Walking Boots

Bitstring <[email hidden]>, from the
wonderful person BrianG <[email hidden]> said

Quoted message said:

I have had Brasher boots for 5 years or so, and like them, but fancy
something different.

Why? If you tell us that you might get some more sensible answers. I
mean don't you like the colour, or aren't the heels high enough, or
what?

Quoted message said:

Any recommendations please!

Yep, better specify the question. There are dozens of 'walking boots'
for many different sorts of conditions, so we need to know your
criteria. Elsewise the only sensible answer is 'wander into your nearest
outdoor shop and try some'.

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GSV Three Minds in a Can said:

Quoted message said:

I have had Brasher boots for 5 years or so, and like them, but fancy
something different.

Why? If you tell us that you might get some more sensible answers. I
mean don't you like the colour, or aren't the heels high enough, or
what?

Because he "fancies" something different. It's just boredom and the
need to spend money unnecessarily! :-)

Quoted message said:

Yep, better specify the question. There are dozens of 'walking boots'
for many different sorts of conditions, so we need to know your
criteria.

Having got fed up of wet feet from my leaking Brashers, my main current
criterion is dry feet! Now that a very wet end of year is upon us, the
ability to walk through bogs and shallow streams is highly desirable,
hence I've just purchased some army "patrol" boots, approx 8 ins high,
higher than your average walking boots. (I used to have a pair of Dutch
army boots which were great for walking through streams and deep
puddles.) Haven't tested them yet though.

I do rather fancy some army "assault" boots, they are even higher.

Paul
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If you are after high-leg comfy boots I can recomend Lowa military boots.
Based on one of thier walking boots but with a high leg, very very comfy.
Rich

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Quoted message said:

GSV Three Minds in a Can said:

Quoted message said:

I have had Brasher boots for 5 years or so, and like them, but fancy
something different.

Why? If you tell us that you might get some more sensible answers. I
mean don't you like the colour, or aren't the heels high enough, or
what?

Because he "fancies" something different. It's just boredom and the
need to spend money unnecessarily! :-)

Quoted message said:

Yep, better specify the question. There are dozens of 'walking boots'
for many different sorts of conditions, so we need to know your
criteria.

Having got fed up of wet feet from my leaking Brashers, my main current
criterion is dry feet! Now that a very wet end of year is upon us, the
ability to walk through bogs and shallow streams is highly desirable,
hence I've just purchased some army "patrol" boots, approx 8 ins high,
higher than your average walking boots. (I used to have a pair of Dutch
army boots which were great for walking through streams and deep
puddles.) Haven't tested them yet though.

I do rather fancy some army "assault" boots, they are even higher.

Paul
--
http://www.wilderness-wales.co.uk
http://www.wildwales.fsnet.co.uk

Richard Layton said:

If you are after high-leg comfy boots I can recomend Lowa military
boots. Based on one of thier walking boots but with a high leg, very
very comfy. Rich

Been searching to no avail. Have you got a link to the boots you mean?
Ideally UK based.

I've been looking at these, for £50
http://www.surplusandadventure.com/ishop/800/shopscr256.html

Paul
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http://www.wilderness-wales.co.uk
http://www.wildwales.fsnet.co.uk

Very very sad name for a shop but they are good retailers... Soldier of
Fortune
http://www.sofmilitary.co.uk/military/index.htm

They do the combat boot for £145.

Rich

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www.15thcentury.co.uk
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Quoted message said:

Richard Layton said:

If you are after high-leg comfy boots I can recomend Lowa military
boots. Based on one of thier walking boots but with a high leg, very
very comfy. Rich

Been searching to no avail. Have you got a link to the boots you mean?
Ideally UK based.

I've been looking at these, for £50
http://www.surplusandadventure.com/ishop/800/shopscr256.html

Paul
--
http://www.wilderness-wales.co.uk
http://www.wildwales.fsnet.co.uk

I have a pair of the assault boots and they are very comfy for long periods
of time, but are not waterproof or warm.

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Quoted message said:

Richard Layton said:

If you are after high-leg comfy boots I can recomend Lowa military
boots. Based on one of thier walking boots but with a high leg, very
very comfy. Rich

Been searching to no avail. Have you got a link to the boots you mean?
Ideally UK based.

I've been looking at these, for £50
http://www.surplusandadventure.com/ishop/800/shopscr256.html

Paul
--
http://www.wilderness-wales.co.uk
http://www.wildwales.fsnet.co.uk

Richard Layton said:

Very very sad name for a shop but they are good retailers... Soldier
of Fortune
http://www.sofmilitary.co.uk/military/index.htm

Well I'm sure the name probably appeals to some people.

