Sorry man, but kind of an ad for these "shoes"

Can you do something on socks? Can’t believe I’m asking.

Can you do a video on shoes for obese folks suffering from plantar fasciitis? It’s hard to be active when walking down your driveway and back (I have a long driveway, about a few hundred feet, but still) leaves your feet screaming in pain 😣 I’m doing better now, but I still have to be VERY careful sometimes.

You know, you might want to try comparing these to trail runners rather than heavier boots. Seems more like a better comparison.

​@@boomkruncher325zzshred500

Those are not lineman's boots. More of a forestry/ firefighter boot, although I don't believe the collaboration boots are NFPA rated. I am a utility forester, and we put more miles on these kinds of boots in the worst imaginable terrain than most hikers ever see. The comfort of these types of boots would shock you. All they give up to a boot like the Keen is weight and shock. When you hike every day, the weight loses significance. Cushion is no issue in the woods. Cushion in districts where we follow lines from woodlands or prairie into town are a different matter though. Our employers require an NFPA boot. Wearing a pair of Hotshots on pavement all day can hurt. Keens are a great shoe if your terrain and load will be moderate. I used to sell shoes, and they were a real problem solver for customers who were leaving for hiking trips in the next few days. There is no break-in. They provide adequate support for casual hikers. The only real issue I have with Keens, Merril, et al, is durability. The upper and outsole will outlive the EVA midsole. The cushion is gone before the rest of the shoe wears out. For lots of folks, it doesn't matter. The demands placed on the shoe are minimal. For someone who works and plays in wild places a lot, the cost of a stitchdown boot is spread over years and may be less costly than a synthetic boot in the long run. It is important to note that there are lighter and lower options available. You can usually get a custom height, softer leather, and choice of outsole from companies like Nick's Once you wear boots like these, it is very hard to part with $170.00 for a boot that will fail in a year or less, presuming that you are very active. Just my two bits from the trenches. Cheers!

Wear Meindls, never need another hiking boot as long as you live

​@@StephenMcGregor1986pu midsole rots in meindls get eva midsole altbergs used by the army. meindl plastic foam junk

I've been using hiking sandals and I find these are the best hiking shoes in most situations.

@@lolilollolilol7773 your "most situations" don't sound like my "most situations", no offense.

@@alex_ottomano it sounds like you're never met a serious hiking sandal acolyte. They are crazy, and to be fair after a while they are wearing thick leather on their feet- thick living human leather.

@@zackstewart4109 haha I mean similar to the hardcore barefoot shoe people I'd imagine. I like to run very rocky, jagged, steep trails so I'm staying far away from sandals and go for grip and stability. All the power to them though!

I'd love to see this Nothing beats my Meindl Gufferts, nothing

Yes! I have had my sights set on Limmer boots for some time now!!!

@@adventuretarian8191 I have a pair of Vasque Sundowners that need to get resoled. Once they are beyond rebuilding a trip up to North Conway is definitely in the cards.

I'm on the wait list for my limmers currently!

Lowa - at least when I was walking to k2 Basecamp. All leather didn't make sense 30y ago ( possibly if you need irons )

True, i was thinking the same thing....i would have never thought that the Lineman would be a hiking boot...

Agreed! It would be really interesting to see the differences.

This! But please include heavy duty brands like Lowa, Meindl, Hanwag, Salewa, Mammut, La Sportiva etc.

@@stefanoberli5920 Agreed! I think one of the most interesting things happening in footwear right now is the split between heritage/long lasting, handmade footwear and more disposable single use, but lighter and cheaper footwear. It would be interesting to see a breakdown of the cost/wears and the effect each one has on the market, economy, things like that. A real big contrast between the two philosophies in modern footwear.

@@stefanoberli5920 Also would love to see Lundhags. Probably very rare to see outside of Sweden, but they're made to last decades and they often do. They like to use very thick full grain leather as well.

@@user-il9ze9py8cyou literally cannot go backpacking or bushwhack with the nicks shown in this video. Not a chance in hell. Obviously rose anvil has never gone backpacking or even hiking for more than a few miles, let alone bush whacking .

