Hiking boots...

[Marlin]

All I can go by is my experience with them. My current pair is about 5 yrs. old-one of the soles came loose about a month ago-I took them in and they replaced both soles,oiled them up,and replaced the laces for no charge. That warranty is on all their American made boots.

I'm happy they worked for you.. My experiance with them just left such a bad taste, I won't own another pair. And, I will give you, it may have been a one in a billion thing. But, as said before, They couldn't pay me to have another pair.

[Ryan_Th3_K1d]

I've had good experience with Ariat cowboy boots! I figure if the boot is tough enough to be a work boot, then it better be a good hiking boot. I've found that some "work boots" hold up better than some of the past hiking boots I've used. Thanks for the advice, it's appreciated!

[offgrid]

I've had good experience with Ariat cowboy boots! I figure if the boot is tough enough to be a work boot, then it better be a good hiking boot. I've found that some "work boots" hold up better than some of the past hiking boots I've used. Thanks for the advice, it's appreciated!

I hiked in a pair of work boots before getting the Scarpa hiking boots. The problem I had with the work boots when hiking, the laces did not go far enough towards my toes, no matter how tight the laces were my toes would jam into the toe of the boot when going down on a steep grade. Not a problem with the hiking boots, snug up the toe laces before heading down, no toe jam. Bagged 38 14ers on the Scarpas.

[Graves]

Anybody try Oakley? They better make a damn good boot for $500.

[Marlin]

Anybody try Oakley? They better make a damn good boot for $500.

If I had $500, I sure wouldn't spend it on boots..

[cowboykjohnson]

If I had $500, I sure wouldn't spend it on boots..

+1
I like Danner boots, I've had the same pair for hunting and hiking for 3 years and they are holding up great.
Very comfortable and supportive.

[cowboykjohnson]

Anybody try Oakley? They better make a damn good boot for $500.

I want to try a pair of their drag racing shoes, they're only like 80$ but they look comfortable and hopefully I can feel the pedals better.

[Mtn.man]

http://www.kenetrek.com/products.asp?dept=12

[theGinsue]

...no toe jam.

MMmmmmm. Toe Jam

[patrick0685]

if your close to one i would go to REI they will spend tons of time making sure you get a boot that fits well for your foot and they carry a lot of different brands for hiking and backpacking. One lady helped me over two days pick out the perfect boot. I got Salmons for 200.