Should you buy it??
Too early to call
One source so far — no reviewer, buyer or press cross-check yet.
Quick take
In short: what each side says
Buyers — each opened up in full further down ↓
Owners praise the shoe's comfort and rocky terrain performance, but durability issues, inconsistent width sizing, and water seepage undermine confidence in longevity.
Main competitors
Top rivals in Hiking Shoes.
The verdict
What the panel makes of it.
Oboz makes the Sawtooth II Low hiking shoe. It came out around 2020. The shoe uses BFit technology for midfoot support. Hikers buy it to walk rough terrain without rolling ankles. AI rankings place it sixteenth among lightweight hiking shoes.
Act one
What the machines think.
Several AI models read the category and place this product — model by model, list by list, over time.
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 711 buyer ratings of the Sawtooth II Low from across retailers — a far wider, if blunter, jury. Here’s the shape of that opinion.
711 ratings · 7 written
across 5 retailers
What owners single out
In their words
“I'm very pleased with the performance of these Oboz which i used as a camp/day hike shoe in the Sawtooth Mountains in Sept 2020. The sole handled the rocky terrain well and they were quite comfortable. I have wide feet and can ideally wear a size 10 if a shoe comes in 4E width, but i found the size 10.5 wide had adequate width to accommodate a darn tough hiking sock. Perhaps the only detractor is ”
David · verified purchase · scheels.com
“I bought these at the end of March as a replacement for my Merrell Pulsate (discontinued-lasted 2.5 years for everyday use and hikes). The sole started wearing off unusually rapidly after 38 days of daily walking (288 km) and two hiking trips (total of 25 km). These are purchased in Quebec and I used them when the temperature ranges between -10 to +10 degrees (not warm enough to massively deform r”
NeoTheHiker · verified purchase · mec.ca
as of July 15 · 711 buyer ratings?
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The recap
Where it stands today.
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