That's really interesting to hear. I picked up a pair of the Chamois a bit ago as well. I don't have as many miles on them as you, only about 7 miles after 2 hikes but I came to a different conclusion on the grip this morning. It was really wet today, raining for my entire hike, and I found the Chamois to be really slippery on wet rocks. Much more so than my Forest ESC or Winter ESC boots from Vivo. No experience with them in snow so maybe that's different and they had plenty of grip in dry conditions but my hope for these was to use them in wet conditions since they have a membrane so it was disappointing to me how slippery they were this morning. They did prove waterproof this morning. After being pretty saturated from hiking in the wet and rain I went through a creek that almost came over the tops of the boots but no water got in during the entire hike. We'll see how long the membrane lasts as my experience with membranes in flexible boots is that it tends to wear out quickly with all the flexing. For now I'm pleased with that aspect of the Freet though it does make them run a little warmer than others.
They are a comfy boot, a little different than the Vivo's but a good boot nonetheless. I like to lace this style of boot more loosely and found the laces pretty short to where I end up skipping the top speed hooks to get them loose enough. The laces feel like a weak point though so if they break I'll replace them with longer ones.
Overall I like the boot and plan to keep using it for specific stuff. I'll have to try them out when we finally get some snow and see how they do in those conditions. One thing I really like about the Chamois over the Vivo is that it has a place in the tread for a gaiter strap to go under the boot. They specifically designed the tread to allow for that while still keeping it flat/zero drop. Vivos are missing this and I can feel the gaiter strap and it wears out quickly so that's a well thought out feature on the Freet.
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