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Sat Feb 4, 2012, 12:33 AM

ellisonz (26,326 posts)

What hiking boots do you wear?

In the past I've had a pair of Columbia Sportswear Men's Pole Creek Omni-Tech Hiking Boot that I bought for hiking/general use in Hawaii because they were breathable and fairly water/mud proof. Now I've also had a pair of steel toe Rocky's. Now I'm rocking:

Merrell Men's Moab Mid Waterproof Boot - so far so good. Comfy, good traction, light-weight and breathable which is crucial here in SoCal.

What are you hoofing it in?

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What hiking boots do you wear? (Original post)	ellisonz	Feb 2012	OP
Vasque 7166	rrneck	Feb 2012	#1
When I was looking at buying a new pair...	ellisonz	Feb 2012	#3
I didnt know that. Thanks.	rrneck	Feb 2012	#4
They seem to have...	ellisonz	Feb 2012	#5
These are not the exact ones but they give the right idea.	ManiacJoe	Feb 2012	#2
Used to have some Vietnam Jungle Boots	naragdaban	Feb 2012	#6
I was issued a pair of those	gejohnston	Feb 2012	#7
Merrell Mesa Ventilators	JustABozoOnThisBus	Feb 2012	#8
ASOLO TPS 520. Absolutely love them.	Bonhomme Richard	Feb 2012	#9
I bought those Asolos for the top-grain leather with minimum stitching	Kolesar	Feb 2013	#16
I was out in the woods last Sunday after the blizzard.	Bonhomme Richard	Feb 2013	#17
nm.	ge26252se	Feb 2012	#10
Danner	mokawanis	Jan 2013	#11
I tried on a bunch of Merrells a few weeks ago, including Moabs, expecting to like them	petronius	Jan 2013	#12
Interesting timing	Hula Popper	Jan 2013	#13
The thread is a year old. More recent research may be needed now.	ManiacJoe	Jan 2013	#14
I'm still wearing my Merrell Waterproof Mid Moabs	ellisonz	Jan 2013	#15
I'm still wearing my Asolo's. n/t	Bonhomme Richard	Mar 2013	#18
Message auto-removed	Name removed	Apr 23	#19
Depends	ellisonz	Apr 23	#20

Response to ellisonz (Original post)

Sat Feb 4, 2012, 04:39 PM

rrneck (13,980 posts)

1. Vasque 7166

A bit of a disappointment. Soles split in less than a year. I'll look into the Merrells.

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Sat Feb 4, 2012, 08:10 PM

ellisonz (26,326 posts)

3. When I was looking at buying a new pair...

...what sold me on Merrell's was the number of soldiers deployed to either Iraq or Afghanistan who gave them rave reviews. Sawtooths are the other commonly worn style.

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Sat Feb 4, 2012, 08:18 PM

rrneck (13,980 posts)

4. I didnt know that. Thanks.

I use Kifaru backpacks for the same reason.

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Sat Feb 4, 2012, 08:58 PM

ellisonz (26,326 posts)

5. They seem to have...

...been overlooking footwear regulations by unit or something. Merrell seems to have really good customer service too.

Aloha.

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Sat Feb 4, 2012, 05:19 PM

ManiacJoe (5,634 posts)

2. These are not the exact ones but they give the right idea.

Back when I was doing backpacking with the Boy Scouts, it was mostly full leather boots like these:
http://www.rei.com/product/693828/asolo-tps-520-gv-hiking-boots-mens

Now-a-days my pack is more likely to be a camera backpack or at most a day pack. Now the boots are more like this:
http://www.rei.com/product/737707/vasque-breeze-gore-tex-hiking-boots-mens

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Sat Feb 11, 2012, 01:02 PM

naragdaban (30 posts)

6. Used to have some Vietnam Jungle Boots

I had some Vietnam Jungle Boots (issued to US troops during the Vietnam war). I got them cheap at an army surplus store. They were actually pretty nice and great for hiking off the trails in the woods, good all-purpose boot, I might add. I must have lost them when I moved, though.

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Sat Feb 11, 2012, 10:20 PM

gejohnston (12,830 posts)

7. I was issued a pair of those

in the early 1990s. They were great. The only problem I had was walking to work during Korean winters.

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Wed Feb 15, 2012, 06:19 AM

JustABozoOnThisBus (9,962 posts)

8. Merrell Mesa Ventilators

Not waterproof at all, but well ventilated. Very comfortable on trails. Not much ankle support, so gotta pay attention.

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Sat Feb 18, 2012, 08:37 PM

Bonhomme Richard (7,869 posts)

9. ASOLO TPS 520. Absolutely love them.

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Tue Feb 12, 2013, 05:24 PM

Kolesar (29,515 posts)

16. I bought those Asolos for the top-grain leather with minimum stitching

It is more "waterproof".
They were "instantly" broken in.
Vasque Sundowners were another standard.

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Tue Feb 12, 2013, 10:08 PM

Bonhomme Richard (7,869 posts)

17. I was out in the woods last Sunday after the blizzard.

I had the boots and gaiters on. In some sections I was going through snow over my knees and when I got home my feet were still dry.

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Wed Feb 22, 2012, 04:06 AM

ge26252se (50 posts)

10. nm.

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Thu Jan 17, 2013, 05:58 AM

mokawanis (2,731 posts)

11. Danner

Bought them about 10 years ago for $150 and love em, even though they're pretty beat up at this point and should probably be replaced.

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Sat Jan 19, 2013, 05:37 PM

petronius (19,792 posts)

12. I tried on a bunch of Merrells a few weeks ago, including Moabs, expecting to like them

But none of them felt right - just really pinchy across the top of my foot. I do all my hiking in trail-running shoes (New Balance), which is great everywhere except the rockier parts of the high Sierra - there I'd like a tougher sole and a little bit of protection on the ankle from pointier and rolling talus. Still on the search for the perfect compromise...

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Tue Jan 29, 2013, 04:47 PM

Hula Popper (113 posts)

13. Interesting timing

I'm looking for boots now. Previousily had a pair of leather Timberlands and they split across the ball of my foot. They sent another pair free, but those split the length of shoe...
Maybe I'll go New balance this time.

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Tue Jan 29, 2013, 05:52 PM

ManiacJoe (5,634 posts)

14. The thread is a year old. More recent research may be needed now.

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Response to Hula Popper (Reply #13)

Wed Jan 30, 2013, 02:57 AM

ellisonz (26,326 posts)

15. I'm still wearing my Merrell Waterproof Mid Moabs

I also got a pair of Merrell Sawtooths and am loving those.

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Wed Mar 20, 2013, 09:55 PM

Bonhomme Richard (7,869 posts)

18. I'm still wearing my Asolo's. n/t

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Tue Apr 23, 2013, 06:42 PM

ellisonz (26,326 posts)

20. Depends

http://www.amazon.com/Merrell-Mens-Waterproof-Hiking-Boots/dp/B004D3ALIG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1366756921&sr=8-3&keywords=merrell+moab+waterproof

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