So I have been looking for hiking boots that double as everyday leather boots too. Been looking at the jim green collection. And I am torn between a razorback, a normal AR8 and a tyre wedge AR8.> The normal AR8 are nice, with a good sole, but they are a bit chunky > The tyre wedge AR8 are lighter, but I am unsure if the sole is good for hiking> The razorback is probably the best one for hiking, but it looks perhaps too "outdorsy"Ignore prices btw
>>2845969>So I have been looking for hiking boots that double as everyday leather boots too.Don't bother. They are optimized for different, mutually exclusive things.
If you live in a hot climate just wear very breathable run of the mill hiking boots low ankle very breathable etcI live in a pretty cold snowy/wet place so these with GOOD wool socks (i mean 30$ a pair good at least) since they are waterproof are what I wear.I am not jogging in these and creeks, deep puddles, and snow mean nothing to me. I went with the fake hardened toe instead of the steel toe. 3 months of breaking in and they are perfect. Also stylish and comfortable because they hug the foot immaculately. So if you have girly feet these will help you. If you have 800 bucks to drop then I would go with some White's. Lifetime guarantee and are just all around amazing for hiking in all weather.
>>2845989800?!?! Anon, i am NOT that well of
>>2845969Just get trail sandals. You dont really need boots unless youre goin deep innabrush. If you are, then I hear Merrels are pretty good.
>another month of shitty boot threads recommending trashthose boots won't be good for your body health long term anon. it's hard rubber with a tall heel. it will damage your foot with lack of movement, weaken your ankle, and send shockwaves to your knees, hip, back. Even firefighters are moving to polyurethane boots over this. Military made the change decades ago.The AR8 wedge sole are a softer, blown rubber but in my opinion they will wear down extremely fast. I wouldn't buy a boot that didn't last that long.If I went with a Jim Green i'd probably just go for the Velly. Hard rubber, light weight, and you can toss a cushioned insole in.The only 2 reasons I see to get a boot like yours is:1) if it's the end of the worldyour boots still gonna be fucked after a few years2) if work requires itbut most work places that needed it in the past have switched or are switching to foam.And yes a few places like David Paige in Seattle will resole polyurethane boots.I just use shoes with long pants now or gaiters, unless work requires something else. There's even some good minimalist shoes that have enough durability in them that you can supplement with a cushy insole. I currently use Belleville Mini-Mil shoes ($80 on govx if you're a current/former gov worker) and use a meindl cork insole. Good price, durability, light.If you go the trail runner route. Moabs are cheap. I don't like the upper, but it works.If I needed something more supportive for work i'd just go with lowa or meindl. The European boot companies have it figured out. I personally like Sievi with their XL last for a wide foot shape. Sadly they're a bitch to get in the US. The African stuff is made for a tough environment that isn't very mountainous or wet using revolver tier technology before some of the more recent health discoveries of the last century starting with the munson last.
>>2846284I'm speaking from experience too. I've met a lot in wildland fire that had foot to spine related injuries because of the 5 pound wildland firefighter boots people on Reddit covet. I'm talking from people that needed a knee replacement before 30 to being told they won't be able to walk before 50 if they don't stop. The people that switched to Haix Missoula or Danner's wildland fire boots reported a lot of the issues went away.The military also has a long history with this issue and only switched around 2000 to more modern boots even though there's very few polyurethane boot companies here (belleville/thorogood the only two that pop off the top of my head.Australia (mongrel, redback, rossi, blundstone) and Europe (haix, meindl, lowa, kennetrek, hanwag, zamberlan, sievi, crispi, alfa, altberg, i could go on and on with a google search) switched a long time ago and now have plenty.dont fuck your body anon.I thought like you a long time ago, and it took a decade of bad decisions to pull the wool from my eyes and change.If you really want something that will treat your body better and last forever, take the sandal pill and use something like Bedrock Sandals. Someone wore one of those for the entire Pacific Crest Trail without resoling them.
Irish Setter Wingshooters are my current boot. I like em.
>>2846285>Someone wore one of those for the entire Pacific Crest Trail without resoling them.That's because he was travelling by magic carpet, don't let these sneaky arabs trick you.
