Hiking Boots

[antdad]

I like my DM's, I just don't use them for hiking and those are a hiker "style" work boot and not even waterproof, fine for indoor work.

http://store.drmartens.co.uk/p-643-outdoor-7a52-tcb.aspx

 

[hunnymonster]

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[antdad]

Yeah, pulling cable is all he's going to be doing judging by some of the electrical advice he's given here on occasion.

 

[hunnymonster]

Indeed - and for anyone thinking about walking up Ben Nevis - I've seen them up there in flip flops and women in heels. It really isn't hard walking at all - people have been driving up there for over 100 years - http://www.scotsman.com/news/drive-a-model-t-up-ben-nevis-now-that-really-is-summit-else-1-1259534

None of it particularly advisable. Still anyone going up the other side (with their crampons and ice axe) will know - it's still a dangerous place and barely a week passes without some idiot falling off to his (and it is always "his") detriment.

 

[fozz77]

After more searching I have decided on a pair of Limmer standards off the shelf, rather than custom model. http://www.limmerboot.com/

 

[Al H]

If you can get to n Yorkshire then altberg are the best, hand made

 

[MarkDifferential]

I've worn Altbergs when I was a motorbike courier. Great boots. Lasted ages and comfy.

 

[Fellonblackdays]

Don't be daft Shanky, walking to work ain't quite the same as hiking, hill walking or mountaineering and in those you'd turn your ankle in a second and they'd split in two minutes...look for Lowa, Meindl or Haix.

I bought my Lowa's (current German army mountaineering boot) from a German online army surplus for about 70 euros retail about 180 euros, barely broken in.

i have gone up ben anne and ben neveis in them.

i dont walk to work i drive, walking up down stairs, crawling under floors/under pipes in plantrooms etc.


the only people that twist there ankle are people who try to rush and have unsure footing.


no paths up hills in scotland and cant remember the last time i twisted my ankle

Without being blunt what a load of bunkum. Because Ben Ann and Ben Nevis are hard mountains :icon_rolleyes:

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I can second Pugh The Special Ones suggestion. I have the same boots, awesome things. I've used them on ice too when I probably should have used crampons still as good as new after 18 months.

 

[fozz77]

I bottled it with the Limmer boots because i could not try them on first... I ended up getting a pair of these. http://www.hi-tec.com/uk/mens-v-lite-altitude-ultra-luxe-wpi-chocolate-light-taupe.html

So far so good. The water proofing has not been put to the test yet. They are strong where they need to be & quite light.

 

[Nishy]

Hi amnesia I myself have been a walking enthusiast for as long as I can remember, I live just a stones throw from the Brecon Beacons prime hiking country, and as you can imagine I have probably owned many boots through the years including all the well known brands like Miendl, North Face, Scarpa, and Brasher, and of all those makes I would put the pair I have now way above the rest of the chasing pack by a long way in terms of comfort believe me that's the most important, secondly technical specification on these boots is excellent, even though out of the rest Miendl probably have the better build quality they are not very comfortable and are better suited to a much wider foot, North Face never lasted that long, Scarpa are simular to Miendl, and as for Brasher well they again didn't last me that long, my current pair of boots I have now a Salomon Quest 4D GTX they have impressed me so much I would definietly buy another pair in the future.

Jamie.

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I have the same pair (Solomon) brilliant boots took me to base camp Everest and a 30 day trek along the Annapurna range 10 years ago and I'm still using them now!