of socks (for wearing on the plane)... well, no surprise. They performed! Whether hiking down a rocky beach or through miles of urban Mumbai, they were comfortable all day. I travel with anti bacterial wipes so I would wipe them down and clean them every other day or so. Kept them nice and fresh. I suffer from Hot Feet syndrome, but not with these. Now that I'm back home, they are my house shoes again, wearing all day with socks. I'm not sure why several reviews mention that they run big. I wear a size 10 and have very wide and chubby feet. They fit perfectly with the size adjusting elastic left wide open! And they are so easy to take on and off. I love them. Every bit the 5 star product.

Comfortable and practical. Love them

I purchased these for a canyoning trip at Kawasan Falls in the Philippines (beautiful and extremely fun trip that I highly recommend) but I found out rather quickly that they were wrong for the intended purpose. First, lets talk about why these are great water shoes. Even Superman has one weakness and mine just happens to be the bottom of my feet, which are very sensitive to pain when I step on things like pointy rocks, Legos, etc. While planning for the trip and watching some videos of those who have gone before, I knew that I would need to plan on having a pair of water shoes that would decrease the potential of pain while walking over stones of varying sizes so after reading the reviews I went with these. The size was true to my standard shoe size, and I was really impressed by the quality of the shoe for the prince (I paid $69.99 for mine, but I see they went up in price recently). The waxy coating on leather gives them a rugged look and solid feel while the neoprene collar keeps your foot nice and snug. The sole on these suckers is hard! I didn't feel any discomfort caused by stepping on stones through the sole during the 2 hour canyoning excursion and would highly recommend these as great shoes for hiking when stream crossings are required.Note the end of my last sentence: "... I would highly recommend these as great shoes for hiking when stream crossings are required" because honestly I wouldn't recommend these for canyoning. In fact, the constant immersion of my feet in water softened my skin and the hardness of the sole gave me two of the worst blisters I have had in my life right on the ball of my feet. Our guide had opted for and even offered us anti-slip diving boots, but we turned them down because we had our own shoes, and hindsight being 20/20 I should have noticed and mimicked the seasoned professional rather than thinking I knew better. The other reason why I regretted my choice is because while the soles were fantastic at gripping the dry portions of our trek as well as protecting my sensitive soles, the hardness of the sole did not help out with the slipperiness of the constantly emerged stones. At times it seemed like I was trying to walk on ice with how often I slipped on the algae coated stones and I'm positive that having a more flexible sole designed for constant immersion would have been much better suited to the canyoning adventure.So in sum, I learned my lesson the hard way but these will still be amazing summer hiking shoes on trails that I know cross streams. With a little breaking in I also anticipate that the soles will be come a little more broken in and increase the grip potential, but I will update this review later if that isn't the case once I get an opportunity to test the theory!

Merrell sucks for not making this sandal anymore.

Very happy with the shoes very comfortable and durable for the woods and water.

Comfortable, light and just an awesome product.

I am a person that normally has issues buying sandals that either are uncomfortable or cut into my feet. These are not only comfy, they are also waterproof and cool for the summer. These even fit people like me that have "wide" feet,I absolutely love these. I highly recommend them. Never loved a sandal as quickly as i love these. Just buy it, merrell have done it again.

I really like this shoe, even though it absolutely shredded the 4th and 5th toes of both feet. But I think I'm to blame more than the shoes because I probably had unreasonable expectations of the shoe and also what punishment "unhardened" feet could take. Let me explain:I usually walk most long-distance hikes in shoes. I hate boots, particularly full-height boots. They make my feet sweat and they get wet inside anyway, but are more difficult to dry out. I don't need ankle support as I am an experienced walker and "never" (!!) have issues with ankle strain, no matter what terrain I walk over.I have had good success with fully ventilated trail runners, even in rough terrain, over long distance and in very wet conditions. I used Tough Mudders to walk the Outer Hebrides in Spring (peat bogs!).So I figured that as it was full summer in the UK, I could try walking in super-ventilated sandals when walking the Pennine Way. I'd walk in Merrell Blaze walking sandals. WRONG!!!I do an average of 20 miles per day and my max was 28 miles on the PW. I carry a full load for backpacking and wild camping (about 8 - 9Kg). So what happened to make my feet get shredded?Firstly, the fit - I take a size 11 and ordered a size 11. The reason being that there is no adjustment on the heel strap at the back, which is elasticated. The last thing I wanted was my heel flapping about up and down against a loose heel strap. With good quality thin synthetic sports socks this worked fine, but when going downhill, or when the feet were getting a LOT of frictional stress when walking over the peat bogs of the PW, the toe box was very unforgiving. There is little or no padding for the feet and a thicker sock, or 2 pairs of socks won't do if walking over longer distances like I was. The frictional forces on the 4th and 5th toes in the lateral part of the toe box, also the ball of the feet under the 1st & 2nd metatarsal heads were immense and although my heels were ok, my toes and forefoot were shredded after a couple of days.The ventilation was great! Wet feet all the way, but the shoes dried really quickly. The shoes are fairly light as walking shoes go (about 690g I think), but there isn't much cushioning on the upper sole and not much grip on the outer sole.I love the lace system, which is super-quick. Stones, gravel, grit and twigs were a bit of an issue, so over certain types of terrain this is a problem. Gaiters won't get around this problem.So, I guess it was stupid of me to attempt 268 miles in these. Although it felt great at first, the problems soon appeared and I knew I had to meet my "Trail Angel" (AKA my wife) to meet me for a rest day and bring other footwear for me to complete the hike. I swapped out to Merrell Cham 7 Slams at day 5, by which time my feet were shredded, but a size 12 Slam, with good arch support and plenty of padding really gave my feet a holiday - until my heels started to rub due to a completely daft and unnecessary plastic "band" that Merrell have put around the back of the heel on the Cham 7 Slams, which I very nearly cut off before I completed the PW. My toes were fine in the Cham 7 Slams, but not the heels! Glad to finish after 13 days on the trail, with pretty much continuously painful feet!So - will I throw away the Merrell Blaze sandals? No, absolutely not. They are a great pair of summer shoes that can be worn at leisure with or without socks, provided no serious long-distance trekking is contemplated. So, they will go on dog walks, they will go on holiday, they are much better than flip-flops and I can drive the car in these Merrells. They are great, but not for serious long-distance walking. I tried an experiment, but it didn't work and it was naive of me to expect they would be ok on England's toughest long distance walk.In summary, I love 'em, even though they beat me up a bit. I can't stand "Jesus booties" worn in hot weather, whereas these look good, they fit well and they are what I'm going to wear on holiday and generally in hot weather.