Thread: Whats your hunting footwear????

I've had mixed success over the years. Currently chop and change between Meindl Eagle Pro GTX (so comfy and great grip) and Lowa Z-6S GTX (very slippery but love the short length). Also have a new pair of Lowa Renegade GTX which seem very grippy, and some Meindl GP Police, which are heavy and not so grippy. All comes down to what works for you though - love the Meindl Eagle Pro GTX though!!

Originally Posted by Sonicjoe

I've had mixed success over the years. Currently chop and change between Meindl Eagle Pro GTX (so comfy and great grip) and Lowa Z-6S GTX (very slippery but love the short length). Also have a new pair of Lowa Renegade GTX which seem very grippy, and some Meindl GP Police, which are heavy and not so grippy. All comes down to what works for you though - love the Meindl Eagle Pro GTX though!!

It's funny that you should say the Z-6 are slippery as both myself and my son have them and spent more time this roar trying to stay standing up.
They are bloody nice to wear but bloody slippery Lowa have had a few complaints about them from what I here.

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Originally Posted by 25/08IMP

It's funny that you should say the Z-6 are slippery as both myself and my son have them and spent more time this roar trying to stay standing up.
They are bloody nice to wear but bloody slippery Lowa have had a few complaints about them from what I here.

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Yeah, I really wouldn't recommend them. I'm yet to find a surface they have any grip on!

Originally Posted by Sonicjoe

Yeah, I really wouldn't recommend them. I'm yet to find a surface they have any grip on!

Carpet?

Originally Posted by Gibo

Carpet?

Even that is questionable...nearly ass up all the time inside at work wearing them. Lino and concrete are definite no go zones haha

Post # 46 on here made me piss my pants

La Sportiva Karakorum, great boots, light (ish), really comfortable, good support, great grip on all sorts of surfaces, only thing they dont do well is stay in one bloody piece! have had the rand repaired after damn near every trip away as it seems to like falling away from the boot.

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

La Sportiva Karakorum, great boots, light (ish), really comfortable, good support, great grip on all sorts of surfaces, only thing they dont do well is stay in one bloody piece! have had the rand repaired after damn near every trip away as it seems to like falling away from the boot.

Got some of those too, they are good eh. Mine haven't had any falling apart problems (and neither did the LS Makalus I had for years before them). Soles on the Karakorum are wearing down a bit faster than the Makalus did, must be softer rubber I guess.

Bryan Ritchie seems to know his way around the bush - I have been watching his videos and they are really interesting
He is an Ashley man - but clips on Cyprus 6 crampons for real traction
I have seen other stuff on Google where Guys are using Ashleys and clipping on Kovea in-step crampons
I tried to find both Cyprus 6 and Kovea crampons yesterday round Tauranga - but the Kovea ones at H&F didn’t have ratchet tie downs so I didn’t do it
I am just getting to the end of a pair of AKU boots - bought them about six years back from a Ham retailer that was shutting down - lovely comfortable boots with good open tread - but the front sole came off after a year or so and the retailer had gone - took them to a boot repair man in Tauranga - $80 to glue them together again - came off a few months later - back to the repair man - he said he would try again and just keep bringing them back if they failed - well they started coming off again about a month back - I didn’t ask him to fix them again but he said try some Shoe Goo - $10 - bloody amazing stuff and they seem to be holding together again for the last four trips - but it doesn’t look nice - I will keep them going until they rip apart then try some new ones
I tried Ashleys yesterday at Farmlands - but they are bastard things to get in and out of and seemed to have little ankle support so I didn’t do it
I went over to Hamilton a week or so back to check out a real good boot shop - Trek N Travel - I like the look of Vasque Eriksson - but they were half a size too big or small and didn’t have the size 10 that I needed - so will have to go back some time - I want an open clunky tread pattern that won’t fill up with mud and become slippery
I am going to try some crampons under my old boots as the tread is worn down - the bush tracks I use while trapping are very slippery at present and I am sick of sliding off roots - I used to love tricounis while meat hunting - so clip on steel crampons seems like a good idea at present
Check out the GoneBush man - Bryan Ritchie - https://gonebush.org/videos/gear-and...ll-conditions/

For extra traction go for Kahtoola microspikes use them most days I'm skiing, perfect for ice in the carpark. Have heard someone got a set through aliexpress, no doubt cheaper than the ones I got from h&f

Originally Posted by 223nut

For extra traction go for Kahtoola microspikes use them most days I'm skiing, perfect for ice in the carpark. Have heard someone got a set through aliexpress, no doubt cheaper than the ones I got from h&f

I got a set from Aliexpress, Good as gold in snow mud and ice, but not over any gravel or rocks, the chain links aren't welded and get damaged and open up, I lost a few links last time out as I left the snow and hit the gravelled tracks. easy fix with new chain, but probably better in the long run to spend the $100 on microspikes if the chains are better. Otherwise the Aliexpress ones are good.

Originally Posted by ROKTOY

I got a set from Aliexpress, Good as gold in snow mud and ice, but not over any gravel or rocks, the chain links aren't welded and get damaged and open up, I lost a few links last time out as I left the snow and hit the gravelled tracks. easy fix with new chain, but probably better in the long run to spend the $100 on microspikes if the chains are better. Otherwise the Aliexpress ones are good.

Have used mine of gravel a few times, haven't inspected the links but they all seem to be there so you are probably right.

Even run down a gravel road with 2feet of snow on it and didn't have them fall off, fully expected them to. Have used them on my Lowa Tibet's and rangers

For most South Islanders bare feet it is at least there quiet

Anyone use something like this? I was thinking they would be good for walking rivers and creeks in places like the Ureweras where there is a lot of river travelling.

Originally Posted by freelancer

Attachment 73860 Anyone use something like this? I was thinking they would be good for walking rivers and creeks in places like the Ureweras where there is a lot of river travelling.

Probably no better grip on river stones