I have a pair of Vandals and they are fantastic...first velcro boots I've had (previous LF Watsons and Ronix Ones) and I can definitely get them tight enough. The best advice is to drop a size though if you can manage it as the toe box does have a tendency to pack out a little, I would normally ride a 10 and when I tried them on they did fit but there was some play, if they had stretched out they would have been real sloppy so I tried the 9 and it actually fit REALLY well! Couldn't be happier with them, so light as well, with the 2010 Severance the whole setup weighs about half what my Watson LTD and Watson boots did!