Merrell Moab 2 Waterproof (2014) vs Danner Mountain 600 EnduroWeave (2018)

The Merrell Moab 2 Waterproof - Men's has done great in various roundups conducted by reliable and unbiased sources that do their own testing, like Switchback Travel, Expert Reviews, and CleverHiker - it earned the "Best Budget Hiking Boot" title from Switchback Travel, "Most practical trainers" from Expert Reviews, and "Ranked 3 out of 13" from CleverHiker.

As for the Danner Mountain 600 EnduroWeave - Men's - Gear Patrol, a source that conducts reliable hands-on testing, has featured it in its The Best Hiking Boots of 2021 roundup. However, it didn't make it to any of the top spots.

We conducted an analysis of all of the review data that we could find on these two products. First, we focused on sources that tested and rated both of them, like RunRepeat, and learned that they all showed a preference for the Danner Mountain 600 EnduroWeave - Men's.

Then we took a look at the highest review scores that these two Hiking Boots received. We found that the Merrell Moab 2 Waterproof - Men's managed to earn a rating of 8.8 from RunRepeat, whereas the Danner Mountain 600 EnduroWeave - Men's got its highest, 9, score from reviewers at RunRepeat.

Lastly, we averaged out all of the reviews scores that we could find on these two products and compared them to other Hiking Boots on the market. We learned that both of them performed far better than most of their competitors - the overall review average earned by Hiking Boots being 8.1 out of 10, whereas the Merrell Moab 2 Waterproof - Men's and Danner Mountain 600 EnduroWeave - Men's managed averages of 8.3 and 9.0 points, respectively.

Due to the difference in their prices, however, it's important to keep in mind that a direct Merrell Moab 2 Waterproof - Men's vs. Danner Mountain 600 EnduroWeave - Men's comparison might not be entirely fair - some sources don't take value for money into account when assigning their scores and therefore have a tendency to rate more premium products better.