Backcountry boots?

[actionshooter]

Everyone’s feet are different, good luck. I have ran through darn near every high end brand of boot and I’m still looking.

This is a fact.... I am into my boots for a lot of $ but being able to do what we do with out pain is priceless. Lathrop hooked me up bigtime. I totally recommend those guys if you are having a hard time finding the right boot.

[Houndhunter]

 I run scarpa's now, and they're heavy but have held up through two seasons of sheep hunting and various other stuff throughout the year. Lowa, Crispi, lasportiva, and kennetrek are also good brands I'd recommend

[addicted]

If you look closely you'll see that Lathrop and son's mountain extremes are lowa Cevedale which can be had for way cheap now that the are discontinued. They are still easy to find. Check out high angle hunters website.

[MLHSN]

For early season I have been using Salomon gtx trail runners and short gaitors unless I'm getting into scree. Then I'm running Salomon gtx boots. I like the fit, weight, traction on wet rocks, but they don't last long. Had a pair of asolo's I loved that lasted a long time but they were heavy.

[Skyvalhunter]

 Well Marc you might want to step up to some good boots then

[grundy53]

If you look closely you'll see that Lathrop and son's mountain extremes are lowa Cevedale which can be had for way cheap now that the are discontinued. They are still easy to find. Check out high angle hunters website.

Camofire has Lowa cevedales for sale right now. $229 unfortunately only size 9, 9.5, and 10. I got excited when I saw them on there. Then extremely disappointed when I saw the sizes. lol

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[D-Rock425]

If you look closely you'll see that Lathrop and son's mountain extremes are lowa Cevedale which can be had for way cheap now that the are discontinued. They are still easy to find. Check out high angle hunters website.

Camofire has Lowa cevedales for sale right now. $229 unfortunately only size 9, 9.5, and 10. I got excited when I saw them on there. Then extremely disappointed when I saw the sizes. lol

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I got a pair of them last week from camo fire.

[milldozer]

I love the Salomon Quest 4D's for comfort but they aren't the most durable.  I'm lucky to get 3 trips in them before they aren't water proof anymore.  Have had good luck with Salomon's warranty/CS, though.

[Buckhunter24]

I have a pair of the lowa renegades. They are a real comfortable boot for my foot. I wore them for work a couple days on some rockier ground and tore the leather up pretty good. So they are mainly a light duty/ trail boot for me.

A good all leather boot from Nicks or really any of the smaller boot builders in Spokane is the best for temps above freezing imo. If you havent worn them before, the break in period will suck, but they will fit like a glove after and you can hike all day in them no issues.

The downside is they arent great for cold temperatures. I wear hoffman pac boots in the winter and they are fine for shorter distances but are a heavy boot.

[MLHSN]

Well Marc you might want to step up to some good boots then

I've never really had a problem throwing down some miles, crappy boots or not, I've never really gotten blisters. I still love me some trail runners. Climbed Abernathy from scatter lake in a pair, and then climbed down the other side to the mine and lake.

[Limhangerslayer]

Really digging lasportiva right now.  Just well thought out and built. 

Meindl has gotten so cheap I wont touch them anymore

You literally couldn't pay me to wear a pair of leaky kennetrex

Scarpa kenisis pro gtx is still one of my favorite boots.

Used two new additions to the boot lineup this last season.  Soloman hikers (loved them but one week in Nevada and they now look like racing slicks ) and the Asolo fugitive gtx.  The fugitive is a kick butt boot!

I've yet to try any crispi but with the mountains of failures I've seen from friends I think I'll pass.

+1 on the scarpas.  I'm on my second pair now in the last four years.  And A lot of days on them.  I've literally worn the soles off the first pair and they are still comfortable and holding together

[Jimmy33]

Hoka speed goats


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[Shawn Ryan]

Hoka speed goats


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Off trail? I have an older pair of Hoka Mafate's for trail running. I've "unintentionally" used them off trail, but they were terrible. Was/am considering the Tor mid or hi's for backpacking--on trail only, though.

[Jimmy33]

Hoka speed goats


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Off trail? I have an older pair of Hoka Mafate's for trail running. I've "unintentionally" used them off trail, but they were terrible. Was/am considering the Tor mid or hi's for backpacking--on trail only, though.

Yes, I use them for the whole month of September and in to early October. I really like them. They aren’t a really grippy expensive pair of boots as far as traction goes, but I like how light they are and they do well enough for me.


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[O. hemionus]

For ankle-high boots in the summer/fall, I really like the Asolo Powermatic 200s. Extremely durable boots. Not great at keeping your feet warm I'm the snow, but the waterproofing has held up pretty well. They are fairly stiff and a little heavy but they have lasted me a long time. Metal shank in the bottom gives great support for climbing steep slopes.