A fan for life!

oh Astral, how I love you...



My first Experience with Astral was a free pair of shoes from a friend of mine years ago. He gave me the Brewess 2.0. They quickly became my absolute favorite kayaking shoe after wearing NRS booties for some time. Two years ago after a visit to the Astral Factory in Asheville they made a customer for life. I had been hiking out of the Green and the sole of one of my shoes had totally come apart. I explained to them what happened and they were happy to quickly remedy the situation and replace my shoes. They wanted to recycle mine but having a weird emotional attachment to them (so many personal first descents in them, and my BFF gave them to me) they let me keep one of them. haha. i still have it proudly hanging out in my gear room. Last year I added the Loyaks, Hiyaks, and TR1 mesh shoes to my growing collection. After having the loyaks become my every day shoe it was time to find a replacement. I LOVE those shoes. there is no replacement. I ordered the exact same pair and cant wait to make even more new memories in them. They are SO light, SO comfortable and really the best river shoe I've owned. I prefer them over the brewess. they fit my feet perfectly and the rubber is next level. You will not find a better water shoe. I think they are a little too low profile to be a hiking shoe however I love my TR1 for hiking. Once again, light, the rubber is fantastic and i find them to be very comfortable. I have 1 flat foot and i can walk forever in these.



I just purchased the Junctions and taking them with me on a road trip to Glacier, Grand Tetons, Colorado, Moab, and The Grand Staircase. So many different terrains to test these bad boys out on. I expect to love them like I have loved all my other Astrals and know they will be good to me on my journey.



Thanks for the amazing customer service and being one of my favorite companies. Keep up the good work!!

I would recommend this product

submitted by: Jennifer Colon, Knoxvillle, TN