What is a good hiking boot /out/? Something around $100 would be preferred.
>>765101
>good boot
>around $100
>>765101
The one that meets or can be easily made to fit your specific hiking needs and you have tried on in the store, it having turned out to be comfortable for you.
Why only one?
>>765126
$100 budget, broheim
Try Goodwill or try robbing somebody but since the person you're trying to rob probably spent 250-500 on their boots they'll probably fight to the death
I fucking love /out/
>you need $10,000 boots
>anything less is shit
>also don't forget your Mora and paracord bracelet
Just get yourself a pair of good boots within your price limit. I have worn my work boots hiking for years, and never had a problem.
>>765101
I use $60 trainers. Fuck "hiking shoes". I also did a winter hike in leather timberlands.
This summer im gonna do a 1 week hike in converse and flip flops
>>765101
Merrell makes some decent hiking shoes for around $100. I hesitate to call them "boots" though. My Moabs are about a year old, and will need to be replaced soon now that they have a huge hole in the side of them.
I got some timberland pro steel toe boots for work. I work out in the mountains and there's lots of hiking involved, they're pretty comfortable. I think I spent 120$
>>765236
>You're telling me that there is not a single good hiking boot that is under $200?
There is, but only one (Hi-Tec Altitude).
being honest Tarantula boots are great but expensive around 250-300 dollars and they weigh a good amount. benefit thou is they are steal toe and very comfortable.
>>765241
I got a pair of Merrell All Out Blaze waterproof "boots" for ~$100 on sale a while back. They seem to be pretty good so far but it took a little while to break them in. Merrell usually runs some good sales on their website.
>>765388
I had some sort of Hi-Tec a while ago. I got at least 250 miles out of them for $70 until they started to hurt my feet.
>>765236
No there is not. Go to wal mart and wear somthing shitty until you make some money
Im not sure exactly what model, but i got some sweet ass keen hiking boots that do everything i could ever want. Like $109
>>765101
If you just get a pair of good work boots or farmer's boots, you might even buy a whole pair.
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Seriously though, they make nice boots, easy to find under $100. My local mall shoe store had several at or near $100. I love my Moabs.
>>765425
The treads on mine are getting worn down, but my feet don't hurt yet. Not sure on the mileage, but I've worn them every day for two years.
Does anyone have experience with the Danner Light boots? My work gives me a boot allowance, and I'm thinking about picking these up. Tried them on in the store today, felt great but the soles seemed really stiff. I have another pair of Danners I really like but they are reaching the end of their lifespan.
>>765388
These aren't bad indeed.
A merrel moab can be had as a boot as well, even with GTX.
>>765899
Hi-Tec makes some shitty tier shoes as well. The altitude series seems to be the best they offer.
Alright /out/ I like to help people around as much as possible, and now I come to yoos in my time of need. My boots are kinda fucked. I've had them a couple years and there have been various minor repairs (some thread, some Shoe Goo). But this is a pretty bad rip on the back of the heel that just happened the other night. I have a 4-day cambin trip planned in less than 2 weeks that will involve some hiking. I'm too poorƒag atm to buy new boots (especially as I just ordered some sweet Frogg Toggs).
Here's my plan - inject that gigantic gaping fabric cunt with Shoe Goo and then sutre the gape as shown with some string to hold it tight together. Smush the Shoe Goo around from both sides, inside and outside the heel, to make sure it's really well spread in there and making good contact with all layers. Then apply more to outside of the slit to make it a full seal and waterproof. The sutres will probably stay attached forever as they'll be "healed into" the wound by the Goo, more or less.
Ok, so, will this hold, or will I be fukt in bootcunt in the middle of the White Mountains where decent boots are going to be 3x retail?
>>767845
how do boots even fail like this? never seen it before.
but yeah, I think you're fucked.
go out today, buy boots
wear them every day leading up to the hike to break them in
the boots you have will only bring you pain at this point.
>>765101
If by good you mean comfortable and will perform well for short time before wearing out, then Merrell would do the trick for $100 range. But durable, and waterproof are not in the budget I'm afraid.
>>767845
I work with leather a lot and I think your repair plan will work if 1.) you use robust enough thread and 2.) you don't put your stitch holes too close to the edge of the leather. Use an awl or other such implement to punch the holes in the leather first, before you Goo it up. Do you have a curved needle? Use HEAVY nylon thread. Like for harness stitching. Make the holes with the awl, lace your thread. Apply Shoe Goo. Tighten lacing. You're going to get Goo on your hands, so have a plan for removing it.
>>765101
A good boot for 100 dollars? lol.
>>765101
And americans think they won that war.
>>767995
I'm probably actually going to use some round shoelace to cinch it up. Punch the holes, get it loosely strung, inject all the Shoe Goo, then tighten the lace to close the gape and let the Goo do it's Goothing. I'll be using a lot of the Goo to fill the inside and completely cover the outside, so by the time I'm done those laces will be completely encased in plastic. I tend to use surgical gloves for this stuff, and my limited experience with Shoe Goo tells me a little water on the fingers keeps it from sticking.
>>767975
Idunno brah they're quite comfy, I do just need to stop them from ripping open more. Shoe Goo is some wonderful stuff if you apply it sufficiently.
Thanks for the help gents! I'm going to try to do this today but it's been chilly lately (the Goo won't cure properly if it's in the 50s) so I might have to wait a few days... which doesn't give me much time to let it cure and test them out. Buying boots is reeeeally not gonna be an option sadly.
>>765101
Timberland Men's Chocorua
I've gone through 3 pairs now over the past 15 years or so, and I find them very comfortable and reasonably durable for the price. If you spray them with anti-water boot sealant they're basically semi-waterproof but very breathable. If I accidentally step in muddy water up to mid ankle my foot stays dry. If I had the money I'd get some $300 Scarpas but these will do fine. I've never had a blister or concerns about blisters with them. Key is proper socks. I hike maybe 30 miles per year, but do a lot of camping, fishing, other stuff where boots are preferable.
>>768311
oh and price is about $90-120
pic related are my old pair from 2010-2014.
>>768311
>I hike maybe 30 miles per year
to the fridge?
>>768011
No, they don't.
>>765244
Sorry but there are way better choices for hiking than literally any steel toe boot
Alrighty, I went and did it. It worked perfectly!
I didn't take any pics while I was doing but here's the finished product (still has to cure a day or two before it's wearable).
I used the leather punch on my SAK to make the eyelets, loosely strung some boot lacing through the holes, then injected a ton of Shoe Goo into the hole. Compltely filled the gap and all the available space between the layers. Then I tied the bootlaces off to cinch the wound shut. A bunch of the Goo oozed out of the cunt at that point so I spread it around to give it a nice unbroken grip that goes from inside to outside. Then I got my hand in the boot to help press teh fabric and spread-out all the internal Goo. Finally, I put another few glops of Goo on the outside and spread it around to make sure the crack is fully sealed and waterproof. I also completely coated the sutre knots so they they won't fray or wick moisure in.
Looks like it should hold!
>>767845
