Skechers Relment Pelmo review: the comfort pick

This Skechers Relment Pelmo review covers the comfort pick in our boots category, and the pitch is easy to state. Skechers built their name on comfortable everyday shoes, and the Relment Pelmo carries that reputation into a waterproof walking boot: a relaxed fit, an air-cooled memory foam insole, room for thick walking socks and a lace-up build, at around £67 depending on colour and size. Over 21,000 Amazon reviews say the comfort translated.

If your first question about a boot is not how it handles a scramble but whether your feet will still be happy at the end of a long day, this is the boot in our lineup built around that answer.

Who the Relment Pelmo is for

The Relment Pelmo is for the walker who puts comfort first. If blisters, pressure points or a narrow toe box have put you off boots before, the combination here is aimed squarely at you: a relaxed fit with room to move, a memory foam insole underfoot, space for thick walking socks, and a wide fit option that most boots at this price simply do not offer. Wide-footed walkers in particular are poorly served at the value end of the market, and this is one of the few boots under £70 that caters for them properly.

It is also a strong choice for everyday walking duty. Dog walks, muddy field paths, canal towpaths, weekend rambles and the ordinary run of British conditions are exactly the brief the ownership feedback describes, and at around £67 it is priced for that life rather than for the mountains.

Who should look elsewhere? Anyone whose walking demands guaranteed dry feet in all conditions, or a boot built to shrug off years of hard mileage. The feedback on waterproofing and durability is mixed, and I cover both below, along with the boots to spend up to if those two things are non-negotiable for you.

The Skechers comfort formula

Skechers are not an outdoor brand first. They are a comfort brand first, one of the biggest in the world at making shoes people forget they are wearing, and the Relment Pelmo is that formula applied to a hiking boot.

The listing spells out the ingredients. Relaxed fit, which means a roomier cut through the boot rather than the snug, performance-oriented last most hiking brands use. Air-cooled memory foam, the cushioned insole Skechers are known for, designed to mould to your foot. A lace-up closure so you can still cinch the fit down where you want it. And waterproofing for the wet half of the British year.

The relaxed fit deserves a moment, because it is a real point of difference. Most hiking boots are cut close on the theory that precision matters on technical ground. That is true on technical ground, and largely irrelevant on a bridleway. For the majority of UK walking, a roomier boot with space for the toes to splay and a thick pair of socks is simply more pleasant to spend a day in, and the Amazon feedback specifically praises the fit for accommodating thick walking socks. Pair that with the wide fit sizing option and this is one of the most accommodating boots we cover at any price.

What 21,000-plus reviews tell you

The Relment Pelmo carries 21,490 Amazon reviews at the time of writing. That is a massive sample, and at that volume the pattern in the feedback tells you far more than any individual opinion, because it averages out lucky pairs, unlucky pairs and mis-sized orders.

The pattern leads with comfort, emphatically. Amazon's customer feedback has buyers finding the boots comfortable, noting they do not cause blisters, and praising a fantastic fit that accommodates thick walking socks. No-blister feedback at this scale is exactly what you would hope for from a Skechers boot, and it is the single most valuable trait a walking boot can have. A boot that rubs is useless whatever else it does well.

The rest of the picture is strong too. Owners describe them as lightweight and good-looking, and rate them ideal for walking in normal or muddy conditions. That last phrase is worth dwelling on, because it is a precise description of what most British walking actually is: not ridgelines, but fields, paths and mud, week in and week out.

Where the feedback splits is durability and water resistance. Some owners say the boots should last a long time and are waterproof. Others report water seeping in over time. That split shapes who this boot is right for, so it gets its own section.

Stock is a quiet strength as well. The Relment Pelmo is well stocked on Amazon in lots of colours, with prices varying by colour and size, so check a couple of colourways in your size before you commit.

Waterproofing and durability: the mixed bit

Buy this boot with your eyes open on two counts. The Amazon feedback on water resistance is divided: some owners find them waterproof, others report water seeping in over time. The durability feedback follows the same shape, with some saying they should last a long time and others less convinced.

That is the familiar trade at this end of the market, and it is the same one we flagged in the NORTIV 8 review at the budget tier. Sub-£70 waterproofing tends to be less consistent pair to pair, and less durable season to season, than a boot built around a proven membrane. The protection you have on day one is not guaranteed to be the protection you have after a couple of winters.

