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- #1May 4, 2025
Durable Trail/Walking Mid Boots
I'd be the talk of the town walking dogs in a $500 pair of Limmer boots 😅 love it. Definitely hits the durability test on the head and then some. Them ultralights look sleek.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #2Apr 9, 2025
Best hiking boots for men - Suggestions needed.
I've gone through Danners, Merrells, and Hanwag bolts and finally settled on Limmer Midweights as my go to hikers. Eventually I'll get some of their handmade boots, but the kid weights have been great so far. They're definitely heavier than the other boots I've used but they're durable, supportive and most importantly can be resoled. I prefer a waterproof boot, some people don't - it's probably pretty location based but here in NH there are a lot of wet, muddy trails. Expect to pay between $100-400 for a good pair of boots.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #3Apr 7, 2025
Sneakers or boots for daily wear.
I walk 12+ miles per day (I have 3 dogs, 2 of which are huskies; and regularly walk them with a toddler on my shoulders). I buy boots for two reasons. The first is specific to me and does not apply to most, and that is a severely super-pronated ankle that requires extra support to keep it from rolling. The second is that I wear out soles so fast that being resoleable is a must. So, I recommend you look for the best quality resoleable boot or shoe that you can afford. My longest running ones are a pair of Limmer Lightweights (5 resole) and a pair of Viberg Service Boots (3rd resole). These are expensive, but your feet are worth it. I send my boots out to [Baker's Shoe](https://bakershoe.com/pages/boot-repair) when they need a resole, and have them do an "Overhaul" on them. They come back looking not new, but close to it, definitely not like boots that have hundreds or thousands of miles on them.
View on Redditopen_in_new - #4Apr 1, 2025
Need new boots for dessert hiking.
Geologist here, I mostly work from a home office now, but I did several years of field work in the deserts in the middle east and during the dry season in India, a year in New Mexico, years here and there. My advice is to get something with good ankle support. You very easily can roll an ankle if you go light duty. I had a friend that I was surveying some of the North Anatolian Fault with roll and ankle so bad that she broke 3 bones. I had to carry her out, 3 surgeries and over a decade later and she still has a limp. She was wearing trail runners, and had until that incident, made fun of my heavier boots. If you are in dolomite, you want something heavy duty. Leather and over the ankle saves your ankles and your skin. I used to buy the all leather Danner mountain pass boots, but they have gone a bit down hill in quality control (you might get a decent pair, but you also might not). I had some all leather Lowas, but they stopped making their heavier leather. Unfortunately, the majority of the hiking boot world has gone to styles that you will shred in short order. What I have and am satisfied with are a pair of Limmer Lightweights (not the customs) for when I am covering a lot of ground and not carrying a ton of weight and a pair of Nicks Ridgelines for when I am carrying a lot of weight and covering less ground. These are both high end boots, but are bullet proof. I have owned the Limmers for over a decade and they have been resoled a few times. If you can swing a pair, I would recommend either whole heartily. The Nicks are great too, but they are really a more specialized boot and unless you are carrying 75+ pounds of geophysical equipment, really unnecessary. Oh, your feet are going to sweat, a lot. You will be wearing boots to protect your feet and that protection unfortunately comes at the cost of breathability. Do yourself a favor and get in the habit of bringing a spare set of socks or two with you on field work and change them when you stop for lunch or other convenient rests.
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