>>2704536Not really. They are too much of a nuisance to carry around and then you usually want a tripod or monopod for stability. Only advantage I see is assessing the quality of something you are hunting but for anything else binos work better.
>>2704745>continuingAs I said before I don't prefer barefoot but minimalist. My knees hurt from clunky heavy military and wildland fire boots. I'd prefer a boot with a 1-10 mm increase in the heel but most makers go for either a maximalist height or none at all so I just buy something with none and buy an insole with a chunky height increase in the heel like spenco's polysorb. I don't need the insane amount of height or cushioning found in military or fire boots as i'm not rucking 50-200 pounds worth of crap anymore for uncle sam.
also met enough in the fields I described above with foot knee back issues using said boots. met guys in their 20s that needed knee replacements before 30 and guys in their 30s and 40s being warned a wheelchair was in their future if they continued their line of work. I will say, as my biggest peeve in these threads is people recommending PNW boots like White's, because at least the military ones like Belleville and Garmont have some cushioning for the weight people are huffing around but they still cause issues with me now that I am getting older
Even wildland fire guys are switching over to boots like haix missoula. picrel. which is a pretty good boot for fire considering all the larper retards on this site want people to buy nicks for their apocalypse larp.
like i said, it's all tradeoffs
I couldn't tell you a barefoot boot company either that is consistently decent either like lowa is either. i think freet may be the best but they need to side stitch the soles rather than just rely on glue. vivobarefoot has some good models. xero has solid outsoles but terrible uppers. there's a european climbing company called saltic i am going to try. i live in pacific northwest and just need 6" w/ gaiters
