Right outside our front door, the mountains just outside Bozeman beckon us. It’s this 18-million-acre laboratory where we test our designs and inspire ideas, and where we just soak it all in. It even inspired the name “Oboz”.
Each day we come to work, we simply do our best to live up to this gift. Here at Oboz, we are hikers, we are walkers, we are runners, we are bikers, we are anglers…we are many things, and yet we’re all connected on the trail. It’s this lifelong love of the trail that enables our designers to create footwear that’s remarkably durable, comfortable, and always worthy of the task at hand. Our philosophy is simple. Design the kind of footwear that we’d want to wear.
O FIT System®
Our purpose-designed O FIT System® integrates seamlessly into our hiking boots and shoes to promote the foot’s natural biomechanics. We designed our own lasts from the makeup of real feet. Then we collected, analyzed and averaged the data to determine the most universally well-fitting shoe designs possible. The lasts inform our patterns, cut specifically for each unique shoe design to provide the best-fitting construction possible. Each upper is shoe-specific and made from high-quality Nubuck, performance mesh, synthetic material, or whatever is required to achieve the desired functionality. Our proprietary insole is what we’re known for. Molded to match the specific shape and construction of every pair we make, this purpose-designed technology delivers the kind of fit, feel and performance that’s unmatched in the industry. Our customized midsoles deliver precise torsional stability and protection. Firm but lightweight, they allow for streamlined outsoles. At the core of our footwear is our customized outsole package. Each is designed specifically to deliver the grip, traction, stability, flexibility, balance, cushioning and support required for every shoe’s individual specifications.