Trail Model Waterproof Hiking Boot

LL Bean, please make your toddler boots and shoes in the natural shape of a toddler foot! This boot is too narrow for my toddler's foot. Take a look at the comparison between the LL Bean shoe and the shoe next to it that is a natural shape. The LL Bean boot is too narrow and not the natural shape of the foot. I love the waterproofing and the overall quality of the LL Bean boot, but I can't have my toddler wear it too many days in a row because it is not comfortable. She takes it off as soon as possible. I am a loyal LL Bean customer and love the products and brand philosophy. I just wish the kid shoes were made in the natural shape of the foot!

I got these last fall for my 2-year-old in hopes they'd be good for hiking. While they were sturdy shoes, they were obviously quite clunky too and they were very hard to get on, even though I had sized up to a 9 (he was wearing 8 at the time), and the result is that he did not want to wear them. I think he wore them a total of 3-4 times and would complain every time he had them on that he didn't like them. He never developed blisters or anything, but he definitely walked funny when he had them on. So these would probably be fine for an older kid, but not really a great shoe for a toddler.