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Summary: CHINA VS ITALIAN QUALITY
Comment: as the first reviewer stated, China quality in this boot is horrible. this is the 3rd pair i have owned, the 1st pair from china. the 1st 2 pair were italian made and amazing, i swore by those boots, and would have rather worn the italian made sundowners over tennis shoes. please, dont think that the Chinese models are even close to the quality Vasque is capable of, they are just trying to cut costs, and have ruined my Vasque experience for life. HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Classsic Boots Never Fail
Comment: This is a replacement pair for boots I wore out. To Vasque's credit they have not messed with a good thing. This style of boot has remained unchanged and reliable for at least 10 years.
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Summary: Great boots
Comment: These are probably the best pair of boots I've ever had. They are very comfortable (especially when a pair of Superfeet insoles are added), very durable, and great looking in a retro way. When/if this pair wears out, I am going to buy another pair. Others have complained about these being made in China, but mine are good to go.
Buy yourself a pair and see.
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Summary: Vasque Boots
Comment: Very disappointed to discover the boots are now made in China, his last pair were made in Italy. Still thinking about returning them, worried about the quality.
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Summary: Not the same boots they used to be. Do NOT buy them.
Comment: What a shame. I bought a pair of these in 1989, and when I realized how great they were- I went right out and bought a second pair. (When you find a good pair of hiking boots you should do that. By the time you need another they don't make them any more.) I can't say enough about the two pairs of Vasque Sundowners I have owned since that time. BUT,.....
Flash forward 18 years, and one of my pairs finally wore out, and I am down to just one. (What a bargain- 18 years of good service. And trust me, my hiking boots get some serious punishment in the backcountry.) So I wanted to get two more pairs, and wondered if by some chance they still made them.
Turns out they do. Sorta. In the photos these *look* just like my trusty Vasques. But I am sad to hear they have moved production from Italy to CHINA. And we know what that means. I didn't really even have to read the other reviews to know what had happened.
So many of the brands that I used to swear by have sold out to cheap Asian labor and manufacturing in countries that have no labor or environmental laws. Sorry to hear that such a fine company as Vasque has sold out too.
I too would be happy to pay DOUBLE or even TRIPLE to get boots that are of such high quality as my Italian- made Vasques. I will not buy the shoddy Chinese versions. Pass. NFW.
When you are alone in the wilderness hours and hours from your car, you can't fool around. Can't take chances.
Don't buy these boots. If you could get the ones they used to make in Italy- I would tell you to buy two like I did.
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