Lightweight walking/hiking boots suggestions?

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  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,482
    edited November 2021
    mrb123 said:

    pblakeney said:

    ddraver said:

    focuszing723 said:

    TheBigBean said:

    You can wear gaiters with shoes.

    Sure, I don't know if it's some kind of fashion faux pas though?
    Once again, BB is ahead of the curve!

    https://www.salomon.com/en-gb/blog/footwear-everest



    Mountaineers discover overshoes. 😉
    Aren't you aware of Berghaus Yeti gaiters?
    Not in particular. I have pair of Sprayway ones if that's of any help.
    My comment was in jest, for double clarification.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,833
    pblakeney said:

    mrb123 said:

    pblakeney said:

    ddraver said:

    focuszing723 said:

    TheBigBean said:

    You can wear gaiters with shoes.

    Sure, I don't know if it's some kind of fashion faux pas though?
    Once again, BB is ahead of the curve!

    https://www.salomon.com/en-gb/blog/footwear-everest



    Mountaineers discover overshoes. 😉
    Aren't you aware of Berghaus Yeti gaiters?
    Not in particular. I have pair of Sprayway ones if that's of any help.
    My comment was in jest, for double clarification.
    Mine too. These were basically the original Spatz overshoes..

  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,482
    edited November 2021
    mrb123 said:


    Mine too. These were basically the original Spatz overshoes..

    That makes more sense. The current iteration are simply gaiters. Helpful, but not sealed.
    I use mine mostly for snow and gorse etc going off the beaten path.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • photonic69
    photonic69 Posts: 2,961
    TheBigBean said:

    You can wear gaiters with shoes.

    You can always use plastic bags. Good enough for Withnail...






    Sometimes. Maybe. Possibly.

  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644
    edited November 2021
    bag for life.... wear 'em out, take them back, get a new one.

    endless footwear supply.
    .
    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • webboo
    webboo Posts: 6,087
    My one experience of Alpine climbing included descending a snow slope to get the start of the route. We wore plastic bags over our rock shoes with crampons fastened over the top.
    I remember getting to bottom of the route faster than I planned. ;)
  • masjer
    masjer Posts: 2,722
    webboo said:

    My one experience of Alpine climbing included descending a snow slope to get the start of the route. We wore plastic bags over our rock shoes with crampons fastened over the top.
    I remember getting to bottom of the route faster than I planned. ;)

    You should have used Safeway or Iceland plastic bags.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,226
    kingstongraham said:

    veronese68 said:

    I found the staff in Cotswold Outdoor in Kingston to be very knowledgeable and helpful. Worth a visit and ask them. But don't go when it's busy. You can probably buy cheaper but the advice is worth it.

    You can book an appointment to get fitted. Mrs KG bought a pair from there on their recommendation and very happy.
    I went and got myself a new pair from there too with their advice. Most comfortable boots I've had, been on coast path walks in Cornwall in them. They are Meindl, and a bit wider than the other options.

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