When the mailman dropped them off I pulled them right out of the box to shovel the driveway. Felt great right out of the box, no weird stiff spots that bite your ankles, Salewa is right about there blister free policy.
I bought them with the intention of using them when it's too cold for hiking boots and not severe enough for me to pull out my koflach double plastic boots.
I find the sole stiff
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