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Anonymous Sat 27 Dec 2014 10:37:57 No.437047 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>437058 >>437391 >>437403

Best hiking boot?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Dec 2014 11:56:22 No.437058 Report

Quoted By: >>437977

>>437047
can't go wrong with meindl

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 27 Dec 2014 12:42:31 No.437066 Report

Quoted By: >>437394 >>437461 >>437977

You get what feels most comfortable on your feet. What works for some one else, may not work for you.

But you still need good ankle support.

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Anonymous Sun 28 Dec 2014 03:09:27 No.437391 Report

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>>437047
yes

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Anonymous Sun 28 Dec 2014 03:25:19 No.437394 Report

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>>437066
Ankle support is overrated. Humans went thousands of years in sandals and did just fine.

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Anonymous Sun 28 Dec 2014 03:53:59 No.437403 Report

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>>437047
Keen

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Anonymous Sun 28 Dec 2014 06:00:59 No.437442 Report

Quoted By: >>437459 >>437557 >>437985

>>437394
You could say the same thing about modern medicine or cars or the internet even. That doesn't mean it's not a good thing.

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Anonymous Sun 28 Dec 2014 06:50:23 No.437459 Report

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>>437442
Cooking is overrated. Our ancestors went millions of years without cooking their food and did just fine.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 28 Dec 2014 07:01:40 No.437461 Report

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>>437066
It's very much a hang over concept from the "good old days" of leather boots and nails. Modern fabric boots provide very little support: pick a pair up and twist them to prove this. Main advantage of boots over shoes is the increased wading depth.

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Anonymous Sun 28 Dec 2014 07:54:56 No.437481 Report

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>>437461
so mountaineering boots have high tops why? For style?

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Anonymous Sun 28 Dec 2014 08:24:18 No.437495 Report

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>light as fuck
>dry fast
>cheap so you can go crazy rough on them
>like walking in bare feet but with protection
>easier to jump in
>can fit in pack taking up little room
>breathable

As long as you're not hiking in a cold place go for these.

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Anonymous Sun 28 Dec 2014 10:02:58 No.437516 Report

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It depends on what you're looking for really OP

I would definitely not recommend shopping online as you won't know what you're going to get and returns can be a hassle.

I buy my boots from Sports Direct of all places (UK) and they're some £20 boots which are made by Dunlop or Karrimor or something like that. They don't have ankle support but they are the most comfortable boots I have ever worn. They typically last 1-2 years of daily use (I used them for everything, from general walking to proper hiking) and after that another pair isn't expensive and quite easy to wear in.

In reality, there is no best brand or whatever, a £200 pair of boots will not automatically work, go to nearby shoe stores and try some, see what fits your foot specifically.

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Anonymous Sun 28 Dec 2014 10:26:11 No.437519 Report

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I just got some Clarks nanu hike gtx boots, are they decent for /out/? Or are they more /fa/-tier?

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Anonymous Sun 28 Dec 2014 10:37:58 No.437522 Report

Quoted By: >>437983

not sure about ankle support. you ankles will become weak.

I use apporach / speedhiking shoes. they re like normal low shoes, but with hiking boot sole.

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Anonymous Sun 28 Dec 2014 13:34:20 No.437557 Report

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>>437442
We, generally speaking, need ankle support because we have weak and underdeveloped feet muscles.
Also, stiff and heavy boots don't allow the feet to move as it should. So when you make a wrong step on a rock or something, your feet can't react as it should and your ankle takes the fall = twisted ankle.

Modern medicine have plenty of downsides
and modern cars are literally built to break down after a few years, just like most things.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfbbF3oxf-E

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Anonymous Mon 29 Dec 2014 06:44:29 No.437954 Report

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>>437481
warmth and you knew that. stop being a dick

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Anonymous Mon 29 Dec 2014 08:08:04 No.437968 Report

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>>437954
wrong. Ski boots have high tops too, I don't see anyone complaining about getting weak ankles from those.

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Anonymous Mon 29 Dec 2014 09:10:36 No.437977 Report

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>>437066
This
and
>>437058
if they fit you right. I love my Meindls.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 29 Dec 2014 09:39:46 No.437983 Report

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>>437522
That's like saying "don't wear shoes, your calluses won't be strong enough to prevent glass cutting your feet".

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 29 Dec 2014 10:06:07 No.437985 Report

Quoted By: >>438152

>>437442

Ankle support isn't the issue. We need protection for our feet. And THAT is what raises the center of gravity and reduces proprioception and contact with the ground, predisposing us to ankle injuries. So unless you want to go completely barefoot innawoods, you will need ankle support. Low top footwear are a huge liability on rough terrain.

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Anonymous Mon 29 Dec 2014 19:02:10 No.438152 Report

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>>437985
I admit it. I had to google proprioception. Still, thicker and stiffer soles reduce proprioception more than softer and thinner soles. Hence, stiffer/thicker soles require more support. Take the enclosed boot, for example. TERRIBLE! They're all right for factory floors, but walking in any sort of terrain in them is hell. I don't get them at all, or why Aussies swear by them.

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Anonymous Mon 29 Dec 2014 19:44:33 No.438167 Report

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>>438152
They're paddock boots. You slip them on before walking across a muddy field to get your horse and bring it in for the night, then you put your shoes back on.

Aussies are as lazy and suburbanized as Americans and most don't actually /out/ much on foot.

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Anonymous Mon 29 Dec 2014 21:51:22 No.438251 Report

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>>438152
I see you're posting a Redback workboot. Redbacks used to make excellent boots that work wonderfully, as you say, on the factory floor or when walking on hard surfaces like concrete, asphalt, gravel or compacted dirt roads.

For off road walking, Volleys used to be affordable and well made.

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Anonymous Mon 29 Dec 2014 22:09:37 No.438268 Report

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>>438152
God dammit, forgot to make my point: low ankles are alright on shoes with thin and flexible soles. I have some shoes that are almost like socks. I feel much more in control wearing those in rough terrain than I do wearing boots, but I rarely walk /out/ with a huge backpack, nor particularly epic distances.

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