| If you are going hiking the best advice anyone | | | | where you will be climbing and trekking for long |
| can give you is splash out and buy a good pair of | | | | periods over rough terrain. These heavy boots |
| hiking boots. Can you imagine being on the second | | | | can take a lot of wear and tear and provide a lot |
| day of a 4 day trek in the middle of nowhere | | | | of necessary support. |
| with your boots coming apart? Lets make the | | | | All types of boots are waterproof and designed |
| situation worse your boots are coming apart, it is | | | | for all weathers. Heavy boots are the most |
| raining, you are walking through mud in the pitch | | | | expensive, as they are most specialist boot of |
| black with no torch and you are lost. I think we | | | | the three. If you don't want to spend a lot of |
| would all agree that is a nightmare scenario. But it | | | | money go to a discount shop and take your |
| is one that can easily be avoided if we think about | | | | chances. Remember hiking boots are not for style |
| what we are going to buy. | | | | they are a practical shoe, therefore you tend to |
| First of all you have to think what kind of hiking | | | | be paying for what you get. |
| am I going to be doing. Is it a day trek, a back | | | | The best place to look for hiking boots is in |
| packing trek or are you going to be | | | | specialist shops. These shops are expensive but |
| mountaineering. This all makes a huge difference, | | | | they sell boots that are very well made, designed |
| as there are different hiking boots for different | | | | specifically for hiking. Because they are a specialist |
| disciplines. | | | | shop the staff tends to know what they are |
| A pair of light hiking boots will be perfect for a | | | | talking about so if you have any questions don't |
| short hike. While they are comfortable they are | | | | be afraid to ask. |
| excellent for that quick pace that we like to get | | | | They will generally point you to the best boots, |
| up to on short treks. | | | | but if you want to know how to check for quality |
| A mid weight pair of hiking boots are perfect for | | | | for yourself follow these guidelines. Firstly check |
| a back packing hike lasting for 3-4 days. They | | | | the shoe for strength. This can be done trying to |
| protect the feet better than the light weight ones | | | | bend the boot sideways. If it bends easily it is not |
| and at the same time they will not slow you | | | | strong enough. The same for the toe. Push your |
| down with there heaviness. | | | | fingers hard into the front of the shoe and if it |
| The heavy boots are needed for hardcore trips | | | | goes in easily the boot is not strong enough. |