Quoted message said:

They do the combat boot for £145.

Jeez! I've always associated army gear with the word "cheap". Now
we're back to normal walking gear prices!

The combat boot does look nice though. What's a "climate control
system"?

The Elite Magnum Nylon doesn't look bad, full waterproof lining and more
sensibly priced at £80.

Paul
--
http://www.wilderness-wales.co.uk
http://www.wildwales.fsnet.co.uk

Richard Layton said:

I have a pair of the assault boots and they are very comfy for long
periods of time, but are not waterproof or warm.

Eh? Not waterproof? Doesn't that rather defeat the object? I thought
that the whole point of a high boot was to keep water out. Didn't the
army introduce higher boots after the Falklands farce to prevent the
infamous "trench foot" that they suffered out there?

Besides, different companies make these boots don't they? Is it
possible that some are waterproof and others aren't? And how do you
define waterproof anyway? Technically leather isn't waterproof, but we
tend to wax them to make them waterproof, so what are you saying
exactly? Are you saying that if you wear assault boots you'll come back
with wet feet?

What I really need to know is whether the "tongue" is attached to the
sides of the boot all the way to the top.

I had a pair of Dutch army boots for many years which were totally
waterproof, they were just leather, with a fully attached tongue.

It's sometimes desirable for me to stand in a river when taking some of
my waterfall pics, so I really would like a high waterproof boot.

Paul
--
http://www.wilderness-wales.co.uk
http://www.wildwales.fsnet.co.uk

In article <[email hidden]>, pvs1
@wildwales.fsnet.co.uk says...

Quoted message said:

Richard Layton said:

If you are after high-leg comfy boots I can recomend Lowa military
boots. Based on one of thier walking boots but with a high leg, very
very comfy. Rich

Been searching to no avail. Have you got a link to the boots you mean?
Ideally UK based.

I've been looking at these, for £50
http://www.surplusandadventure.com/ishop/800/shopscr256.html

These are a bit more expensive, but Altberg do a range of high-
leg boots (in the Country Boots section at www.altberg.co.uk).
Made in the UK, but you have to go to Richmond in Yorkshire to
try them :-(

In article <[email hidden]>, pvs1
@wildwales.fsnet.co.uk says...

Quoted message said:

Richard Layton said:

If you are after high-leg comfy boots I can recomend Lowa military
boots. Based on one of thier walking boots but with a high leg, very
very comfy. Rich

Been searching to no avail. Have you got a link to the boots you mean?
Ideally UK based.

I've been looking at these, for £50
http://www.surplusandadventure.com/ishop/800/shopscr256.html

These are a bit more expensive, but Altberg do a range of high-
leg boots (in the Country Boots section at www.altberg.co.uk).
Made in the UK, but you have to go to Richmond in Yorkshire to
try them :-(

In article <[email hidden]>, Paul Saunders
<[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

Richard Layton said:

Very very sad name for a shop but they are good retailers... Soldier
of Fortune
http://www.sofmilitary.co.uk/military/index.htm

Well I'm sure the name probably appeals to some people.

Quoted message said:

They do the combat boot for £145.

Jeez! I've always associated army gear with the word "cheap". Now
we're back to normal walking gear prices!

The combat boot does look nice though. What's a "climate control
system"?

The Elite Magnum Nylon doesn't look bad, full waterproof lining and more
sensibly priced at £80.

I have an old pair of Magnums and found that they are great for smooth
trails but sharp rocky bits are easily felt through the sole. I would
therefore be rather wary of buying them for the rough stuff.

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* of violets, as Paul Saunders <[email hidden]> descended
* on a shaft of golden sunlight, and announced:

Quoted message said:

It's sometimes desirable for me to stand in a river when taking some of
my waterfall pics, so I really would like a high waterproof boot.

Chest waders?

Regards: Jim Ford

Paul Saunders said:

Richard Layton said:

I have a pair of the assault boots and they are very comfy for long
periods of time, but are not waterproof or warm.

Eh? Not waterproof? Doesn't that rather defeat the object? I thought
that the whole point of a high boot was to keep water out.

Upto a point...

....you cover this further down, I see.

Quoted message said:

Didn't the
army introduce higher boots after the Falklands farce to prevent the
infamous "trench foot" that they suffered out there?

