Rogue RB-5 Trans Africa Boots

  1 of 47

  I'm so happy with my purchase - the boots are amazingly comfortable and are breaking-in nicely. I wear them daily and apply leather nourishing cream regularly to the leather. The soles grip so well even in icy conditions. The leather uppers are getting so soft now and look fantastic. What’s left to say? The lace hooks and laces are well thought out and work smoothly. All in all, these are sturdy, comfortable boots which I thoroughly recommend. These boots are top value for money. I would buy another pair in a heartbeat.  

  Andy Garrett

  2 of 47

  I bought these boots with the knowledge that they were a basic boot without any padding. This meant that I had to wear them in for quite a while. Once worn in they are great. They are not waterproof but again I expected that, if I’d wanted a pair of gortex boots I’d have bought a pair. The main problem I had with these are the stitching at the heel which took a while to wear in. All in all a great boot as long as you are aware of their limitations.  

  Mr. Colin Townsend

  3 of 47

  Love the build of the boot. Although sold as a wide fit it's not wide enough for me. I have made aa attempt to stretch the width - hope it works! Potentially a good boot.  

  Richard Knight

  4 of 47

  Really great quality boots. Initially quite stiff to wear out of the box but to be expected with good quality leather. A couple of short walks soon loosened them up, now they are really comfortable. Great materials and workmanship.  

  M Clarke

  5 of 47

  Very nice boots. I treat them with Nikwax conditioner for leather.  

  Phil

  6 of 47

  I purchased these boots in preparation for a hike in Northern Australian outback. I live in Northern Australia and had the boots delivered. Prior to ordering I chatted to one of the guys about the boots who answered my questions. Ordering was faultless and I received the boots pretty quickly despite the coronavirus mayhem everywhere. When I received the boots I was immediately impressed by the materials and workmanship that have gone into them. I think as well as a tough yet comfortable boot, they look pretty good too. I have only done a few short walks thus far, but I'm enjoying them and think they're going to be great boots. Other reviews are accurate in the sense that these boots are wide fitting. I think these are a winner. Great service as always from Woodlore.  

  David G

  7 of 47

  Just brilliant boots from Rogue  

  Stephen Owen Mitchell

  8 of 47

  One month review! very short break in time, one walk and basically perfect. They are spacious, I'm normally a UK 11/12 (wide feet), the size 10.5 fits great. They're breathable as well, I live in Indonesia and they're more then comfortable in the day to day heat and humidity. Only gripe would be a slight inconsistency with one part of the stitching, purely aesthetic.  

  Thom

  9 of 47

  Great boots and really pleased. Took a little wearing in but persevered and they are now brilliant. Would recommend double skin socks (like 1000 mile) during the first few times out.  

  S R Heape

  10 of 47

  I live in a boggy and wet part of the world with few trails and lots of tramping through wet tussocky grass and heather/sphagnum moss. Like a previous reviewer, I have long given up hope that gore-tex lined boots will ever really keep me dry in the real world as they start to degrade and fail rather quickly with regular use so that I had to resort to wearing waterproof socks inside the so-called waterproof boots. So I decided to try these boots out with waterproof socks and see how they compared to lined boots, the advantage being you are not left with a water-logged liner that tends to keep the water trapped in your boot. Well, they work just fine in wet conditions - I took them for a spin on a hill-walk with intermittent rain and a lot of wet boggy grass. Of course they let water in but the waterproof socks kept my feet pretty dry and overall the combination was drier than having a 'waterproof' boot! So, here you have a boot, that with the appropriate socks, will work well in hot or wet and cold conditions (barring of course when crampons are needed!) An added bonus is that all my previous boots would have the same problem of the glue binding the sole to the leather starting to fail around the big toe after a few months/years, even when well cleaned and looked after - this shouldn't happen with these boots as the soles are stitched on. The sole is grippy, they are comfortable and pretty light to wear. Time will tell if they are durable, but so far very happy with them.  

  Tom