{"id":20724,"date":"2015-12-13T15:44:10","date_gmt":"2015-12-13T15:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/?p=20724"},"modified":"2015-12-13T15:44:10","modified_gmt":"2015-12-13T15:44:10","slug":"astral-hiyak-first-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/astral-hiyak-first-look\/","title":{"rendered":"Astral Hiyak &#8211; First Look"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Team Unsponsored have been using Astrals&#8217;s great footwear since they were launched a couple of years back.  The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/astral-brewer-update\/\" target=\"_blank\">Brewer<\/a> in particular are a firm favourite.  All of our current Astral shoes have the Stealth rubber sole from Five Ten.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/astral-hiyak-first-look\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-387\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20726\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20726\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/astral-hiyak-first-look\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-387\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-387.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,427\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Unsponsored_UK&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D7100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1450012942&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Unsponsored&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"unsponsored-astral-hiyak 387\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-387.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-387.jpg\" alt=\"Astral Hiyak\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-387.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-387-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>When Five Ten was bought out by Adidas the availability of Stealth rubber to other shoe companies dried up.  As a result Astral went searching for a rubber compound that would be even better than Stealth.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7tY9RPocyBY?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>So roll on a year or so and we have the new G.ss (super sticky) rubber right here on a pair of Astral Hiyak boots at Unsponsored HQ.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"500\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/astral-hiyak-first-look\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:36764734}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 500px; height: 429px;\" data-original-width=\"500\" data-original-height=\"429\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 288px; height: 429px;\" data-original-width=\"288\" data-original-height=\"429\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/astral-hiyak-first-look\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-389\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"284\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"425\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"20728\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-389.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"427,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Unsponsored_UK&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D7100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1450012971&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Unsponsored&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"unsponsored-astral-hiyak 389\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-389-200x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-389.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-389.jpg?w=284&#038;h=425&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-389.jpg 427w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-389-200x300.jpg 200w\" width=\"284\" height=\"425\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"284\" data-original-height=\"425\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"unsponsored-astral-hiyak 389\" alt=\"unsponsored-astral-hiyak 389\" style=\"width: 284px; height: 425px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-3\" style=\"width: 212px; height: 429px;\" data-original-width=\"212\" data-original-height=\"429\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/astral-hiyak-first-look\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-392\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"208\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"139\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"20731\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-392.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,427\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Unsponsored_UK&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D7100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1450013019&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Unsponsored&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;900&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"unsponsored-astral-hiyak 392\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-392-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-392.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-392.jpg?w=208&#038;h=139&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-392.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-392-300x200.jpg 300w\" width=\"208\" height=\"139\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"208\" data-original-height=\"139\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"unsponsored-astral-hiyak 392\" alt=\"unsponsored-astral-hiyak 392\" style=\"width: 208px; height: 139px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/astral-hiyak-first-look\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-391\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"208\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"139\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"20730\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-391.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,427\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Unsponsored_UK&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D7100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1450013005&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Unsponsored&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"unsponsored-astral-hiyak 391\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-391-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-391.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-391.jpg?w=208&#038;h=139&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-391.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-391-300x200.jpg 300w\" width=\"208\" height=\"139\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"208\" data-original-height=\"139\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"unsponsored-astral-hiyak 391\" alt=\"unsponsored-astral-hiyak 391\" style=\"width: 208px; height: 139px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/astral-hiyak-first-look\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-388\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"208\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"139\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"20727\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-388.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,427\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Unsponsored_UK&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D7100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1450012954&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Unsponsored&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"unsponsored-astral-hiyak 388\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-388-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-388.