That was a nasty combination of low boots ("we can't have the army
wearing jackboots"😉 and the DMS (directly moulded sole) construction
of the boots that didn't allow the boot and the foot in it to breathe.
The best shod squaddies in the Falklands were those who nicked a pair
of boots from an Argie.

Quoted message said:

Besides, different companies make these boots don't they? Is it
possible that some are waterproof and others aren't? And how do you
define waterproof anyway? Technically leather isn't waterproof, but we
tend to wax them to make them waterproof, so what are you saying
exactly? Are you saying that if you wear assault boots you'll come back
with wet feet?

What I really need to know is whether the "tongue" is attached to the
sides of the boot all the way to the top.

I had a pair of Dutch army boots for many years which were totally
waterproof, they were just leather, with a fully attached tongue.

It's sometimes desirable for me to stand in a river when taking some of
my waterfall pics, so I really would like a high waterproof boot.

Wellies. Or if you want to be extreme, waders.
:-)
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Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks"

* The air of uk.rec.walking was filled with the delicate perfume
* of violets, as Paul Saunders <[email hidden]> descended on
* a shaft of golden sunlight, and announced:

Quoted message said:

The combat boot does look nice though. What's a "climate control
system"?

Well, if it's anything like mine, you've got a red button for warmer, a blue
one for colder, one for re-circulating and another for demisting. I'm not
sure you can get it with chest waders, though - for when you do waterfalls!

Regards: Jim Ford

Dominic Sexton said:

Quoted message said:

The Elite Magnum Nylon doesn't look bad, full waterproof lining and
more sensibly priced at £80.

I have an old pair of Magnums and found that they are great for smooth
trails but sharp rocky bits are easily felt through the sole. I would
therefore be rather wary of buying them for the rough stuff.

Really? The soles look pretty thick on the Elite. Take a look at this
page;
http://www.sofmilitary.co.uk/military/products.asp?pg=153

Paul
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http://www.wilderness-wales.co.uk
http://www.wildwales.fsnet.co.uk

Dominic Sexton said:

Quoted message said:

The Elite Magnum Nylon doesn't look bad, full waterproof lining and
more sensibly priced at £80.

I have an old pair of Magnums and found that they are great for smooth
trails but sharp rocky bits are easily felt through the sole. I would
therefore be rather wary of buying them for the rough stuff.

Really? The soles look pretty thick on the Elite. Take a look at this
page;
http://www.sofmilitary.co.uk/military/products.asp?pg=153

Paul
--
http://www.wilderness-wales.co.uk
http://www.wildwales.fsnet.co.uk

Phil Cook said:

Quoted message said:

It's sometimes desirable for me to stand in a river when taking some
of my waterfall pics, so I really would like a high waterproof boot.

Wellies. Or if you want to be extreme, waders.
:-)

I wasn't thinking of those kinds of rivers! The Ystradfellte falls have
pretty shallow rivers on the whole, and even though there are very deep
bits, there are plenty of very shallow bits too. Sometimes it's
necessary to step out from the riverbank to get a better view and
composition of a fall, and it's often desirable to compose a pic with
water in the foreground.

Paul
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http://www.wilderness-wales.co.uk
http://www.wildwales.fsnet.co.uk

Jim Ford said:

Chest waders?

Not much good for walking though! And I don't want to have to keep
changing them.

The highest fall at Ystradfellte is Sgwd Einion Gam, also the most
difficult to get to, since it's at the head of a gorge and the river
meanders back and fore from cliff to cliff, requiring no less than five
river crossings to reach the fall. In dry weather it's easy enough to
cross but after a bit of rain it's rather tricky to say the least. It's
not that deep, but deep enough to get soaked with normal boots. High
leg boots would be fine, unless it's in flood, and I wouldn't like to
attempt it in those conditions anyway, even with waders.

Paul
--
http://www.wilderness-wales.co.uk
http://www.wildwales.fsnet.co.uk

Jim Ford said:

Chest waders?

Not much good for walking though! And I don't want to have to keep
changing them.

The highest fall at Ystradfellte is Sgwd Einion Gam, also the most
difficult to get to, since it's at the head of a gorge and the river
meanders back and fore from cliff to cliff, requiring no less than five
river crossings to reach the fall. In dry weather it's easy enough to
cross but after a bit of rain it's rather tricky to say the least. It's
not that deep, but deep enough to get soaked with normal boots. High
leg boots would be fine, unless it's in flood, and I wouldn't like to
attempt it in those conditions anyway, even with waders.

Paul
--
http://www.wilderness-wales.co.uk
http://www.wildwales.fsnet.co.uk