I wrote a comment some videos ago which got a lot of likes, that hiking boots comparison would be awesome. I would love to see Keen vs Meindl vs Zamberlan vs Stelvio vs Scarpa, etc, etc...

​@@deXXXXter2Would love to see the Perfekt and SuperPerfekt by Meindl getting reviewed!

⁠same, I thj k a lot of people are interested or would be since it's a different type of boot

first he'd have to educate himself on what hikers actually wear

*Nike enters the chat*

Those white collars gotta make some money

I mean......not to rain on your parade but its 2023 and pretty much most decent sneakers run around $100 - $150 these days on average. Everything is over priced, no exceptions

What of the design team? The logistics surrounding export from said country? Marketing? Materials? Research and development of said materials? There’s so many things aside from labor that factor into cost, that being said as with any big company, there are overpaid CEOs and senior staff as well as shareholders that establish price and increase cost

I work in a hospital, middle upper level mgmt always makes most of the profit from the actual employees that perform the care/task. Ethics are are cheaper to deal with some good shell game advertisements and brochures essentially marketing. Business models ? JK boots ❤ I like not the typical business model. Totally upfront on a consistent higher level.

Well said. He picked the far ends of the spectrum.

Never had wet feet in my Hanwag leather lined boots including the double stitched Berglers.

@@emty9668 but those are purpose-built hiking boots. Big difference between those and these workboots from the video that have a huge thick heap of leather underfoot that does take forever and ever to dry out.

@@_bats_That’s why you buy yourself a Peet Shoe Dryer. Almost 20 years ago I worked a winter as a skilift mechanic, pulling up to 17 hour days and having a few beers in the lodge after work. The Peet had my Sorels dry and warm every morning.

@@philsmith2444 you don't have access to Peet Shoe Dryers when hiking in bogs in foreign countries

Do they have beeswax in those foreign countries? Or knee-high rubber boots (Bog, Muck, etc) that are more suitable for those conditions?

It's the expert English Language purists whose feathers ruffle when they listen to made up words like funner ( more fun than fun ) or y'all, kinda, lika, sorta n'stuff, fortunately we don't have to pay attention to them.

​@@raulgutierrezconstante8119Unless you're an English student

@@justsomeguy5470 you're studying English, aren't you ? Well there ain't no point in you studying the language if you ain't gonna have an ample vocabulary, btw, ain't is the contraction of are not.

Red Wings are basically just boots for men on the registry

Heat up some rocks, wrap them in paper towels. Put in boots.

Isn’t that what shoe trees are for, to dry out your footwear if they’re wet.

Take out your insoles at night and put crinkled up newspaper in the toes of your boots… it’s not 100% overnight but it helps a lot.

How many of yall are carrying paper towels or shoe trees with you on the trail ?

Right lol I get that it’s a sponsored video but why put “best hiking boot” in a video when you’ll literally never see anyone who spends time on trail using them 😂 just cut a pair of Solomon’s in half

Or altras

My Lowa Camino GTX are so comfortable on my feet - more comfortable than any hiking shoe or trail runner I’ve tried - that the weight compared to trail runners doesn’t matter. It’s a lot like my 4+lb Osprey pack vs a

A unique sounding singer for sure. One of the best "new country" singers

Maybe a couple years actually!

Yeah that probably has more to do with modern trends in branding, hiking shoes, and minimalist hiking footwear more than it does the "experience" of the end user.

How come?

From what I can tell, Keen is similar to Merrel. Doesnt hold a candle to brands like Lowa or Meindl in terms of stability and durability. Your feet start hurting after a few hours when walking over rocks the whole day because the soles are too thin or too soft, they get wet when walking through snow, they arent resoleable. Thats why long distance hikers dont use them. Now for trailrunning, thats a different discussion however!

They just wear out really fast and they don’t offer any real support .. you’re better off with any pair of trail runners and some ankle gaiters

Even as far as trail runners for the same price you can get way better quality with Solomon or altra

Of course he didn't hate on the Keens, they sponsored him.

