TimberlandWomen's Premium 14-inch Waterproof Fashion Boot

I needed a pair of boots which I could use for walking in the Lake District. These boots are intended for light walks but I found they fared EXTREMELY well in the boggy terrain and puddles through the fells! They're great since they're stylish enough to wear out and about too!If you plan on walking through wet / muddy terrain please take care of your boots. Here's a brief guide:1) Unlace the shoe2) Apply a light coating of wax with a sponge to the entire boot, the boot must been clean AND dry before waxing! I prefer  Altberg Leder-Gris Waterproof Boot Wax / Oil For Leather Boots 80g Tin (Clear) 3) Leave the wax to work its way into the leather for several hours4) Keeping dirt off your boots substantially increases the boots lifetime, after each walk, unlace the shoe and clean off all the dirt with a damp rag (Do not use a soaking wet rag! Ring out most the water before cleaning the boots!)- You should wax your boots once every two weeks if you are walking in wet terrain regularly, or once a month for light wear.- Never try to dry your boots quickly by a radiator / fire, this can crack the leather- Do not over wax your boots, it can reduce breath ability of the leatherOverall I loved wearing these boots, extremely comfortable and never got wet feet! They did however suffer minor scuffs when scrambling over rocks (When you re-wax the boots these scuffs disappear) Altberg Leder-Gris Waterproof Boot Wax / Oil For Leather Boots 80g Tin (Clear)

Fit is good with one catch. The regular timberland boot has a tongue that is split either side in the conventional manner after the third eyelet. The tongue on these is uncut all the way to the top, keeping them waterproof to a higher level. Unfortunately, if you lace the tops of your boots tight for ankle support, the doubled over tongue gusset rubs on my inner ankles and is a killer in a short period of time. Easily fixed by cutting out, but a bit of a design fail. Laced loosely, this would not be an issue, and it is only a ten minute job to fix. Well made but benefits from a couple of applications of Dubbin.

**3 years on**Pictures after 3 years of heavy use. Contrary to some of the negative reviews the sole on these has worn well considering I'm an active walker.I wouldn't consider these proper hiking boots - but they are comfortable up to about 15 miles on a range of terrain for me, and have not leaked water yet!The positives are they have worn well, still comfortable, still look pretty decent, even the laces are fine. The slight downside is the ankle area has become less stiff over time so they dont offer a lot of support - but if you did roll your ankle you could tie them up tight to get back to the car/train/home in a bit less comfort.*original review after 6 months*fits well, been wearing them a few times a week for 6 months now, looking good.nice that they are comfortable worn loose, or tight.would recommend.

The size is a good fit for me, however, these boots have a crucial design failure on the inner side of the tongue.There is excess material where the tongue attaches to the wall of the boot, and this bit of material is pushing against my ankle and after walking around for half a day it becomes extremely painful.What's worse is that I can't just cut off the excess material because it has a layer of textile lining sewed onto it, and I would not be able to reattach the lining properly. I might try to just glue it or something, but unless I do this, I just can't wear the boots.Other than this useless and harmful bit of excess material, the boots fit me perfectly.What a shame.

I've had to update this review I've had these boots 3 day's and the sole is coming apart in multiple sports!!I just tuck a closer look and there's faults all over please the stitching its literally all over the place it goes all wavy cuts into the leather upper there's no way on earth Timberland would sell boots in this condition UNLESS THERE SECONDS quite shocked.. I've accepted a replacement pair from Amazon hoping I was just unlucky I'm going check the new pair if there's any faults I'm getting a refund and going to the Timberland store because this is 4 defective pair's of Timberland boots I've had from Amazon.Original reviewThis is the 3rd pair of timberland boots I've ordered from amazon the other two were returned due being badly damaged or fake another pair tore holes in my heels almost 3mil deep that really really hurt and couldn't wear again..This pair are absolutely fantastic they fit great they feel great and look amazing, well worth the money..