Thread: Which Boots

I'm another fan of the lightweight boots these days. For me its the Salomon Quest 4D 3 GTX and around the same price range as other boots mentioned. These were a game changer for me after years of heavy full leather boots. As mentioned may not do as many miles overall as a full leather upper boot but the comfort and feet staying in good condition is a good trade off for me.

Originally Posted by possum_shooter

I'm another fan of the lightweight boots these days. For me its the Salomon Quest 4D 3 GTX and around the same price range as other boots mentioned. These were a game changer for me after years of heavy full leather boots. As mentioned may not do as many miles overall as a full leather upper boot but the comfort and feet staying in good condition is a good trade off for me.

I have the next model down and absolutely love them when it's a bit warmer. Due to knees/ankles issues I find anything too high or stiff actually makes things worse. Wear a pair of Sarvos mid season boots in any other conditions and haven't felt I needed to get the winter weight ones yet.

I run meindl dovre extreme gtx wide. Got them from varuste.net for a third of the price buying them in NZ. The height on them offers really good support, never had even a worrying about hurting something when I have them on. Good solid boot. More of an Alpine boot though so flex is limited and the height and waterproofing up to the mid-calf means they run warm, but the flip side is they keep you dry during crossings. The biggest thing I like about them is they are hard wearing and Meindl sells different insoles so you can fit them out depending on what kind of support you need.