- ombredog
- Apr 4, 2024
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I'm looking for some footwear recommendations.
I currently have a pair of Salomon X ultra 4 GTX hiking shoes, that I purchased around 2021 when they first came out. Now they are pretty beat up and worn down and I'm looking for a replacement. The easy option is to just rebuy them again, since I liked them but I wanted to explore other alternatives in case there are new shoes since then that have come out or ones that fit my use cases better.
I use my Salomons as my everyday outdoor/hiking shoe, if there was any chance I would walk in dirt, mud, snow, rain I wore them. I've probably walked more miles on pavement with them than trail but I appreciated the toughness and resilience that getting them a little wet didn't mean my socks/feet were soaked unlike sneakers.
I like the low cut of the shoe as I want to use them for day hiking, and general outdoor use and don't need "ankle support". I prize the light weight and flexibility of the shoe so much that it is one of my most comfortable shoes to wear just all the time. I probably would go for a goretex model to resist any rain/water that gets on or splashes on the shoe but I can do without.
I've been looking at trail runners as an alternative option to consider but I don't really know how to pick or narrow down my search as every shoe is "premium" "light" "flexible" "perfect for [you]".
So alternative shoes/brands I should explore? Or just buy the Salomons again because they're that good, (nearly every "best hiking shoe list" has them somewhere at 1 or near the top)
I'm a bit later to this but I would just get the Salomons again.
Hiking shoes are always going to be specific to each use but you've already gone something comfortable there. If you wanted something slightly different, I would just get the Salomon XA Pro GTX models since they seem good enough and can handle the country I'm in (very dry, but gets extremely muddy in the wet season). I've tried the Ultras before and didn't notice much of a difference apart from the price. In my opinion, you can't go right with the ankle trade-off Salomon has done with both the shape and the lacing system. Merrels are close here but not quite.
As an aside, if anyone if keen on getting more sturdy boots I am planning to replace my Handwag Tashis. They've been actually just invincible and I've probably done about 300KM of active scrambling on hard rock surface on them with many many more KM of just straight hiking. Really sturdy boots that can get conditioned really easy and feel like they are steel capped when they aren't and can go in snow easy.
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