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high top hiking boots are a meme

Anonymous Wed 22 Jul 2026 17:57:37 No.2875439 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>2875500 >>2875593 >>2875866 >>2877309 >>2879174 >>2881936

>offer no protection against ankle eversion or inversion roll
>offer no gains in transfer of load to footbed
>heavier
>longer to put on take off (kek)
>less comfortable
>need high socks anyhow
literally why are you wearing high top or mid hiking boots?
>they look good on women
yeah I will concede that point

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 23 Jul 2026 09:49:06 No.2875496 Report

Quoted By: >>2877777

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 23 Jul 2026 11:35:22 No.2875500 Report

Quoted By: >>2875503

>>2875439
>literally why are you wearing high top or mid hiking boots?
literally why are you so concerned about what other men wear?

Greg the butt denier

Greg the butt denier Thu 23 Jul 2026 11:49:46 No.2875503 Report

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>>2875500
YWNBAM

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Jul 2026 12:33:03 No.2875592 Report

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i dont like gravel and sand in my shoes

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 24 Jul 2026 13:13:41 No.2875593 Report

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>>2875439
>why are you wearing high top or mid hiking boots?
They were on clearance

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Jul 2026 16:48:17 No.2875866 Report

Quoted By: >>2879195 >>2881860

>>2875439
Could you pick a faggier looking shoe as an example?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Jul 2026 21:46:37 No.2875884 Report

Quoted By: >>2876430

high tops are good only if you can lace them tight, because it's much harder to roll an ankle. imporant if you are climbing on rocks, roots, or holes. decades of skateboarding taught me that though.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Jul 2026 22:07:27 No.2875887 Report

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>>2875167

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 02 Aug 2026 05:09:20 No.2876430 Report

Quoted By: >>2877739

>>2875884
>high tops are good only if you can lace them tight, because it's much harder to roll an ankle
unfortunately we can all use scholar.google.com now and there is zero evidence high top boots laced tight or not have any impact on ankle eversion. The army has millions and millions of data points saying it’s not the case. Only bracing prevents ankle rols.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 02 Aug 2026 13:49:22 No.2876443 Report

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I took the sandal pill thanks to sandal anon. He made a convincing argument. I realized I only want to be wearing sandals whenever I'm not hiking, so what if I could just wear them while hiking also?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 11 Aug 2026 13:50:50 No.2877309 Report

Quoted By: >>2877789 >>2879187 >>2881878 >>2881935

>>2875439
actual pros:
>crossing streams
>protection from debris entering footwear
>protection against branches/stings/ticks
>decades of anecdotal claims about preventing ankle roll

your 'cons':
>less comfortable
okay princess
>need high socks
stop buying women's socks
>longer to put on take off
if 2-5 seconds matter to you this much then low-tops aren't much of an improvement.
>heavier
if the weight of your footwear is an issue you might just be a twink

anyway keep trustin the heckin science

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 16 Aug 2026 09:20:36 No.2877739 Report

Quoted By: >>2879253

>>2876430
Bracing your ankle does prevent rolling, yeah.
I brace my ankle with a soft padded foam and synthetic strap that is permanently attached to the top of my shoe so I can lace it all up in one go! It's firm enough that it offers extra support against ankle rolls but still gives me some flexibility.
Isn't it amazing we invented such a thing?

Basically if you can't understand how a boot might stop your ankle rolling, you may be (definitely are) an idiot.
I won't look at this thread again, because I know I'm right and you're wrong.
Bye bitch

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 16 Aug 2026 18:12:38 No.2877777 Report

Quoted By: >>2877805

>>2875496
will these make my feet sweat at about 30C

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 16 Aug 2026 19:57:51 No.2877789 Report

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>>2877309
my father went to the himalayans for trekking
the average euro/american had those big ass heavy boots, tricked out gear, even oxygen under 6000m
sherpas (the guys actually hauling the heavy baggage of said wealthy tourists) were doing this in flip-flops and shorts
high ankle hiking boots are a meme if youre not actually mountaineering

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 17 Aug 2026 02:46:40 No.2877805 Report

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>>2877777
Your feet are going to sweat regardless of the temp or weather.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Thu 20 Aug 2026 16:34:33 No.2878052 Report

Quoted By: >>2879192

https://www.rei.com/product/C08670/nike-acg-zegama-hike-hiking-shoes-mens

Ordered these today

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Anonymous Tue 01 Sep 2026 16:48:25 No.2879174 Report

Quoted By: >>2879192

>>2875439
high top or low, hiking boots in general are a meme
all you need are some wide toe box trail running shoes

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 01 Sep 2026 19:39:24 No.2879187 Report

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>>2877309
Best post. true outdoorsman take

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 01 Sep 2026 19:44:02 No.2879188 Report

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>t.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 01 Sep 2026 20:21:20 No.2879191 Report

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I only wear mids for my hiking boots and they do indeed help with ankle support. Worth it for whatever little weight it adds, no comfort issues whatsoever. OP is a gay as usual

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 01 Sep 2026 20:23:49 No.2879192 Report

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>>2879174
Trail runners are dumb
>>2878052
Nike ACG is for joggers you could have at least gotten some terrex

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 01 Sep 2026 20:43:21 No.2879195 Report

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>>2875866
No. It's a ragebait thread

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 02 Sep 2026 10:22:18 No.2879253 Report

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>>2877739
If you have been on this awful website for a while, you'll notice that many threads are worthless rage bait made by bots. This is the case. Unfortunately this board is rife with them.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 02 Sep 2026 11:08:25 No.2879254 Report

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It's all just fashion shoes. Pretty, but uncomfortable.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 28 Sep 2026 05:58:36 No.2881370 Report

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My boots are comfy and I get significantly less sand and bits in them than I do while wearing sneakers

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 03 Oct 2026 09:05:11 No.2881860 Report

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>>2875866
yes fivefingers barefoot shoes

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 03 Oct 2026 17:13:42 No.2881878 Report

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>>2877309
can't you get all the pros by using gaiters though?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 04 Oct 2026 00:14:46 No.2881935 Report

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>>2877309
>>crossing streams
how often are you crossing streams that happen to be just too deep to cross in low-tops but not deep enough to spill over high tops? It's like a 2 inch difference

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 04 Oct 2026 00:21:07 No.2881936 Report

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>>2875439
>high top hiking boots are a meme
they annoy people with beards, who have trail names and say phrases like "gram weenie" while they're cold soaking food, though?

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