Posted by fastfreddy on January 6, 2011, 6:19 pm
Anyone give their recommendations for a good place to find good hiking
boots and brand of boot for humid tropical climates where it rains alot?
Something that breathes and can be made waterproof also. Something that you
can walk a long ways in and still not get blisters. I am guessing leather
uppers with maybe Vibram soles, but I don't really know. Is it even
possible to have waterproof boots that still breath, maybe not?
Posted by Rod Speed on January 7, 2011, 4:50 am
fastfreddy wrote:
> Anyone give their recommendations for a good place to find good hiking
> boots and brand of boot for humid tropical climates where it rains alot?
> Something that breathes and can be made waterproof also.
> Something that you can walk a long ways in and still not get blisters.
Thats really just determined by what you break in properly.
I am guessing leather uppers with maybe Vibram soles, but I don't really know.
> Is it even possible to have waterproof boots that still breath,
Yes.
> maybe not?
Posted by Michael Black on January 7, 2011, 10:41 am
On Thu, 6 Jan 2011, fastfreddy wrote:
> Anyone give their recommendations for a good place to find good hiking
> boots and brand of boot for humid tropical climates where it rains alot?
> Something that breathes and can be made waterproof also. Something that you
> can walk a long ways in and still not get blisters. I am guessing leather
> uppers with maybe Vibram soles, but I don't really know. Is it even
> possible to have waterproof boots that still breath, maybe not?
You might want to check the endless thread that began sometime in February
of 2010 titled "walking boots-- which are good?", that was cross-posted
to uk.rec.walking
uk.rec.gardening
uk.rec.birdwatching,
misc.consumers.frugal-living
alt.rec.hiking
There seems little reason to rehash the Goretex debate.
Michael
Posted by Alan Justice on January 21, 2011, 5:51 pm
> On 1/6/2011 3:19 PM, fastfreddy wrote:
> > Anyone give their recommendations for a good place to find good hiking
> > boots and brand of boot for humid tropical climates where it rains alot?
> > Something that breathes and can be made waterproof also. Something that
you
> > can walk a long ways in and still not get blisters. I am guessing
leather
> > uppers with maybe Vibram soles, but I don't really know. Is it even
> > possible to have waterproof boots that still breath, maybe not?
> Look for:
> -Full grain leather upper. Not nubuck, not fabric.
> -Goretex lining. Never buy hiking boots that are not Goretex lined.
> -Vibram sole. Accept no substitutes.
> These won't be inexpensive of course. I.e.
> <http://www.rei.com/product/693828> . I got these when they were on sale
> a few years ago for around $160.
> Also be careful to buy the proper width (higher end boots come in
> different widths), and wear the proper socks that help avoid blisters.
> Another excellent boot is this one
<http://www.danner.com/boots/mountain-lighttm-ii-mens-womens-hiking-boots.ht
ml>
> but it seems to be impossible to buy it anywhere except on-line. I had a
> pair that I got at REI but they wore out after 20 years and REI doesn't
> carry them anymore. The big advantage of this boot is that the sole is
> stitched, rather than glued, which is very rare these days. These boots
> are still made in the U.S.A. too.
I have some Danners I bought locally. (I can't imagine buying footwear
without trying it on first.) My feet love them. However they ruin all my
socks by staining them maroon, the color of the leather. I assumed it would
all get worn off eventually, but not after many hundreds of miles.
--
Alan Justice
http://home.earthlink.net/~wildlifepaparazzi/
Posted by gr on February 1, 2011, 12:50 am
On 1/21/2011 5:51 PM, Alan Justice wrote:
>> On 1/6/2011 3:19 PM, fastfreddy wrote:
>>> Anyone give their recommendations for a good place to find good hiking
>>> boots and brand of boot for humid tropical climates where it rains alot?
>>> Something that breathes and can be made waterproof also. Something that
> you
>>> can walk a long ways in and still not get blisters. I am guessing
> leather
>>> uppers with maybe Vibram soles, but I don't really know. Is it even
>>> possible to have waterproof boots that still breath, maybe not?
>>
>> Look for:
>>
>> -Full grain leather upper. Not nubuck, not fabric.
>> -Goretex lining. Never buy hiking boots that are not Goretex lined.
>> -Vibram sole. Accept no substitutes.
>>
>> These won't be inexpensive of course. I.e.
>> <http://www.rei.com/product/693828> . I got these when they were on sale
>> a few years ago for around $160.
>>
>> Also be careful to buy the proper width (higher end boots come in
>> different widths), and wear the proper socks that help avoid blisters.
>>
>> Another excellent boot is this one
>>
> <http://www.danner.com/boots/mountain-lighttm-ii-mens-womens-hiking-boots.ht
> ml>
>> but it seems to be impossible to buy it anywhere except on-line. I had a
>> pair that I got at REI but they wore out after 20 years and REI doesn't
>> carry them anymore. The big advantage of this boot is that the sole is
>> stitched, rather than glued, which is very rare these days. These boots
>> are still made in the U.S.A. too.
> I have some Danners I bought locally. (I can't imagine buying footwear
> without trying it on first.) My feet love them. However they ruin all my
> socks by staining them maroon, the color of the leather. I assumed it would
> all get worn off eventually, but not after many hundreds of miles.
I found the wide Danners not to be wide enough for my feet (or shape of
my feet. Not Gortex, but decently water resistant are Alico boots, real
Vibram, Norwegian Welt stitched, excellent Italian craftsmanship, and
come in wide. Sierra trading post often sells them for around $150 (with
a stiffer model at around $300). Looks like right now they only have the
Alico XC ski boots.
They also sell Asolo boots, which I thought were well made and
comfortable, but not wide enough for me.
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> boots and brand of boot for humid tropical climates where it rains alot?
> Something that breathes and can be made waterproof also.
> Something that you can walk a long ways in and still not get blisters.