For the walking this boot is made for, that is often a fair deal. The owner feedback itself frames them as ideal for normal or muddy conditions, and for field paths, towpaths and damp-day rambles the odds are on your side. Treat the Relment Pelmo as a comfort-first boot for everyday UK walking rather than a hard-mountain boot and it delivers on its brief.

If dry feet are non-negotiable, boggy winter ground, long days far from the car, committed hill walking, then guaranteed waterproofing is precisely what the extra money buys at the next tier up, and that is where to spend it.

The GORE-TEX step-up

Two boots on this site answer the mixed feedback directly, because both are built around GORE-TEX, the membrane with a track record the value tier cannot match.

The Salomon X Ultra 360 Leather Mid GTX is our editor's pick and the boot I wear myself through British winters. It is the answer to both halves of the split: a GORE-TEX lining for reliably dry feet and a build made for years of regular miles. If your walking is frequent and committed, that is where the Relment Pelmo's savings should eventually go.

The Mammut Mercury IV Mid GTX is the other route, a GORE-TEX boot from a serious Alpine brand for walkers who want that same guarantee with a different fit and character.

Neither makes the Relment Pelmo a bad buy. They make it a clear one. The Skechers is the comfort boot for normal and muddy walking at around £67. The GORE-TEX pair are the boots for when wet feet stop being an inconvenience and start being a problem.

Alternatives at similar money

Two boots sit near the Relment Pelmo on price, and both are covered in full on this site.

The adidas Terrex Anylander Mid at £75 to £85 is our value mid-cut pick, built on adidas's RAIN.RDY membrane with a gusseted tongue, and its waterproofing feedback is more consistent than the Skechers'. The trade runs the other way on fit: the Anylander's sizing feedback is mixed, with some owners finding them tight, while the Skechers' relaxed fit and wide sizing is the most accommodating in this bracket. Roomy comfort versus more dependable waterproofing is the choice in a sentence.

The Columbia Newton Ridge Plus II at around £76 is the classic-looking leather option at similar money, a traditional hiking boot style where the Skechers is a comfort shoe in boot form.

Pick by priority. Widest, most forgiving fit and all-day cushioning: the Skechers. Most consistent waterproofing under £100: the Anylander Mid. Traditional boot looks: the Columbia.

Specs at a glance

Type

Waterproof lace-up hiking boot

Fit

Relaxed fit, with a wide fit sizing option

Insole

Air-cooled memory foam

Sock room

Owners praise the fit for accommodating thick walking socks

Waterproofing

Sold as waterproof; owner feedback is mixed over time

UK price

Around £67, varying by colour and size

Amazon reviews

21,490 at the time of writing

Pros and cons

• Skechers' comfort reputation carried into a walking boot, with no-blister feedback at scale
• Relaxed fit with room for thick walking socks, and a wide fit option rare at this price
• Air-cooled memory foam insole for all-day cushioning
• Lightweight and good-looking according to owner feedback
• Rated ideal for normal and muddy conditions, exactly the walking most people do
• Around £67, well stocked in lots of colours and sizes

• Water resistance feedback is mixed: some owners stay dry, others report water seeping in over time
• Durability feedback splits the same way
• A comfort-first boot for everyday walking, not a hard-mountain boot
• No proven membrane guarantee in the way a GORE-TEX boot offers

Verdict: comfort at scale

The Skechers Relment Pelmo earns the comfort pick by doing what Skechers do everywhere else in footwear, and doing it in a walking boot. Relaxed fit, air-cooled memory foam, room for thick socks, a wide fit option, and 21,490 Amazon reviews in which the loudest theme is comfortable, blister-free feet. At around £67 that is a lot of contentment per pound.

Judge it against its brief, normal and muddy UK walking with comfort as the priority, and it is an easy recommendation. Judge it as an all-weather, all-mileage boot and the mixed waterproofing and durability feedback says look further up the shelf, to the Salomon X Ultra 360 or the Mammut Mercury IV, where GORE-TEX takes the doubt out of wet days.

Most walkers reading this are the first buyer, not the second. For them, the Relment Pelmo is the most comfortable way onto the path at this money.

Rating: 4.4 / 5

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