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    @hillclima I bought a pair of those La Sportiva Trango TRK GTX boots. I needed a decent lightweight pair of boots to support the ankle that i broke wearing a pair of 4x4 gummies. So tried them on your recommendation. The ankle had still been sore so was worried how it would hold up on my first hunt. Hunted all afternoon (just goats) but my ankle actually felt better the next day. I think the hiking over rough terrain and the brilliant ankle support actually helped the ankle. Bloody good boots! Thanks
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    Quote Originally Posted by bumblefoot View Post
    @hillclima I bought a pair of those La Sportiva Trango TRK GTX boots. I needed a decent lightweight pair of boots to support the ankle that i broke wearing a pair of 4x4 gummies. So tried them on your recommendation. The ankle had still been sore so was worried how it would hold up on my first hunt. Hunted all afternoon (just goats) but my ankle actually felt better the next day. I think the hiking over rough terrain and the brilliant ankle support actually helped the ankle. Bloody good boots! Thanks
    What was the cost of the Trango's

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    $349. They're down to $230 now

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    Quote Originally Posted by bumblefoot View Post
    @hillclima I bought a pair of those La Sportiva Trango TRK GTX boots. I needed a decent lightweight pair of boots to support the ankle that i broke wearing a pair of 4x4 gummies. So tried them on your recommendation. The ankle had still been sore so was worried how it would hold up on my first hunt. Hunted all afternoon (just goats) but my ankle actually felt better the next day. I think the hiking over rough terrain and the brilliant ankle support actually helped the ankle. Bloody good boots! Thanks
    Awesome, good to hear they worked out

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    Quote Originally Posted by bumblefoot View Post
    $349. They're down to $230 now
    Where abouts did you get them from?

    Torpedo 7 have the leather ones for $230, but everywhere else I can find they seem to be $500 ish
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    @Rich007 The listing says leather; but not the description. Torpedo 7 ballsed up the description. I just bought another pair to put away
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tikka7mm08 View Post
    Zpacks duplex tent (still as new ) but so good and added the freestanding kit. Have EE quilt and Loco Libre quilt: https://www.locolibregear.com/gear.h...egory=43306584

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    Hows the zpack tent? Contemplating one for fiordland and future

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    Been using those La Sportivas for a bit now. Make a massive difference climbing in a light boot, my knees (which are buggered) can go way harder way longer and they provide just as much support as my heavier boots do. Up on the top around the two thumbs last weekend
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    Good thread, I have sort of been down this road but not as far down as tents etc yet, I brought Salewa mountain boots, similar to the Trango's and I am also enjoying the lightness. Along with those I brought some trekking poles that were no sale .
    They are really good. Still getting the hang of them but with a load on your back and coming downhill they are amazing. You feel very secure with the extra points of contact and I can feel way less stress and loading on my knees down hill.
    I think they were $30 in a rebel sport sale, telescopic so the take up little room when not used.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rich007 View Post
    Where abouts did you get them from?

    Torpedo 7 have the leather ones for $230, but everywhere else I can find they seem to be $500 ish
    You prob looking at the La Sportiva Trango "TOWER" very different boot
    They are 500+
    I can get them have some coming for a couple of guys


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    Quote Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst View Post
    Been using those La Sportivas for a bit now. Make a massive difference climbing in a light boot, my knees (which are buggered) can go way harder way longer and they provide just as much support as my heavier boots do. Up on the top around the two thumbs last weekend
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    They are the Tower though ah Ryan

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    Quote Originally Posted by bumblefoot View Post
    @Rich007 The listing says leather; but not the description. Torpedo 7 ballsed up the description. I just bought another pair to put away
    Yeh I bought a pair online then returned them after I felt then weighed them and realised they'd mixed up the description. They were barely lighter than my current boots. Good looking but I wanted the lighter (non leather) ones. Told them that at the time and they said they'd get the description updated. My last trip was in trail shoes (all fine) but may end up getting a pair of the liteweight la trangos at some point. $230 is a great price if someone wants some new boots though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by robhughes-games View Post
    Hows the zpack tent? Contemplating one for fiordland and future
    The ZPack is great. Got the freestanding kit too. Giving it a good go down Stewart Is next week.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sarvo View Post
    They are the Tower though ah Ryan
    Na mine are the TRK GTX model, think the tower is a higher cut and a bit more built up than the GTX, will be a bit heavier but more of a true alpine boot and lightweight in its class still
    Theres two models of the GTX, the TRK and the Leather. The leather has some leather panels but same construction, slightly heavier. The TRX is the lightest of the bunch. As much as it makes me sick to read it the TRK has a sticker on the box saying "vegan friendly" haha.
    270 is a harmonic divisor number[1]
    270 is the fourth number that is divisible by its average integer divisor[2]
    270 is a practical number, by the second definition
    The sum of the coprime counts for the first 29 integers is 270
    270 is a sparsely totient number, the largest integer with 72 as its totient
    Given 6 elements, there are 270 square permutations[3]
    10! has 270 divisors
    270 is the smallest positive integer that has divisors ending by digits 1, 2, …, 9.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst View Post
    As much as it makes me sick to read it the TRK has a sticker on the box saying "vegan friendly" haha.
    Mine are the TRK and I love the irony that I'm taking a vegan friendly boot hunting!
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