Boot brands
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After nearly 25 years of tramping in NZ conditions I am curious to hear from other trampers on their idea of the perfect boot.I have tried many brands and am due to invest in a new pair.It will need to be snow and rain capable but light and robust (I'm 6ft 2 and pushing 100kg).Any ideas welcome.
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I use a pair of Skellerup Ashleys when I go up working on Mt Ngongotaha because I am only up there 2-3 hours at a time and with them I can chuck them into the garage and forget about them until next time I go up.
I got them on Trade Me for quite a lot less than what the shops were asking.
The problem with them is that they flop around on my feet a fair bit. If I had got them any smaller I would have trouble getting my feet into them.
They are OK for the bashing around in the scrub that I do up there but they are too floppy for a long trip.
at hunt/fish shops you can get lace up gumboots and in Invercargill Hammer hardware some steel cap ones!
garmonts would do the trick for 90 days of walking most likely as long as you look after them and dry/dublin/wax them.
I know all you lite whieght guys probably dont agree but I have to say after two years of abuse my Meindl Tufana are in great shape and have just about reached the comfortable stage. They have served me well and I would take some convinceing to change brands now
I just bought myself a paur of Salomon Revo SCS GTX boots that are on clearance at Kathmandu at the moment.
I will probably get a couple more trips out of the Merrells but they are starting to "grin" around the side.
The Salomons are quite revolutionary, no leather and this seamless technology.We will see how it goes. They have a good review here http://www.intrepidmagazine.co.nz/articles/7/revo/
I quite like the big wide heel they have. It is a bit clumsey as I walk around the house in them but looks like it will be great grip when walking down muddy tracks.
So, on my last trip, my boots froze. Solid. Had to wait an hour in the sun to get them on...
Any tips on this? I camp with a fly sheet, so the helpful "put them inside your tent" doesn't quite work out.
I've also heard "put them in your sleeping bag". But, not quite sure about that - wet muddy boots in a down bag, erm.
Ideas?
Put them in the river. The river might be cold but it isn't frozen so your boots will thaw.
Actually I don't find the frozen boots too bad, generally they are frozen into the shape of your foot. It is when your socks are frozen into a lump that it is a real bummer.
That's not a bad idea... In fact, my feet were much happier after the first crossing!
Socks I can live with - a small waterproof bag floating around in the bottom of the bag could fly there.
This problem is not unique to back country huts. The last time I have frozen boots they were beside my bed in the Moa Creek Hotel in Central Otago! Thanksfully we had a fan heater in the lounge to resolve the problem without resorting to cold water.
Hahaa... That reminds me of a friend's stint at Otago Uni - hole in the wall of the sleepout, would wake up encrusted in ice.
Sans fan heater - any suggestions from your own (wild) adventures?
On their fourth outing and the seams on the Salomon Revo SCS GTX are starting to come apart. Back to the shop they go!
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| Started by | macca |
| On | 5 February 2007 |
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