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Ultra Raptor II Mid GTX
Hiking Shoes
Mid-range · middle third of hiking shoes
Should you buy it??
Check closely
based on 3 of 5 signals
Quick take
In short: what each side says
AI · critics · buyers · brand claims — each opened up in full further down ↓
Best on perplexity (avg #19.0), weakest on ChatGPT (#27.0)
Owners praise the boot's comfort, durability, and lightweight versatility across varied terrain, but waterproofing reliability divides them—some report excellent protection while others experience sol
The juries are split — worth a closer look before you commit.
Main competitors
Top rivals in Hiking Shoes.
The verdict
What the panel makes of it.
La Sportiva made this hiking boot. Gore-Tex lines the upper. The midsole uses Vibram rubber for grip on wet stone. Trail runners and mountaineers buy it to move fast uphill. They need protection without the weight of heavier boots. Retailers track this model across search queries weekly. It costs roughly one hundred eighty dollars.
Act one
What the machines think.
Several AI models read the category and place this product — model by model, list by list, over time.
Model by model?
How each AI sees it.
Best on perplexity (avg #19.0), weakest on ChatGPT (#27.0) Averaging across the AI panel, Ultra Raptor II Mid GTX sits around #23.0 this snapshot.
Gemini
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Didn’t rank Ultra Raptor II Mid GTX this snapshot.
Claude
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Didn’t rank Ultra Raptor II Mid GTX this snapshot.
Rank trajectory?
Weeks of movement.
Act two · ★ new
What the people say.
The same product, judged by the owners who bought and filmed it — what they praise, what they knock, who it's for.
What buyers say?
What Google knows about it.
Beyond the video critics, Google pools 602 buyer ratings of the Ultra Raptor II Mid GTX from across retailers — a far wider, if blunter, jury. Here’s the shape of that opinion.
602 ratings · 7 written
across 3 retailers
What owners single out
Review 7's critical waterproofing failure (water absorption through sole) aligns with the broader buyer concern that waterproofing performance is inconsistent across the product line.
In their words
“I have put about 250 miles on these boots over the last year now and I am so glad I bought these over trail runners. Yes, they are heavier and hot in the summer but I have put these boots through the ringer and they have stood the test of time. I often find myself on the proverbial trial less traveled which means brush, blowdowns, scree slopes, and sometimes terrain that has no resemblance of a tr”
East By Northwest · verified purchase · REI
“I purchased a pair of these boots last year because they fitted my foot well. In light rain they kept the water out. Anything more than this and they were useless! I mainly used these boots for walking my dogs on the side walk. If there was any surface water on the floor it seemed to get absorbed from the sole and soak the entire bottom of my feet. It happens with both shoes and neither have any o”
Colj · verified purchase · mec.ca
as of June 16 · 602 buyer ratings?
Frequent rivals?
What it competes against.
- Moab Speed 2 GTX
by Merrell
Ultra Raptor II Mid GTX leads 2–0
Across 2 shared questions
- Renegade EVO GTX Lo
by Lowa
Dead even, 1–1
Across 2 shared questions
- Nxis Evo Waterproof
by KEEN
Nxis Evo Waterproof leads 2–0
Across 2 shared questions
- Breeze LT NTX
by Vasque
Breeze LT NTX leads 2–0
Across 2 shared questions
- Spire GTX
by La Sportiva
Spire GTX leads 2–0
Across 2 shared questions
- Trail 2650 GTX
by Danner
Trail 2650 GTX leads 2–0
Across 2 shared questions
- Anacapa 2 Low GTX
by Hoka
Anacapa 2 Low GTX leads 2–0
Across 2 shared questions
Alternatives by price · Same field?
Same money, different answer.
The recap
Where it stands today.
- PositionBest rank #19 across 2 intents tracked (slipped 11 this week).
- FootprintStrongest in Best Waterproof Hiking Shoes (#19). Weakest in Best Lightweight Hiking Shoes (#27).
- AI verdictperplexity ranks it highest (#19.0); ChatGPT most sceptical (#27.0) — a split the people don’t share.
- TraitsMost often described as “rugged” (2 mentions).
- Closest rivalMoab Speed 2 GTX (2–0 across 2 shared intents).
- MakerBy La Sportiva — see how it ranks across other intents on its brand profile.
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