About three years ago I purchased a pair of Tracker II hiking shoes and I loved them from day one. They are comfortable, light, warm and have a high quality feel about them. Since then, I’ve put a lot of miles on them and they’re now worn out.

I placed an order for a new pair of Tracker II on the Vivo website and waited for them eagerly. When I got them, the disappointment set in. They look like a cheap counterfeit of the shoes I bought and loved three years ago. This video covers all the differences, but in summary, how dare they charge $240 for these shoes. They’re no where near the quality I purchased in the past.

Here are some of the small differences that I noticed that add up to making your newest edition of the Tracker a cheap embarrassment to Vivo barefoot:
-First of all the pull tab is no longer a nice vibrant red, made of heavy duty nylon, it’s a faded color of red made of a cheap flimsy material.
-The leather, the cuts aren’t even straight.
-The stretching-not uniform
-The liner of the old shoes had a nice honeycomb texture that mirrored the Vivo logo, the current boots look like they’re lined with a Walmart backpack.
-The shoe laces, they’re now thinner shorter and a more faded color
-The leather is less subtle
-The Sole is stiffer and less subtle now, which kind of defeats the purpose of the shoe.
-The fabric around the ankle and on the tongue of the new shoe is the same color and a similar pattern, but just has a cheap feel and look to it.
-on the old boot,the sole of the shoe covered the toe a little, the new soles on the new boots barely come halfway up.
-the logos look different old to new. Old is more vibrant and cooler.

Overall really disappointed in Vivo, have begun exploring other brands in this genre. The barefoot shoe market is looking for a high-quality leather, waterproof boot and I have yet to find one.

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