Thread: New boots... It's time!!

@SparkyRC here are my experiences with two of the boots your looking at

Hunter Element Zulus, I bought a pair 2-3 years ago when they were on sale, I found the sole wasn’t exactly flat, they fit well but aren’t waterproof and let in water easily due to them using fabric material around the tongue and not being a full leather boot. I also found my feet sweat… the boots are still good but I just use them as a work boot when out cutting firewood.

Salomon 4D GTX, fantastic boot where there’s no break in required, put ‘em on and go hunting, comfortable, ideal in the bush as they have great ankle support and lightweight for bush stalking as opposed to a heavy leather boot… they were my go too boots for the kaimanawas having gone through 2 pairs but using them in the alps was just too hard on them being used on rocks, scree slopes etc.

The only negative I will say for the Salomon’s was the grip, prior to using them I ran Meindl Island Pros which have a way better grip when walking around the hills.

At the moment I use Lowa Rangers and love them for the mountains and find them great, I went for the rangers as they were slightly lighter than the tibets.

I also use a pair of lowa Z6 and also find them a good lightweight boot for bush environments and would be very hard pressed to decide on them or another pair of Salomon’s 🤔

I one thing I did to the lowa boots was buy a set of proper inner soles for them, what an amazing difference that made, light night and day.