Why I Switched from Hiking Boots to Trail Runners
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I also didn't break them in properly and ended up with whopping blisters! Thankfully after a couple of days of wearing them and getting them wet in the snow, the leather relaxed a bit, but they were always a tight fit. Not bad enough to cause blisters anymore but still not particularly comfy. So i ended up buying a pair of Salomon hiking shoes, and they have proven themselves to be an exceptional shoe to wear. Nowhere near as waterproof as the boot, but i could wear them for much longer without any discomfort and they were half the price.
I've also since replaced my Zamberlans with a pair of Oboz Bridger boots, they're a softer leather, almost half the price of the Zamberlans, but holding out very well. I've done a lot of hiking with them particularly through the snow and no signs of wear yet.
Date: 2020-08-18
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Greyghost680
Salomon hikers have a narrow toe box, are usually NOT available in wide, run narrow in build specs, have a quick lace system that chokes the top of your feet, causing pain, have good arch support, are usable with superfeet insoles, if you have plantar fasciitis, but have the above issues, look very nice on your feet. would not buy again. I've had about ten pair already because they where the best I could get really. Tried asolo. terrible customer svc, deformed toe box in right foot and zero help from company. Merrell is crap, Danner is crap, keen is nice but too heavy. now trying my first pair of vasque. I'm a landscape industry professional, I've walked sometimes over 20 miles a day, nine months a year for decades.
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Salomon hikers have a narrow toe box, are usually NOT available in wide, run narrow in build specs, have a quick lace system that chokes the top of your feet, causing pain, have good arch support, are usable with superfeet insoles, if you have plantar fasciitis, but have the above issues, look very nice on your feet. would not buy again. I've had about ten pair already because they where the best I could get really. Tried asolo. terrible customer svc, deformed toe box in right foot and zero help from company. Merrell is crap, Danner is crap, keen is nice but too heavy. now trying my first pair of vasque. I'm a landscape industry professional, I've walked sometimes over 20 miles a day, nine months a year for decades.
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RXP91
I've never been able to wear boots for very long due to various injuries. My go to shoe now for hiking is actually the Adidas Pure Boost ATR - the only shoe I've ever warn where my feet didn't ache. It's a light running shoe with a thicker all terrain sole. The other gems I use for wet conditions are the Terrex Agravic GTX Shoes. They're a trail running shoe but with boost soles so it's really comfy and thick continental soles. A boot that resembles a trail runner I use is the adidas Terrex Fast Mid Gtx-Surround. It's super light (300g) and resembles a trail runner. Has gortex but the 360 design means it can air out and in the winter you can swap the insoles for winter insoles so they become a winter boot.
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I've never been able to wear boots for very long due to various injuries. My go to shoe now for hiking is actually the Adidas Pure Boost ATR - the only shoe I've ever warn where my feet didn't ache. It's a light running shoe with a thicker all terrain sole. The other gems I use for wet conditions are the Terrex Agravic GTX Shoes. They're a trail running shoe but with boost soles so it's really comfy and thick continental soles. A boot that resembles a trail runner I use is the adidas Terrex Fast Mid Gtx-Surround. It's super light (300g) and resembles a trail runner. Has gortex but the 360 design means it can air out and in the winter you can swap the insoles for winter insoles so they become a winter boot.
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Age
Boots made my legs ache after a while and generally I felt my legs choke. Also their weight bothered me a lot. It may be that depending on the difficulty of one's walks and the very technical trails, they may be useful and assisted by injury and penetrated by mud or dirt and gravel. Now I am riding a pair of membrane-free salomon speedcross and I feel very comfortable and secure. In winter when it is very cold and it is raining I use salomon X Ultra 3 Mid Gtx.
Greetings from Greece!
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Boots made my legs ache after a while and generally I felt my legs choke. Also their weight bothered me a lot. It may be that depending on the difficulty of one's walks and the very technical trails, they may be useful and assisted by injury and penetrated by mud or dirt and gravel. Now I am riding a pair of membrane-free salomon speedcross and I feel very comfortable and secure. In winter when it is very cold and it is raining I use salomon X Ultra 3 Mid Gtx.
Greetings from Greece!
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julianne2saw
you always answer all the questions in such a nice way even if you think they are pretty basic, not like the nasty, spoiled rich students at UWF for example who honestly think they know something when they dont at all, just their rich parents have made them useless and they are destroying the state and the country with their no common sense rudeness and elitism/ but you are real and down to earth where it counts with manners too. Love the videos
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you always answer all the questions in such a nice way even if you think they are pretty basic, not like the nasty, spoiled rich students at UWF for example who honestly think they know something when they dont at all, just their rich parents have made them useless and they are destroying the state and the country with their no common sense rudeness and elitism/ but you are real and down to earth where it counts with manners too. Love the videos
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Autumn
Why don't solders wear a military trail shoe instead of military boots. Or at least have the option of a trail shoe for certain aspects of there job. Lot of money and research goes in to the military so it seems worth pondering.
After trekking continuously for 2 years and 8 months in scarpa boots I'm going back to trail shoes for my weekend hikes etc to see how I feel about the comparison. I'll get back to you soon.
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Why don't solders wear a military trail shoe instead of military boots. Or at least have the option of a trail shoe for certain aspects of there job. Lot of money and research goes in to the military so it seems worth pondering.
After trekking continuously for 2 years and 8 months in scarpa boots I'm going back to trail shoes for my weekend hikes etc to see how I feel about the comparison. I'll get back to you soon.
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TheMrVengeance
Also, ankle support isn't all that great either, or at least it creates a different risk. If you get nice stiff mountaineering boots for that ankle support, and you trip and fall to the side, you're going to snap your tibia (shin bone. Because with your ankle stiffly supported, you're leg is going to pivot at a point where there's no joint.
I think I'd rather sprain my ankle.
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Also, ankle support isn't all that great either, or at least it creates a different risk. If you get nice stiff mountaineering boots for that ankle support, and you trip and fall to the side, you're going to snap your tibia (shin bone. Because with your ankle stiffly supported, you're leg is going to pivot at a point where there's no joint.
I think I'd rather sprain my ankle.
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Martin
i agree, I tried Salomon, Berghaus and Hi-Tec boots and all of them felt a little bit heavy and clunky. Ended up with Merrel mid hiking shoes and all is great now: )
as you said - if you are hiking in heavy rain there is a good chance your boots are gonna get wet anyway, and it takes ages to dry them
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i agree, I tried Salomon, Berghaus and Hi-Tec boots and all of them felt a little bit heavy and clunky. Ended up with Merrel mid hiking shoes and all is great now: )
as you said - if you are hiking in heavy rain there is a good chance your boots are gonna get wet anyway, and it takes ages to dry them
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Steelhead
Most people over gear themselves (and equipment companies love them for it. But. it depends if you are trail hiking or cross country hiking in an alpine environment. As a mountaineer, where alpine cross country and talus is a constant companion, trail runners are a complete no-no.
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Most people over gear themselves (and equipment companies love them for it. But. it depends if you are trail hiking or cross country hiking in an alpine environment. As a mountaineer, where alpine cross country and talus is a constant companion, trail runners are a complete no-no.
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Mike
I would prefer to have boots in snow and running shoes everywhere else. Next March I will be on the AT and with the possibility of snow, I am using running shoes and have Dive Booties as insulated socks for the snow section (and rainy days) and Ice Cleats that go over shoes if it's icy.
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I would prefer to have boots in snow and running shoes everywhere else. Next March I will be on the AT and with the possibility of snow, I am using running shoes and have Dive Booties as insulated socks for the snow section (and rainy days) and Ice Cleats that go over shoes if it's icy.
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