Anyone tried any substantial tramping (more than a couple days of walking with a pack) in these boots?
I'm looking at solid waterproofing but also quicker drying in case I do end up going knee deep in a stream.
Have never heard of them let alone tried them. Based on their measuring exercise and size guides I doubt I ever will with feet 332mm long. They don't make them big enough.
This post has been edited by the author on 15 August 2017 at 19:28.
Just looked them up. They look good and cheap
'Fast becoming one of News Zealand favorite boot'
Do you reckon they're not English speakers, illiterate or victims of autocorrect?
Auto correct and failure to self check. Something I am guilty of often.
This isn't a blog or a forum comment we're discussing, it's a commercial website - the failure is in the proof-reading (or lack of any).
The punctuation is, atrocious as well 🤔
He's probably from the Boonies!
I don't think the typical bloke browsing these boots is looking at the sales blurb too closely.
From what I have read, they don't breathe (basically a gumboot ... funny that) so you get sweaty feet. They are hard to get them on and you need to buy them a size bigger and pack in with two pairs of socks.
I'm thinking they will suit the shorter (overnight max) trips where the conditions are really wet/muddy and cold.
They would come in handy now, as I am taking short training walks (a couple times a week) through really muddy tracks and it's hard keeping my boots dry.
These boots are becoming very popular with both hunters and trampers, and yes we sell Boonies -but we also sell brands of boots too.
We have the same issue with these boots as others on this forum have mentioned - they don't make them for big feet.
Josh James the kiwi outdoors man is a big fan of Boonies boots, check out his review here; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo_mbYM5DVE
WayWiser have also done a review on them, which can be found here;
https://waywiser.co.nz/new-zealand-made-boonies-kaimai-waterproof-boots/
If you have any questions please feel free to get in touch, and we are always interested in hearing other people opinion on them too :)
Boonies is slang for boondocks. Interestingly this is a Tegalog word from the region around Manila. It means mountain and is bundock in their language. I often tell Filipinos (and Filipinas) that we have a Tegalog word in English. They are amused. It was popularised in the song, "Down in the Boondocks" about interracial luurve.
