vasque mens hiking boots
Skip itHigh returns (11.7%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Competition
Great25%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Avg price
Great$96.84avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Okay2,695.67avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Price range
Okay$41.67–$227.07cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Growth
Bad-12.4%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Bad94%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Market size
Bad$52K$52K/yr · 285K searches
Conversion
Bad0.2%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Bad11.7%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, vasque mens hiking boots is a $52K/yr Amazon United States market (285K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 94% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 32/100.
Data updated Jul 12, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
vasque mens hiking boots market data
- Units sold / yr
- 500–750
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $48K–$73K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.2%
- Avg BSR
- #554
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 65%
- Out of stock
- 13.3%
- Avg brand age
- 47 months
- Avg seller age
- 148 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (25% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
11 rising
Sellers
169
Top-5 brand share
94%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
25%
Top 20: 54%
Open market
4%
- Merrell62%
- Columbia15%
- SHULOOK9%
- NORTIV 85%
- Vasque3%
- Xyldra2%
- Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 4%)
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 31 weeks — -12.4% search growth over the last 90 days.Top vasque mens hiking boots search terms
- merrell moab 3 clearance sale28K/yr
- merrell moab 3 mid waterproof21K/yr
- vasque mens hiking boots52K/yr
- merrell moab 3 mid15K/yr
- botas deportivas para hombre19K/yr
- columbia work boots for men15K/yr
- botas de trabajo para hombre columbia13K/yr
- botines columbia para hombre13K/yr
- wolverine hiking boots for men10K/yr
- merrell boots for men waterproof15K/yr
Top vasque mens hiking boots products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
SHULOOK Mens Waterproof Hiking Boots Non-Slip Lightweight Mid Top Ankle Boot Breathable Hiker Trekking Shoes
SHULOOK$41.674.4★1,383 rev
Merrell Womens Moab 3 Mid Waterproof Granite 9.5
Merrell$81.104.6★3,575 rev
NORTIV 8 Mens Ankle High Waterproof Hiking Boots Outdoor Lightweight Shoes Trekking Trails Armadillo Size 12 Brown/Black/Tan 160448_M
NORTIV 8$51.494.4★22,969 rev
MOAB 3 MID WATERPROOF
Merrell$169.844.5★5,048 rev
Merrell Mens Moab 3 Mid Waterproof Hiking Boot Boulder 10.5
Merrell$107.504.5★5,048 rev
Newest
by launch date
Merrell Unisex Kids Moab FST (Little Kid/Big Kid) White/Teal 3 Little Kid Medium
Merrell$52.5333 rev
MOAB 3 MID WATERPROOF
Merrell$169.845,048 rev
Merrell Unisex Kids Moab FST (Little Kid/Big Kid) Blue/Red 3 Little Kid Medium
Merrell$49.2233 rev
Merrell Mens Moab Speed 2 Mid Waterproof Carbon Fiber Work Construction Boot Light Brown 10
Merrell$130.9373 rev
Columbia Mens Newton Ridge Plus II Waterproof Hiking Boot Cordovan/Squash 10.5
Columbia$79.794,768 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumMerrell Unisex Kids Moab FST (Little Kid/Big Kid) White/Teal 3 Little Kid Medium
Merrell$52.534.9★
Merrell Boys MOAB 2 LOW LACE Shoe bark brown 7 M US Big Kid
Merrell$52.964.6★
Merrell Boys MOAB 2 LOW LACE Shoe bark brown 6 M US Big Kid
Merrell$52.424.6★
Merrell Unisex Kids Moab FST (Little Kid/Big Kid) Blue/Red 3 Little Kid Medium
Merrell$49.224.9★
MOAB 3 MID WATERPROOF
Merrell$169.844.5★
What buyers say about vasque mens hiking boots
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Light and comfortable”
“The fit is accurate”
“appear to be well made”
“made of durable materials”
“Great hiking shoes”
“Worth the money”
“Waterproof”
“Lightweight”
“They also grip very well”
“provide great ankle support on trails”
What buyers complain about
“Too small”
“NOT WATERPROOF”
“I mean literally falling apart”
“Not a very good quality boot for law enforcement or security”
“Cheap for a reason”
“Not comfortable”
“Overall, pretty happy with them until about two months ago where the leather just started to disintegrate on both side of both boots”
“Boycott this horrible design decision before it has to get lawsuited out of existence due to horrible accident”
“Hard as a rock”
“The soles were not very supportive and cushioning”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is vasque mens hiking boots profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $52K/yr across 89 tracked products. 2 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -12.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (32/100).
- How competitive is the vasque mens hiking boots niche?
- 11 brands and 169 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 25% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 94% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in vasque mens hiking boots?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Water Resistance, Durability. The return rate is 11.7% — above our launch gate.
- What does it cost to enter the vasque mens hiking boots niche?
- Listings span $41.67–$227.07; the average listing price is $96.84 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,696 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.