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-388.jpg?w=208&#038;h=139&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-388.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-388-300x200.jpg 300w\" width=\"208\" height=\"139\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"208\" data-original-height=\"139\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"unsponsored-astral-hiyak 388\" alt=\"unsponsored-astral-hiyak 388\" style=\"width: 208px; height: 139px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00XMBWESK\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B00XMBWESK&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=unsponsored-20&#038;linkId=ULDNKKRVFFHTLYCN\" target=\"_blank\">Hiyaks<\/a> retail at around \u00a398.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Astral Hiyak Specifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Super Sticky Outsoles: <\/p>\n<p>Using our stickiest rubber, G.SS, the bottom is designed for maximum sole-to-ground friction. Non-marking, with siping; drain holes toe and heel. 3.5mm thick.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Insulation:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>Like neoprene, the 3mm quilted Airmesh traps air between you and the waterproof shell. But our mesh dries out overnight, instead of in a month. The midsole is removable, 7mm thick 45C closed cell EVA foam. Foot to Ground Distance: 12mm heel, 11 mm ball.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hidden Laces:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>Laces are the best way to secure a river shoe. Ours are water-resistant and hidden with a Velcro over-flap, to keep things tidy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Durability:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>1000D Cordura\u00ae nylon with 1060D ballistic nylon reinforcement rand stitched and bonded directly to the outsole enhances durability vs. traditional bonded neoprene construction. High-top padded ankle protection with semi-rigid heel cup; 3mm quilted spacer mesh lining.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00XMBWESK\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B00XMBWESK&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=unsponsored-20&#038;linkId=ULDNKKRVFFHTLYCN\" target=\"_blank\">Hiyak boots<\/a> feel very light and the fabric tough.  The sole seems pretty grippy and initial side by side tests indicate that the G rubber is far better than Stealth.  That is really saying something.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"500\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/astral-hiyak-first-look\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:36764734}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 500px; height: 224px;\" data-original-width=\"500\" data-original-height=\"224\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 334px; height: 224px;\" data-original-width=\"334\" data-original-height=\"224\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/astral-hiyak-first-look\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-390\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"330\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"220\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"20729\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-390.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,427\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Unsponsored_UK&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D7100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1450012996&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Unsponsored&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"unsponsored-astral-hiyak 390\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-390-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-390.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-390.jpg?w=330&#038;h=220&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-390.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-390-300x200.jpg 300w\" width=\"330\" height=\"220\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"330\" data-original-height=\"220\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"unsponsored-astral-hiyak 390\" alt=\"unsponsored-astral-hiyak 390\" style=\"width: 330px; height: 220px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 166px; height: 224px;\" data-original-width=\"166\" data-original-height=\"224\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/astral-hiyak-first-look\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-393\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"162\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"108\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"20732\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-393.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,427\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Unsponsored_UK&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D7100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1450013035&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Unsponsored&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"unsponsored-astral-hiyak 393\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-393-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-393.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-393.jpg?w=162&#038;h=108&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-393.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-393-300x200.jpg 300w\" width=\"162\" height=\"108\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"162\" data-original-height=\"108\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"unsponsored-astral-hiyak 393\" alt=\"unsponsored-astral-hiyak 393\" style=\"width: 162px; height: 108px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/astral-hiyak-first-look\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-386\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"162\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"108\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"20725\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-386.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,427\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Unsponsored_UK&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D7100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1450012939&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Unsponsored&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;450&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"unsponsored-astral-hiyak 386\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-386-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-386.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-386.jpg?w=162&#038;h=108&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-386.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-astral-hiyak-386-300x200.jpg 300w\" width=\"162\" height=\"108\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"162\" data-original-height=\"108\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"unsponsored-astral-hiyak 386\" alt=\"unsponsored-astral-hiyak 386\" style=\"width: 162px; height: 108px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>We&#8217;ve been testing the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00XMBWESK\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=B00XMBWESK&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=unsponsored-20&#038;linkId=ULDNKKRVFFHTLYCN\" target=\"_blank\">Hiyaks<\/a> out over the last couple of months and will be putting a bit more time in before we publish our thoughts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Team Unsponsored have been using Astrals&#8217;s great footwear since they were launched a couple of years back. 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