Zamberlan

Why r/BuyItForLife recommends Zamberlan

14 mentions from real owners

• #1Dec 27, 2025

  Comfy boots I can buy in the UK

  Zamberlan 1996 although might be a bit overkill, I feel overkill when I'm wearing them

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• #2Dec 21, 2025

  What are the warmest winter boots you've ever owned? Looking for recommendations

  Zamberlan 996 Vioz GTX + Merino wool socks. 

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• #3Sep 2, 2025

  Good leather boots reccomendations?

  Zamberlan viox gtx are boots you can trust they don't leak whatsoever and will last several years.

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• #4Sep 1, 2025

  Naturalizer waterproof boots

  These are women's boots right? For dress? For hiking? If hiking, zamberlan viox gtx will most definitely last you 5 possibly 10 years of good use. For dress... Good luck🤣

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• #5Aug 12, 2025

  Asolo is garbage and their customer service sucks donkey d!ck; what's my next boot brand?

  Zamberlan, Meindel, Hanwag, Lowa, Aku, Scarpa, La Sportiva Personally own a pair if Zamberlan Vioz Lux and they feel bullet proof.

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• #6Aug 11, 2025

  Asolo is garbage and their customer service sucks donkey d!ck; what's my next boot brand?

  Zamberlan Vioz are incredible

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• #7Aug 11, 2025

  Asolo is garbage and their customer service sucks donkey d!ck; what's my next boot brand?

  Zamberlan makes leather hiking boots in Italy. Very good quality, I have a pair and like them.

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• #8Aug 11, 2025

  Asolo is garbage and their customer service sucks donkey d!ck; what's my next boot brand?

  zamberlans are the best boots ive ever owned

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• #9Aug 11, 2025

  Asolo is garbage and their customer service sucks donkey d!ck; what's my next boot brand?

  Asolo 95s? I just retired the same exact boot after 13 years of heavy backpacking, work, 3 resoles and thousands of miles. Some of the best boots I’ve ever had. Not sure if you purchased these “new” or recently but If so I’d be more upset that the vendor sold you such an old pair of long discontinued boots. They were most likely well aware they would be damaged by hydrolysis. All PU boots are susceptible. I would highly recommend Zamberlan if you still want a resolable hiking boot.

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• #10Jul 10, 2025

  What's everyone's go-to sneaker?

  No sport shoes are BIFL, but these approach shoes are all good durable options: • ⁠La Sportiva TX4 EVO • ⁠Scarpa Crux • ⁠Salewa Mountain Trainer 2 GTX • ⁠Zamberlan Salathe GTX RR • ⁠Kayland Miura GTX • ⁠Boreal Drom Tech • ⁠Mammut Alnasca Knit III Low GTX They’re all very highly regarded in professional reviews. My Scarpa Crux’s are about five years and they still look and feel brand new.

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• #11Jun 3, 2025

  Real textiles and quality-price is disappearing...

  You have raw jeans in Uniqlo that will last a lot. There are may EU quality brands: Armor Lux, Fjallraven, Zamberland, Ortovox… you could search by EU in this Reddit and you will find out 😉

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• #12Jun 1, 2025

  boots that last almost forever

  They get cleaned regularly, and treated with Sno-Seal in the wintertime, and Dubbin in the summer. I don't wear them full time and also have an ancient pair of Zamberlan hiking shoes that I also use for working around my place. I look after these boots, but I don't baby them - they are for work and have performed admirably for many years. When I got them I thought that I might need to replace the Vibram soles, but I think they'll last as long as the uppers.

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• #13May 5, 2025

  Work is paying for me to get snakeproof/waterproof boots, what wont immediately fall apart?

  TLDR: LaCrosse Grange and Rattler brand snake gaiters for water/muck less than 18 inches deep. Probably looking at US$180 for the combo. No boots will be waterproof if it's deeper than that. Then you use waders unless it's hot. If it's hot it's better to just wear synthetic blend (quicker drying, non-cotton) pants, merino wool socks, and non-waterproof boots you don't mind messing up. Longform for anyone who may be in the same situation, or looking for more long-term solutions: For almost 20 years I have worked year-round in Texas swamp, desert, rocky slope, Piney woods, and everything in-between, kicking a shovel the whole time. I wear a combination of boots and snake gaiters. My gaiters are Rattler brand, and I'm usually wearing them just for thorny brush or vines. I don't wear them when it gets above 95° F. I only ever wear two types of boots: Zamberlans (really expensive) and La Crosse Grange 18 ($100). I can hike all day in either, and both are waterproof; Zamberlans are Gore-tex and breathable and LaCrosse are rubber and NOT breathable. Zamberlans are about as BIFL as waterproof work-hiking boots can get. I'm on about 3.5 years on my current pair and they're still waterproof and bombproof as they were day 1. Similar quality brands are Alico, Meindl, La Sportiva, Danner, and Lowa. Asolo may fit in there somewhere, but they've fallen apart on me before. The LaCrosse are gonna be like 1/4 the price of the Zamberlans, but they're just rubber boots with a shank (this is VERY important to have in whatever boot you get). They'll last a good long while and are super comfortable for rubber boots, but eventually their tread wears down, they get holes, and the material will break down, probably after a year of frequent use. If you're gonna be in legitimate swamp, where it's over 18-inch deep water, then snake gaiters and waterproof boots ain't gonna do shit for you anyway. They'll just weigh you down, which is more dangerous than snakebites. If you're in hot weather, I don't recommend thigh, hip, or chest waders, either. It's a recipe for heat stroke, which is also far more common and far more frequently deadly than snakebites. Better to just wear all quick-dry clothing (I wear Duluth Flex Firehose if vegetation is thick...otherwise I wear Wrangler ATG quick-dry pants) and boots that you won't mind messing up each day. To help take care of your feet, wear merino wool socks. Any merino wool blend will be better than cotton. They'll be more important than your boots if you'll be wet all day.

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• #14Jan 5, 2025

  Scarpa Asolo Attak hiking boots

  I bought a pair of Zambelan’s with the sole stitched to the boot instead, I’m not going to rely on just glue again!

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