Thread: Rugged all terrain boot recommendations

well I still wear my lace up gummies everywhere unless its a stinking hot day or doing a tops trip...my workmate is a mad keen pighunter who seems to be half mountaingoat..... he hunts in thar country...EG often see thar while out chasing pigs with dogs,it struck me last weekend as we following dogs around on STEEP rocky ground just how well these cheap old boots "stick" to rock. yes will concede maybe not best boot for under a heavy pack...but for me at least the pros out weigh the cons by a country mile.

Had a pair of meindls and a pair of lowas fall apart on me pretty early on. Moved to Salewa crows, super light weight which makes a huge difference and they're hard as buggery. Do have synthetic sides but I always wear canvas putties anyway. Pretty narrow fit for a lot of people so best to try on before buying online if you go that way

https://www.pointssouth.co.nz/collections/boots-gaiters

Maybe have a look here, or give them a call. I've found them good to deal with.
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I have lowa tibets and some cheaper gri sport boots- I actually prefer the gri sports for my feet and they have held up well over 3 years

There's a pair of gronels for sale, if your the right size and don't mind a heavy pair of boots these are the ones for you. I'm not selling them by the way

Originally Posted by Hokistag

I have lowa tibets and some cheaper gri sport boots- I actually prefer the gri sports for my feet and they have held up well over 3 years

What model grisports mate?

Plus 1 for the grisports. Cheap and rubbish for workbooks but they seem to stand up for hunting and tramping, nice and grippy with good support.

Had these ones for a few years, they've only done a yeRs worth of hunting though. Different terrain, sharp shingle, rivers, wetlands, hills and typical nz native Not too slippery on slimy rocks or slippery clay. Probably quite heavy compared to others but I'll get another set when these die.

Originally Posted by Lost n confused

Plus 1 for the grisports. Cheap and rubbish for workbooks but they seem to stand up for hunting and tramping, nice and grippy with good support.

Had these ones for a few years, they've only done a yeRs worth of hunting though. Different terrain, sharp shingle, rivers, wetlands, hills and typical nz native Not too slippery on slimy rocks or slippery clay. Probably quite heavy compared to others but I'll get another set when these die.
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What model grisport is that? I use over ankle ones for work. Use them for hunting as well cos thats all I got

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Originally Posted by TimC

What model grisports mate?

Same as the fella below that posted the photo- arent as rigid and waterproof as lowas but half the price and less unforgiving on my wide feet

I'm not sure what model they are. They're the ones with the most rand that goes all the way around, I think the other options were no rand or half rand.

I’m sure everyone will have their favourites and I think it probably comes down to what hunting you do and more importantly how you treat the boots after each hunt. I wash my boots after each trip (bush, open and tops) and treat the leather probably every second trip. Can’t beat Scarpa GTX (or similar type boot) in my experience as I hunt regularly and my current pair are 5 years old and in great nick.
Personally don’t think weight comes into it at all as I am not doing the coast to coast so want to get out and back with good ankles and ability to handle challenging terrain potentially with 30-40 kgs onboard. Our average overnight trip would have us walk 20kms, sometimes more or less.

those gri sports mohakas are a good boot for easy terrain very comfy sadly the soles on mine got shredded when i moved south and was spending more time on shingle screes and rocks so went with tibets. just replaced my old tibets of 10 years with a new pair.

Meant to also say that being able to try on several makes and models in the shop and then trial them at home inside for a week or so helped me settle on the Scarpa. I wanted to like the Salomon Quest as initial fit was great but taking them home found that they were just too narrow for me, which was unusual as I certainly dont have Hobbit feet.
Craig at Southern Adventure is really good at advice and letting you take them home with right of return - top bloke

Finally caved and got the Crispi Valdres. Thanks for the Crispi recomendations. Seems great so far, well thought out boot, but only taken on short walk on track so can't say yet. Hard in the heel but seems to break in fast and shape to the heel. Should be good for 20kg or so on the back. Traction and tread pattern seems pretty well thought through for the more tricky/technical stuff. Hopping rocks up river will be the test. Going on an all day hunt on Saturday covering a lot of ground so will see how they hold up!

Just done 2 days in Kaharangi in my Salewa Rapace 22km and around 1600m of ascent, this is shale and karst country. I wear these boots on every trip now and a year in they are holding up well so far.