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Steven F
I'm looking for a pair of inexpensive shoes for a 10 miles mud run. The shoes are 100% going to be getting soaking wet (swimming with them) and covered in mud. They have to be able to last 4 months training before the event.
Would these suffice?
http://www.sportsdirect.com/karrimor-summit-walking-shoe-mens-183197?colcode=18319722
Answer
Get some good Trail Running shoes. Brooks, Asics, and Reebok all make a good trail running shoe. It will be worth the investment.
Get some good Trail Running shoes. Brooks, Asics, and Reebok all make a good trail running shoe. It will be worth the investment.
Help.. Urgent.. Hiking Shoes/Boots?
goju84
Hi all,
I am planning do four hikes of varying difficulty in the next 12 months.
I need a sturdy pair of shoes as I am pretty sure my Nike Air running shoes won't make the cut.
I have done some research and found the following things to be important:
- Gore Tex
- Ankle Support
- Great traction
Could you please tell me if there if Vibram soles are a must. I have looked at reviews for the following shoes and I am getting mixed opinions. Some say go for light-weight, some for ankle support, some for fast draining, etc.
These are the three shoes which seem like they could make the cut. Could you help me decide please? or even better, tell me all of these are rubbish and suggest some other ones?
1. Merrell Chameleon Evo GoreTex XCR
2. La Sportiva Crossleather
3. Scarpa Terra GTX
My budget is around 100 quid.
Many thanks for all your help. Please do get back to me soon, as I need to make my decision in the next 2 days.
Cheers!!
http://www.merrell-footwear.com/product/7101140/3/merrell_chameleon3_ventilator_mid_gore_tex_gunsmoke
or the Merrel Chameleon 3. This looks perfect if a tad pricey?
Thanks again.
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Hi, welcome to UK again. Most answerers on here are American....they get bucks to spend not quids.
For those hikes you need hiking boots, not shoes. You need comfort, fit, ankle support and protection, the right blend of flexibility and stiffness, waterproofness, reasonably light weight, warmth, ventilation, grip with Vibram-style soles, good lacing system, good geometry to get a balanced stature while walking, internal shaping that suits your own foot arches and toe length and width of foot and heel protrusion, anti-pronation design, good construction with well-fitted panels and proper stitching, and all for a good price.
Not asking much is it? Still want it though, so that's what to go for.
Two names are legendary in the mountaineering and hiking world for boots....Scarpa and Meindl.
Go to the Himalaya and count the Scarpas and Meindls compared to other boots on Everest, Annapurna, K2,etc........
However, what is best is what suits your own feet and your budget, and the two big names have more than one big rival.
In UK Chris Brasher, a well known sportsman, started a boot company to take on the German, Austrian and Italian makers who then dominated the boot market.
Brasher boots are a standard now for British buyers and have built up a good reputation for quality against price.
Goretex has a rival too...Event linings are used on many boots and trail shoes and are favoured by some over Goretex.
La Sportiva makes excellent climbing shoes for rock climbing, and some good trainers and hiking boots.
Merrell isn't really the same stuff. OK and they won't fall to bits for at least sixty miles if you're lucky but it isn't a popular company amongst experienced walkers and climbers, who want real stuff instead.
Merrell do some good trainers and other sporting footwear but for hiking and climbing.....nah, I wouldn't want to be seen with those on just as I wouldn't want to be seen with Timberland boots on either.
For trainers, yeah....OK-ish, but only if I can't find anything else.
Merrell wants a street presence, like Timberland and Nike. It makes more money that way. Not the same class of player as the ones who make boots for a proper clientele rather than for those wanting to wear a fashionable name.
Forget Merrell....keep some 'street cred' of the hiking sort.
Of the three the Scarpa Terra GTX is the tops by far.
Whether it's right for you only you can tell, by trying them on with the same sock arrangement used for hiking....a pair of thin cotton socks with thick woolen socks over them which are turned down over the boot to keep grit out.
There are cheaper options which also won't fall to bits. I go mountain running in cheap Eurohike trail shoes, which are more like shoe-shaped walking boots rather than just shoes and are light but hard wearing....£38 from Millets....and they are years old now, still going good.
Karrimor do good boots, which can often be bought at sale prices. My Karrimor boots are great, for £45, knocked down from £80, again in Millets. Go well on our wet peaty heather-clad moors and rocky coastline and I climb the cliffs in them too.
My new Brasher Hillmaster's were £65, reduced from £98, bought while cheap and waiting for my others to wear out. Could be years yet.
