Vivo forest tracker esc durability

[HighUintas]

My eBay set showed up...appear to be legit. Exactly the same as my pair straight from the factory. Even shipped in vivo plastic outer bag and return address is a vivo warehouse...

But they only warranty their products if it came from one of their known vendors. I got burnt by that on my first pair

 

[JoeK]

But they only warranty their products if it came from one of their known vendors. I got burnt by that on my first pair

yea but for over 40% off retail you can have my warranty. They're QC isn't THAT bad.
Your actually just getting burned EVERY pair you pay $120 more to get with a warranty.

 

[Ckat]

Wore my Trackers all day yesterday. Added some Superfeet Hike insoles that seemed to lock my heel in much better than the factory insole. They are so comfortable!!! I am definitely going to have to work up to them, as my feet have been pussified to receiving that much feedback.

 

[PathFinder]

Did the first backpack scouting trip of the year in the Magna FG. No problems with them whatsoever with these conditions. 5.5 miles in and about 3500' gain. Most of that was on trail until about the last mile through some pines and up a steep alpine face to camp.
Takeaways:

• Feet felt great.
• Calves got more of a workout, but felt good.
• Knees felt better than ever. Having more mobility in the feet and ankles makes a huge difference.
• Felt able to move quite a bit faster through easy trail sections
• Better agility in the steep/rough/deadfall type stuff
• Little to no sweat. On the evening hike in, my feet had zero sweat. Hiking out during the middle of the day, there was the slightest bit of sweat. That never happens in a boot with a liner.

 

[eLightfoot]

Anyone have a discount code or hack to getting these cheaper? I need a new pair and will not pay $280

 

[brca005]

https://www.revivo.com/rev-tracker-forest-esc-mens?colour=Bracken

I used revivo to get my pair as I was not going to pay new price for. The pair I got was graded as "great" condition and it looked as if they had never been worn.

If you do some googling, generally there's some people sponsored/ambassadors for them who have a 20% discount code listed on their website or reviews, you just have to sift through it to get there. I'm always looking for discount codes and have been successful the last few times I've wanted Vivo shoes or boots or I'll check the revivo site and find a good deal on there.

 

[Nine Banger]

Anyone have a discount code or hack to getting these cheaper? I need a new pair and will not pay $280

WTB ad here or EBay.

 

[coya]

Definitely worth keeping up with this thread:

Thread 'The VIVO Barefoot discount code thread' https://rokslide.com/forums/threads/the-vivo-barefoot-discount-code-thread.356043/

 

[Madstop14]

Try sierra trading. They usually have some cheap

 

[Svivian]

Revivo is kind of a rip off. They just had a 30% off sale not longer ago with quite a few 20% off sales

 

[naked wombats]

Sign up for their email and or text list, they spam me with deals from 30-50% off about every other week

 

[Nine Banger]

Revivo is kind of a rip off.

I figured it was virtue signaling or a way to satisfy customers that are compulsive recyclers.

 

[nm.otter]

If they're using US labor, maybe not. Overseas would be a bit more complex both economically and environmentally.

 

[Svivian]

I figured it was virtue signaling or a way to satisfy customers that are compulsive recyclers.

I don’t mind the idea but it irks me they mark up the msrp of the boots to make it seem like you are getting a great deal. When In reality it’s about a 25% discount vs buying new

Here is a pair of “excellent” for $225 with a shown “retail” price of $385

 

[Dobermann]

Anyone else use the 50% discount from early May, only to have them now say they're not in stock?

I don't understand how their site could have shown them as in stock and process a credit card payment, only to issue a refund nearly two months later ... not super impressed.

(And for context: these would have been something like the 12th pair our family would have ordered, with no such problems in the past ...)

 

[JoeK]

I ordered both forest tracker and leather AT on the 50% in may and they shipped out promptly.
Definitely pretty Lame to leave you hanging two months and then drop the order. Maybe worth a call/email to CS

 

[Svivian]

Anyone else use the 50% discount from early May, only to have them now say they're not in stock?

I don't understand how their site could have shown them as in stock and process a credit card payment, only to issue a refund nearly two months later ... not super impressed.

(And for context: these would have been something like the 12th pair our family would have ordered, with no such problems in the past ...)

Yeah that happened to me. Took about two weeks to get a human to respond. Then got a refund on the shoes they didn’t deliver and then got another code for 50% off that lasted 3 months

 

[ElPollo]

I sent my 2 year old ESCs in to get resoled and refurbed right before the 4th and just got a confirmation email saying they were received and that it would be 4-6 weeks. The cost was $125. Will report back on the results.

I probably had 1500ish miles on these. There was still some tread on the sole, which is pretty amazing. Generally I would go through a traditional pair of boots or soles in a year. Given the amount of tread I had left on these, I probably would have kept on wearing them, but the soles were getting thin enough that I was at risk of putting cactus and mesquite spines through them. The stitching on the soles was just starting to come apart. The glue was holding, but I was starting to see a little separation of the soles at the toes.

I will say that the durability, I’m seeing on these may not track for everyone. I live in really dry country. I think if they are getting wet all the time, you’d be more likely to see the uppers start to crack and come apart and the soles delaminate from the shoe. That said, the soles on these are as durable as anything I’ve ever used. Part of that is that the rubber is really hard and abrasion resistant, and the other part is that you don’t have a midsole to crush or start to walk out on.

Anyway, I started wearing my second pair in May and will report on how the rebuild goes on the first.