{"id":9936,"date":"2013-10-30T23:37:31","date_gmt":"2013-10-30T23:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk:\/press\/?p=9936"},"modified":"2014-08-07T21:38:00","modified_gmt":"2014-08-07T20:38:00","slug":"astral-rassler-first-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/astral-rassler-first-look\/","title":{"rendered":"Astral Rassler &#8211; First Look"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been using my Five Ten Water Tennies for the last year + and really like them but also have a set of Astral Brewers which are great in my play boat.  The Brewers dry much faster that the Water Tennies but don&#8217;t have the same level of protection or stiffness as the Water Tennies.  The Rassler takes the Brewer and beefs it up for tougher walk ins\/outs.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10021\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/astral-rassler-first-look\/astral-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Astral-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;COOLPIX AW110&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1383153064&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Astral (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Astral-1.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk:\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Astral-1.jpg\" alt=\"Astral (1)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Astral-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Astral-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Astral-1-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>From Astral:<\/p>\n<p><em>Designed especially for our true love&#8230;. Hiking in deep to run the gnar. The Rassler provides enhanced foot support, reinforced wear zones, and draining uppers. We stiffened our midsole a bit to control foot fatigue and power through Cali granite fields. Incredibly light and with STEALTH\u00ae outsoles. This one is a welcome relief from the current trend of moon boots on offer to real kayakers.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10025\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/astral-rassler-first-look\/astral\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Astral.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"480,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;COOLPIX AW110&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1383153070&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Astral\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Astral.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk:\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Astral.jpg\" alt=\"Astral\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Astral.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Astral-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Astral shoes come with Five Ten&#8217;s Stealth sole.  Stealth rubber is superb and has a good balance between grip and length of service I have it on the Five Tens I wear both on and off the water.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10023\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/astral-rassler-first-look\/astral-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Astral-3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;COOLPIX AW110&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1383157019&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Astral (3)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Astral-3.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk:\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Astral-3.jpg\" alt=\"Astral (3)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10023\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Astral-3.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Astral-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Astral-3-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Rasslers are definitely a bit stiffer than the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk:\/press\/?p=7168\" title=\"Astral Brewer \u2013 Update\">Brewers<\/a> and they feel as if they are made from tougher material.  I&#8217;ll be using them throughout the rest of the year and will report back on how well they are holding up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Features:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lightweight, Minimalist Construction<br \/>\n3D print on heel and toe for abrasion resistance in wear zones<br \/>\nDurable Cordura\u00ae Upper<br \/>\nBalanced Geometry Midsole<br \/>\nDrainage at front sidewall and Silt Dump at heel<br \/>\nStealth\u00ae outsole<br \/>\nHeel Cup for extra support<br \/>\nHeel Loop fits standard size carabiners<br \/>\nAnkle high support for the burliest portages<br \/>\nBreathable Airmesh vamp &#038; tongue<\/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-rassler-first-look\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:36764734}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 500px; 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The Brewers dry much faster that the Water Tennies but don&#8217;t have the same level of protection or stiffness as the Water Tennies. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[758,4],"tags":[757,1639,312,1637,759,1638,1159],"class_list":["post-9936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-footwear","category-gear","tag-astral-brewer","tag-boots","tag-five-ten","tag-rassler","tag-shoes","tag-stealth-rubber","tag-watersports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Astral Rassler - First Look - Unsponsored<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/astral-rassler-first-look\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Astral Rassler - First Look - Unsponsored\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I&#8217;ve been using my Five Ten Water Tennies for the last year + and really like them but also have a set of Astral Brewers which are great in my play boat. 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