Perfekt and SuperPerfekt too - I was hoping for a review of those by R&A since a long time!

Lowa, Meindl and Hanwag have the option of leather lined or goretex on some of their boots, at least in Europe.

@@1maico1 Yes and so do Meindl, Zamberlan and Scarpa . Unfortunately there are fewer models available and in the UK often the importers don't bother with them. Yu seem to have a better choice in Europe ( from viewing the big German internet sites).

It also wears down way faster

I aim to get YOUR boots.

And yes, I only watched this to see more about your boots ;)

Complete nonsense.

It just depends what you're doing. If you're in the field for months or in harsh terrain you have to strongly consider the durability of your footwear. No shoe is good if it falls apart on you in the bush.

My GTX Lowas are completely waterproof unless I get into water over the top. I beeswax them, but that’s so the leather doesn’t wet out and freeze when I wear them snowshoeing (down to maybe 15F/-10C), not to keep my feet dry.

I kind of agree, but that lug sole is so stiff and wide it makes them a liability on even so much as a 2" rock. Your ankle has to just twist, which is an injury waiting to happen. Excellent for lowland tracks and soft ground, but I'd never take them up a mountain.

Hard agree. 😐 Hope she is doing well!

@@8fledermaus8 It has been almost 20 years since then. Multiple surgeries and a few pins over the course of several years, but is doing well now.

@@jimsutter2748 Glad to hear that she recovered. Good ankle support makes it so much easier (and healthier 😅) to hike in rough terrain.

But the trail runner crowd says boots don’t provide ankle support, and that it’s better to have strong ankles. While strong ankles are good to have, the fact is our ankles aren’t designed to have that kind of force applied to them. Nature doesn’t care, if an early Homo sapiens rolled his ankle and couldn’t walk he starved to death. We’ve figured out things like doctors, braces, and other supporting mechanisms, including over the ankle boots. The trail runner crowd will put on boots that come up to their ankle bones and say “see? Boots don’t work!”, but that’s because they want to wear trail runners. They’ll point to some study showing that boots don’t provide ankle support (probably tested with mids), and when you say that weightlifting belts provide support for weightlifters’ backs, people who have to lift things at work wear those belts for back support, boxers and MMA tape their wrists for support, even necks can benefit from braces in certain situations, but out of all the joints in a human body the only one that you CAN’T help by supporting it is the ankle they pretty much say “yup.” Look, you prefer trail runners to heavier shoes or boots? Hike your own hike, I’ll hike mine. Which I often do in low hiking shoes because my bad knees mean I have to be VERY careful and deliberate with my foot placement. But none of them are as comfortable on my feet as my over-the-ankle Lowa hiking boots.

Meindl also comes to mind

The problem has gotten worse in recent years with the elimination of different widths.

@@debluetailfly 100% Tried countless "wide" shoes that are not even wide. Heck some brands have wider "normal" widths on some models compared to another models wide one. It's actual hell and what has made me begin making my own shoes. US are lucky for having many classical bout makers in JK boots, Nicks and so on. For they can change the lasts to fit your foot properly. Sadly a bit too expensive to import over to here in the EU. Did it once. Which meant 275-ish dollars in import and shipping fees. Found like two shoes that are "acceptable", one normal work Boot and one minimal one. But they are still, not wide enough for true comfort.

​@@WolfMimirMori If you are trying making your own shoes, check out www.youtube.com/@harryrogers\ He did a series on making shoes. I think he also wrote a book about it. He hasn't made a video in 5 months, hope he is ok. He is in England. He was already a leather worker, so he had a lot of tools already. Shoemaking was a new adventure for him.

What I really don’t get is how I’ll need to wear different sizes between boot manufacturers and even among models by the same mfr. What’s the sense of making sizes if they’re not standard? Widths are a little more of a grey area, but still vary more than I think they should.

@@philsmith2444 The issue is lasts. There are so many lasts, many manufacturers have their own patented lasts and so on. So it becomes like clothes, no real universal system as everything do their thing differently.

They'll go up if they catch fire, they're made of recycled plastic bottles remember