Timeline for Which places would require hiking boots?
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| Dec 14, 2011 at 13:23 | vote | accept | jjeaton | ||
| Oct 17, 2011 at 5:34 | comment | added | Beaker | @victoriah I would argue that it is a misconception that expensive means good quality. Some of the quickest to wear items I've ever owned were the most expensive of the type. Finding a cheap pair of boots that fit and are made of good material is not that hard. | |
| Oct 16, 2011 at 16:22 | comment | added | hippietrail | Hence you have to decide. On my first trip to Europe I thought I was smart buying a pair of Doc Martins that would be tough in all conditions and smart enough to go out in. They were the most painful blister causing and expensive footwear I ever bought. They may have even shrunk in the cold! They also weren't hiking boots but not skimping in that case cost me much pain and much wasted money despite the very high quality. You have to weigh up your own needs and priorities and you have to decide for yourself. Can you get away without hiking boots? Yes. Are good hiking boots worth the money? Yes. | |
| Oct 16, 2011 at 16:14 | comment | added | victoriah | I disagree Ginamin. I've had the same pair of 200 dollar hiking boots for over ten years now and I've worn them through just about every type of terrain. I would pretty much never buy cheap shoes, there's nothing more miserable than getting wet feet or blisters. Skimping in most areas is fine but the one area where it's really worth paying for quality is your shoes. | |
| Oct 16, 2011 at 13:59 | comment | added | jjeaton | I was planning on wearing some type of shoes everywhere, like you said. I suppose I could buy hiking boots in whichever country I am in if I really need them... | |
| Oct 16, 2011 at 3:01 | comment | added | Beaker | I concur, cheap is the way to go. Expensive ones just get torn up anyway. | |
| Oct 15, 2011 at 8:48 | history | answered | hippietrail | CC BY-SA 3.0 |