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merrell chameleon wrap slam 3 blaven

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000

It’s time for the third installment of my testing for the Merrell Chameleon Wrap Slams, kindly provided by Fitness Footwear and this time I took them up a mountain. Blaven to be precise. My initial thoughts are here and here and this time I wanted to test them on a day out on the hill, taking in paths, scree and scrambling. I couldn’t test their grip on steep grass this time as there isn’t really any steep grass on Blaven, just steep rock! Also, I replaced the provided insoles with my Superfeet ones, which at size 9, fitted the shoes ok.

With a pack on my back, the first thing I noticed on the walk up the path was the lightness of my feet. These shoes are really light compared with what I normally wear, the KSB Dartmoors, which have a goretex lining and are more robust on the outside, so I think they’re a bit heavier. Not much but enough to notice the difference in the Merrells. I really skipped along the path. In fact, I was on the summit in two hours from the car. I didn’t feel tired at all and after a breakfast of five weetabix I wasn’t hungry either. So I just plodded on, all the way to the top and I’m pretty sure the shoes contributed to that.

merrell chameleon wrap slam 2 suisinish

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000

It was a wild morning, lots of rain and low cloud scudding over the tops so I thought I’d see if the new Merrell shoes kindly supplied by Fitness Footwear needed breaking in, with a bimble along the landrover track to Suisinish. I was in the mood for a windy coastal walk and it’d be an ideal way to see how the shoes would fit. First off, walking along the rough road, they were very very comfy, straight out of the box. With a pair of smartwool socks they were warm too, despite a 30mph cold wind blowing in off the sea. Excellent underfoot cushioning from the supplied insoles and I fair skipped along as they’re really light on my feet.

merrell chameleon wrap slam 1

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000

I’ve been recruited by Fitness Footwear to review a pair of Merrell Chameleon Wrap Slam shoes which have just arrived a couple of days after I had a chat with them. Normally I don’t have much interest in gear reviews but it happens that I’m looking for a new pair of shoes and the timing worked out perfectly with an email from Stef at BG! with the news that Fitness Footwear were looking for testers so I plumped for it and the shoes have arrived. I was a bit worried as I’ve heard that Merrell shoes can be on the small size but I’ve tried them on in the house and they seem to be fine.