North Face Ultra Fastpack Ii Mid Gtx Review
The Northward Face Ultra Fastpack IV Mid Futurelight Review
A good lightweight kicking that can become from twenty-four hour period hikes to overnight trips without slowing you down
Price: $165 List
Pros: Reasonably lightweight, adept waterproof protection
Cons: Durability questionable, average performance
Manufacturer: The North Face
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Our Verdict
The North Face Ultra Fastpack Iv Mid Futurelight is a lightweight hiking kick that is congenital to handle local mean solar day hikes as well every bit longer trips into the mountains. Lite enough to continue the fatigue from setting in, just not so light that they give up all support and traction, these boots are a good option for someone who is looking for something more than than a hiking shoe can offer, just whose ankles or trail goals exercise not require the rugged support of a full-on hiking boot.
The North Face up discontinued this iteration of the Ultra Fastpack IV.
Our Analysis and Test Results
Performance Comparing
Neat for coincidental hikes that might run across varied conditions, the Ultra Fastpack IV is a reasonable option.
Credit: Ryan Huetter
Comfort
The Ultra Fastpack Four Mid Futurelight boots provided an average corporeality of comfort given their stripped-down appearance as a minimalist hiking boot meant for long-distance thru-hikes. While not as costly as other models, the Fastfoam midsole does deflect some of the impacts on a rough trail. The molded toe cap also helps to ensure that stubbed toes on rock and roots don't injure equally much.
While the sole is a bit thin for bounding over lots of abrupt rocks, the Ultra Fastpack did pretty well overall in comfort.
Credit: Ryan Huetter
Nosotros like the lacing system, as it allows us to get a snug secure fit from down near the toe box all the way up to the ankle, and the soft textile that wraps the ankle is comfortable fifty-fifty when laced tight.
Stability
Using an ESS midfoot shank, the Ultra Fastpack IV is one of the stiffest models in this 2 pound or nether category. This extra rigidity doesn't make them hike like a mountain boot - they even so flex as easily every bit a hiking shoe - but they give a lot more than confidence when edging, walking on sidehills or through uneven terrain. This gives them an advantage when conveying more than pack weight or hiking in off-trail situations.
The Ultra Fastpack Iv edges along this ledge system with reasonable security.
Credit: Ryan Huetter
With a fairly narrow footbed, we feel that with the laces secured, we have better support wearing these boots than with other similar lightweight hikers, specially effectually the upper ankle.
Traction
The North Confront uses a Vibram rubber compound on the sole of the Ultra Fastpack 4 called Megagrip. This compound has become quite popular in many hiking boots and shoes cheers to its grippiness in most conditions, and its good durability. Soft enough to smear on rocks and proceeds traction, it is durable enough to become good purchase in loose conditions like scree and sand.
The shallow lugs on the Megagrip sole did ameliorate in house conditions than in sloppy mud; the lugs are just not deep enough to requite great traction here.
Credit: Ryan Huetter
Weight
We put the Ultra Fastpack IV Mid boots on our scale and verified their weight at 2.06 pounds per pair in a size 11 U.s.. This makes them the third lightest boots in our review. We think that the slight weight increase over some of the lightest boots in our review is worth it, equally these have a lot of stability that the others lack.
Just a hair over 2 pounds is a good weight for these boots.
Credit: Ryan Huetter
Water Resistance
The Futurelight material that is being used by The North Face up is a new waterproof/breathable textile that is a proprietary development and is featured in their entire production line. We did feel that there was a slight change in breathability when comparing these boots to ones that use a more traditional Gore-tex branded waterproof membrane, particularly when testing them in warmer conditions.
We constitute the Futurelight material to keep water out and had no leaks.
Credit: Ryan Huetter
To test the waterproofness of the Ultra Fastpack IVs, we sloshed through creeks and stood in water puddles for 5 minutes. We did not experience whatsoever leakage issues and emerged with dry socks (but common cold feet!)
Durability
As with all lightweight materials that are dependent on synthetic fabrics to decrease their weight, there is a durability price. The Ultra Fastpack Iv Mid has a large number of welded or glued seams that are going to be probable failure points down the trail. The mesh used on the upper is exposed to abrasion from rocks and and then care should be taken around sharp rock terrain.
You can see that the no-sew seams on the upper are kickoff to show some wear, simply after minimal employ.
Credit: Ryan Huetter
Value
Ultra Fastpack Iv Mid Futurelight boots are an ok value. They provide expert, simply not great, performance in our review metrics.
Decision
The The Northward Face Ultra Fastpack Iv Mid Futurelight is a reasonable offer in the lightweight hiking boot category, and information technology does well in light-duty applications. We like this boot for mean solar day hikes in uneven terrain, for trail walking in wet weather, and for overnight hikes with lighter pack weight.
— Ryan Huetter
Source: https://www.outdoorgearlab.com/reviews/shoes-and-boots/hiking-boots/the-north-face-ultra-fastpack-iv-mid-futurelight
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