Keen Targhee III Mid vs Vasque Breeze III GTX (2017)

The Keen Targhee III Mid hasn't managed to earn a top spot in any roundups from sources that conduct trustworthy hands-on testing. Nevertheless, reviewers from sites, such as OutdoorGearLab, Switchback Travel, and CleverHiker all gave it a spot on their list.

Returning to the Vasque Breeze III GTX - Men's, gearinstitute.com, a source that's known for its high-quality in-depth testing, has great things to say about it. In fact, it was named its "Best For Hot Weather Hiking" in its "The Best Women's Light Hiking Boots" roundup, which is quite a feat.

We examined all of the review data that we could find and first took a look at sources that reviewed both of them, like OutdoorGearLab, and found that they haven't shown a preference for either product.

Then we checked which sources liked these two Hiking Boots best and found that the Keen Targhee III Mid got its highest, 9, review score from reviewers at OutdoorGearLab, whereas the Vasque Breeze III GTX - Men's earned its best score of 9 from OutdoorGearLab.

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 Keen Targhee III Mid and Vasque Breeze III GTX - Men's managed averages of 9.0 and 8.6 points, respectively.

Due to the difference in their prices, however, it's important to keep in mind that a direct Keen Targhee III Mid vs. Vasque Breeze III GTX - 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.