Here is a boot answer with Brasher, wearing tips, maintenance etc, and a hiking one below it for boots and other wear in hot weather. The links have mens sections as well....see the links above the boots. Asked by a lady but it's exactly the same for the men.
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AsR5FuEfayYMtxnXUyeCUXEgBgx.;_ylv=3?qid=20090731165717AA2khrY&show=7 . . . . . . .
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AkaUM4v5jF.o3A1zDiaBIjwhBgx.;_ylv=3?qid=20100704125838AAOUFkW&show=7#profile-info-xLvQjvLJaa . . . . . .
The philosophy bit..and why there's a town or village ever four miles on the A1, A5, A6 etc....it's from Roman marching speed. And tea breaks.
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ArXYlNSEsd8_.O53fiTqFuEhBgx.;_ylv=3?qid=20100712085034AAxjVAw&show=7#profile-info-rqGFEkvtaa . . . . ..
Hi, welcome to UK again. Most answerers on here are American....they get bucks to spend not quids.
For those hikes you need hiking boots, not shoes. You need comfort, fit, ankle support and protection, the right blend of flexibility and stiffness, waterproofness, reasonably light weight, warmth, ventilation, grip with Vibram-style soles, good lacing system, good geometry to get a balanced stature while walking, internal shaping that suits your own foot arches and toe length and width of foot and heel protrusion, anti-pronation design, good construction with well-fitted panels and proper stitching, and all for a good price.
Not asking much is it? Still want it though, so that's what to go for.
Two names are legendary in the mountaineering and hiking world for boots....Scarpa and Meindl.
Go to the Himalaya and count the Scarpas and Meindls compared to other boots on Everest, Annapurna, K2,etc........
However, what is best is what suits your own feet and your budget, and the two big names have more than one big rival.
In UK Chris Brasher, a well known sportsman, started a boot company to take on the German, Austrian and Italian makers who then dominated the boot market.
Brasher boots are a standard now for British buyers and have built up a good reputation for quality against price.
Goretex has a rival too...Event linings are used on many boots and trail shoes and are favoured by some over Goretex.
La Sportiva makes excellent climbing shoes for rock climbing, and some good trainers and hiking boots.
Merrell isn't really the same stuff. OK and they won't fall to bits for at least sixty miles if you're lucky but it isn't a popular company amongst experienced walkers and climbers, who want real stuff instead.
Merrell do some good trainers and other sporting footwear but for hiking and climbing.....nah, I wouldn't want to be seen with those on just as I wouldn't want to be seen with Timberland boots on either.
For trainers, yeah....OK-ish, but only if I can't find anything else.
Merrell wants a street presence, like Timberland and Nike. It makes more money that way. Not the same class of player as the ones who make boots for a proper clientele rather than for those wanting to wear a fashionable name.
Forget Merrell....keep some 'street cred' of the hiking sort.
Of the three the Scarpa Terra GTX is the tops by far.
Whether it's right for you only you can tell, by trying them on with the same sock arrangement used for hiking....a pair of thin cotton socks with thick woolen socks over them which are turned down over the boot to keep grit out.
There are cheaper options which also won't fall to bits. I go mountain running in cheap Eurohike trail shoes, which are more like shoe-shaped walking boots rather than just shoes and are light but hard wearing....£38 from Millets....and they are years old now, still going good.
Karrimor do good boots, which can often be bought at sale prices. My Karrimor boots are great, for £45, knocked down from £80, again in Millets. Go well on our wet peaty heather-clad moors and rocky coastline and I climb the cliffs in them too.
My new Brasher Hillmaster's were £65, reduced from £98, bought while cheap and waiting for my others to wear out. Could be years yet.
Here is a boot answer with Brasher, wearing tips, maintenance etc, and a hiking one below it for boots and other wear in hot weather. The links have mens sections as well....see the links above the boots. Asked by a lady but it's exactly the same for the men.
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AsR5FuEfayYMtxnXUyeCUXEgBgx.;_ylv=3?qid=20090731165717AA2khrY&show=7 . . . . . . .
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AkaUM4v5jF.o3A1zDiaBIjwhBgx.;_ylv=3?qid=20100704125838AAOUFkW&show=7#profile-info-xLvQjvLJaa . . . . . .
The philosophy bit..and why there's a town or village ever four miles on the A1, A5, A6 etc....it's from Roman marching speed. And tea breaks.
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ArXYlNSEsd8_.O53fiTqFuEhBgx.;_ylv=3?qid=20100712085034AAxjVAw&show=7#profile-info-rqGFEkvtaa . . . . ..
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