I wear asic gels nearly everywhere. They're a pain in the ass gravel/ pumice, shit on the socks etc but they're light and comfortable. 70% of that is in pine forests though. I take sneakers everywhere.
Kaikouras are awesome best I've had but old man tried them on so they're now claimed, so I've recently acquired some Lowa Z-8S also and I think they're maybe slightly better quality than the Kaikoura and for $350 2nd hand a very good buy. Both highly recommended by me as NI boots.
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