Crossing Rivers and Water Shoes - Backpacking Light
网页July 16, 2019. This post is part of a new blog-style series that summarizes key concepts about backpacking skills, gear, and philosophy in a shorter format than our standard articles. It’s filed under the category blog. Crossing rivers “ultralight style” – that’s when you simply walk through the water wearing your hiking shoes and ...
Best hiking boots - Backpacking Light
网页2023年3月21日 · They come in wide and they are reasonably light for GTX boots (listed at 2 lbs 11 oz). I have had good luck with them in recent years. The soles are not terribly wear-resistant, however, so I’ve replaced them quite frequently. Mar …
Boots with loose Goretex Liners - Backpacking Light
网页Feb 20, 2012 at 6:44 am #1841829. Ty Ty. Spectator. I would return the boots, buy some trail shoes without gore-tex liners. If you must have goretex buy the socks. Goretex eventually leaks so at least that way it wont be sewn into your shoes. What most people here do instead is wear shoes with minimal leather, more mesh and thin socks and just ...
Best Lightweight Waterproof Boot? - Backpacking Light
网页2010年11月13日 · Eric, do you mean waterproof boots don't exist, or that even the waterproof boots will get wet? If they're billed as "waterproof" and they still get wet, then that's fine, I'm just looking for lightweight hiking boots that are called "waterproof" by the company, meaning they made an effort to waterproof the boot (e.g. with Gore-Tex, etc.).
boots or shoes for philmont? - Backpacking Light
网页2007年6月12日 · The only issue was a couple of water spickets were very wide and made filling the bladders difficult but still possible. Finally, if you wear lightweight hiking shoes or even medium height boots I would recommend, as Jason suggested, a lightweight pair of short gators to keep out all the dust from the Philmont trails.
New Balance 1000 Insulated Boot Review - Backpacking Light
网页2011年9月27日 · That's why the Keen Growler, became our favorite lightweight winter boot. It has a mostly synthetic upper, an outsole that provides good traction, a good fit, and it's reliably waterproof. Since the Growler is now discontinued, we have been looking for a good replacement, and we found one in the New Balance 1000. ARTICLE OUTLINE. …
Good aftermarket boot laces? - Backpacking Light
网页Mar 21, 2021 at 5:29 pm #3705684. Rex Sanders. BPL Member. Bought a pair of Lawson Technora ToughLaces for trail runners. Very tough looking but kind of thick, stiff, and overkill for those shoes, so they didn’t stay on long. Switched to Lock Laces and I’ll never go back to tie-them-yourselves, and it’s not because lazy.
Lightweight Backpacking Gear for Cold Winter Temperatures (Two …
网页2019年12月24日 · RBH fleece socks (with an ultralight merino liner sock) are my favorite combination for extreme cold while wearing my current winter lightweight hiking shoes and Forty Below Overboots on snowshoe trips, or with my …
Baffin Borealis Lightweight Double Winter boot
网页2020年2月8日 · Telescope the outer boot shells together to keep out soon drift snow when stored in the tent vestibule. *Again, (with feeling) using 3 mm thick neoprene diver’s sox as a VBL for a boot like this will extend the temperature range by at least 15 F. and keep the liner dry and warm all day.
Lightweight mountaineering boot with a wide toe box?
网页2020年6月21日 · BPL Member. Salomon x-alp is a B1 mountaineering range that comes in shoe to hightop boot versions. I have the x-alp mid ltr gtx which i have used with grivel c1 crampons and I have kicked steps in the snow with them without issues. They are lighter than their backpacking boot (the quest 4d), which was a nice surprise, but I wouldn’t …