Men's NIKE 8" SFB Gen 2 Boots 922474-201 Tactical Reviews, Deals, Problems and Guides

After the first day of wearing these Nike boots, I was thinking about sending them back. They’re comfortable everywhere except on the back of the heel and on my left big toe area. That heel part was digging into my skin pretty badly on both feet- left red marks on my heel/Achilles area. After two weeks, it’s getting better, but I’m still not impressed.
The spot on the left boot, right around my big toe area is worse when I lace them as tight as I need to. I feel a lump in the material that DTS worse as I tighten the boot.
I think Nike cut corners with these, and for as much money as a pair of Jordan’s, they should be as comfortable!
I’ll give them another week for good measure, but they shouldn’t need three weeks break in time!
Note: If your foot/heel shape is perfect for these boots, and you don’t get a bad one with the lump like my left boot, these will be comfortable right out of the box.

My favorite boots, this is my second pair. I had my first pair for two years and I was able to wear them with my BDUs and Class B and shine them up and look squared away. These Nike boots I HIGHLY RECOMMEND.

First, a word about what I've been looking for. I've looked for quite some time for a simple, light, 8" canvas top boot for backpacking. In essence, the equivalent of a trail running shoe with a canvas top. I need the ankle support of a high top boot with the lightness of a trail runner. These come closer than anything I've found yet.

They're durable and light. After a short break-in phase around town, I took them on a 160+ mile backpacking trip, which included extremely difficult terrain and multiple days of rain and fording creeks. They were soaked for days on end and did not fall apart or come unglued. They drain well and are easy to clean. I can only find two possible difficulties: there is a definite break-in phase, lace them loosely. Also, they're a bit pricey, but worth it.

Next phase: I'm headed out to the Appalachian Trail, they'll be fully tested on that one. Thanks, folks, I appreciate them.

Loved the first generation boots and being a female I have tiny feet so I have to order online. I was able to order the same exact size as my first gens and they fit perfect! These are not as light but not much heavier than the first gen. No-pain break in. Fast shipping!

I bought these boots about 2 weeks ago and on one hand, these boots are very comfortable (if you’re not doing anything) very, VERY light and very good-looking. On the other, I can tell they are going to take FOREVER to break-in. The sides are super stiff and will cause chafing and blisters the first couple of times you wear them, and this site says to buy small, BUT DO NOT, they are true to size. Plenty of traction from the sole and the eyelets lock your laces nice and tight at the forefoot. Overall I love the look of this boot and the form factor, but do not buy if you aren’t prepared to get some blisters.

I am an old SEAL Team guy and I've been running Spartan races wearing the Gen 1 boots. The new lining in the Gen 2 boot carries more water and tends to feel "sloppy" . The Gen 2 boot also makes my feet hot during running more than the Gen 1. The Gen 2 size runs a little bigger, which is probably more true to actual size 10 than the Gen 1. Not trying to complain, just trying to give meaningful feedback from my type of use.

Over 13 years active duty military, I usually wear Danners but decided to give these a try. Fits is similar to Nike running shoe size. The fit and function reminds me of a jungle boot, mainly because the boot neck above the ankle is very thin, not solid. Worst aspect is the leather digs into my ankle on the right boot and a bit on the top of the heel, even when laced with different tightness. I'm going to try to break them in but was surprised I even had to worry about breaking them in. If it weren't for this issue I'd give them a 5.

I just recently purchased this boot. I love the way they look but only wore them twice.

TWICE?

WHY?

Well, I'm assuming whoever manufactured/stitched this boot together probably put the wrong parts on the bottom half of the boot! These things after being placed up were SUPER tight around my ankles. I DO NOT have fat ankles so that cant be the reason. It LITERALLY rubbed the back of BOTH my ankles RAW! I refused to wear these boots. I will be contacting this site and hopefully they will replace these boots for another pair.

Overall this would be a great boot for me and exactly what I want. They are light, cushion is great, the laces are smoother so after many days in the field my hands aren’t sore while tying them. My ONLY complaint, the heel portion is a higher/harder part of the fabric and it pushes into my upper heel. No blisters (yet) but redness and sore on my Achilles area. Obviously you can’t return boots once warn, and can’t break in boots without wearing, so I’m hoping in time they break in more.

They are good boots for a garrison environment, very cush, kind of like a running shoe feel. I've had them for 3 months now swapping them between my older nike boot. So far they have held up but do make an annoying squeak sound on tile, the material on the tongue is also allot thicker than I'm used to. The thickness makes it so you cant feel the laces but makes them more like a winter boot for me, I have hot wet feet. They are on the taller side, I've actually had some people ask if they were tanker boots when I first started wearing them. For what they are they are good, I wouldn't use them for extensive field operations or rucking. They fit a little bit larger than the SFB, but not enough to size down; would most likely cause blisters because of it on long walks (I'm talking miles). I overall do recommend them but I'll be tossing them and getting a different brand soon.