The salomon boots are hard to beat. Very hard to beat. I have Danner and Kenetreck but the Salomons for the dollar...
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The salomon boots are hard to beat. Very hard to beat. I have Danner and Kenetreck but the Salomons for the dollar...
PB
I second Salomons, I found a cheap pair of non-military style Salomons in 2018 at a local Shoe store for $80 bucks and they have been my go to moderate to warm weather hiking boots for the last 4 years and they are just now showing signs of wear around the toebox, great boots for the money
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I am a big fan of Merrell Moab’s as well. Wore a pair of the ventilated lows in Africa for a year and they were great! Have a pair of waterproof mids now and have no complaints.
If you don’t need waterproof or goretex you can find them for a pretty decent price.
I really like my Lowa Zephry Mid boots. Lightweight and very durable. I've had 3 pair over the last 15 years or so. They are a bit expensive but you can find them on sale.
Bates are good for me. Nice and light, very comfy, no break in needed. I wear them when boarding ships from a moving pilot vessel via a rope ladder. I wear them hunting in Texas winters as well as in the Texas heat sometimes. I just got back from Winter Park, CO where I wore them daily in 3 degree snowy days while snowmobiling, tubing and trecking around town and whatnot. No complaints.
Maybe you've had a different experience but Merrells quality fell off a cliff post mid 2010's. My Moabs purchased before 2010 saw some pretty hard use and lasted a long time and when I went to purchase a replacement they lasted half as long under the same use, never bought another pair of Merrells ever again.
I'd tend to agree with this. I have a few pairs of Merrells and it doesn't seem like the quality is on par with what it used to be, but they're still decent for the price.
Salomons on the other hand have been rock solid for me, i have both waterproof GTX pairs, and breathable pairs, and they've held up great to hundreds of SAR callouts, hunting, hiking etc., in extreme environments. I have a hard time buying anything else these days