Love these. For years I have struggled to find a shoe that actually is big enough to wear, and withstand the abuse of being on a river on a daily basis from April until October.
Absolutely love these shoes. I’m part of a team to assist with swift water awareness and these grip the ground at the training site extremely well. They dry quickly, and feel amazing with no socks in the water. Would recommend if your Achilles/heel/toes aren’t calloused to go ahead and just wear mole skin or hydro colloidal bandages to prevent friction. I didn’t try them in the water with socks but I felt like that would defeat some of the purpose of them being able to eject the most water. Would definitely buy another pair. I also usually have slightly wide feet, but I ordered the regular width and again, they fit great. Just for the low tops the shoe strings are pretty long, so I had to wrap them into the lower crossed strings so they wouldn’t get caught on anything.
Overall, I really like the shoes. The only downside is the seam surrounding the heel. The advertising indicates these are meant to be worn without socks, but the seams prove otherwise.
Also, the tread seems to chip away easily. I've only had mine a couple months and the tread is already missing small pieces...
Thank you for the feedback and for giving the ALTAMA® Maritime a run. We're glad to hear you're enjoying them overall, but we're concerned about the seam discomfort and the tread wear you've experienced.
The Maritime was engineered for amphibious operations and is designed to be comfortable without socks, so the issues you described are outside the experience we expect our customers to have. We'd like the opportunity to learn more and take a closer look.
One of our customer service representatives will be reaching out to you shortly to gather more information and determine the best way to make this right. We appreciate you bringing it to our attention and thank you for supporting ALTAMA®.
this is one of the best pair of shoe ever I'm getting a new pair
Proud to have earned a permanent place in your stack.
Brought it for my husband he love it
Love hearing those field reports! Sounds like you are an excellent gift giver.