Merrell Zion Waterproof (2019) vs Danner Mountain 600 EnduroWeave (2018)

Expert Reviews, a review site with a history of doing objective hands-on testing, has great things to say about the Merrell Zion Waterproof - Men's. In fact, it's "The best hybrid fabric/leather boot" in its "Best hiking boots 2021: The best walking boots to help you go the extra mile" roundup, which points toward it being a good Hiking Boots.

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 Zion Waterproof - Men's managed to earn a rating of 8.7 from RunRepeat, whereas the Danner Mountain 600 EnduroWeave - Men's got its highest, 9, score from reviewers at RunRepeat.

Lastly, in order to better compare them to the rest of their competition, we averaged out their review scores. The Danner Mountain 600 EnduroWeave - Men's managed to get 9.0 out of 10 - considerably better than the 8.1 review average of Hiking Boots in general - whereas the Merrell Zion Waterproof - Men's earned 8.1 points.

It should be said that doing a direct Merrell Zion Waterproof - Men's vs. Danner Mountain 600 EnduroWeave - Men's comparison might not be entirely fair due to the difference in their prices - some sources don't put much weight on value for money and thus tend to give better review scores to more expensive products.