/FA/ HIKING / TRAIL BOOTS GENERAL

[Anonymous No.8962081]

bros help me find some aesthetically pleasing hiking boots. i'm going on a trip for fall break and need some new boots. i'm preferring form over function so I can wear outside of the outdoors, but obviously would prefer they don't fall apart on me after a few wears. something like pic related--but not with a shitty crepe sole

[Anonymous No.8962082]

they look horrible.

[Anonymous No.8962089]

>>8962081
danners

[Anonymous No.8962090]

>>8962081
if money is not an object check these out

[Anonymous No.8962092]

function>form when it comes to hiking boots m8

if you're adamant on getting something /fa/ try military boots, particularly German mil surp boots

[Anonymous No.8962097]

I forgot what its named, but its a really wierd raf simons boot thats actually a hiking boot.

has straps on it and shit, multicolored.

[Anonymous No.8962106]

>>8962082
not these exactly, but with a similar profile. basically ones that don't look like this

>>8962092
i would agree, but i'm just expecting light hiking and trails...so ideally i would want something i can wear out with jeans too

[Anonymous No.8962143]

>>8962089
holy shit these are perfect! just saw some on ebay for $400...used

[jmo No.8962163]

>>8962143
Those are well worth it. Tread is a little small but they look to be one solid piece. Less stitching and random shit equals ultimate waterproofing.

[Anonymous No.8962190]

i've always liked these

[Anonymous No.8962216]

So are you actually going to be hiking or do you just want like an old school alpine type boot?

[Anonymous No.8962224]

>>8962106
well like I said depends on your style but German mil surp boots are good, often a very good fit too. I'm in the market for boots too so was browsing /out/ for a bit and they were somewhat recommended

[Anonymous No.8962240]

>>8962163
that ostrich tongue and back tab. im really tempted to pull the trigger
>>8962224
yeah ill definitely check some out

[Anonymous No.8962253]

>>8962216
i'll be hiking, but pretty light stuff. i just want something that can handle the outdoors. i had a horrible experience with some nike running shoes, i kept slipping every other minute, so now i know i at least have to get something with decent soles

[important and relevant tripfag No.8963987]

I'm still not convinced that Danners don't look like shit.

[Anonymous No.8964035]

>>8963987

[Anonymous No.8964073]

>>8962081
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejUeqQ2ympk

[everyone cares No.8964085]

>>8964035
everyone cares that's why it's fashion

[Anonymous No.8964172]

Are timberlands fa?

[Anonymous No.8964271]

>>8964172
Depends which. I have timberland abington flat boots. Pic related, poorboi virgils. OP, for what you're looking for, anything from the abington line is right up your alley, ie functional hikers that don't like like ass

[Anonymous No.8964291]

>>8964172
Can anybody rec some all terrain boots? Dosent have to be /fa/

Saw a few shoes with gore tex, my cousin has a pair i think

[Anonymous No.8964343]

>>8962081
/out/ here.

It's a fucking trail not a runway. The squirrels don't care what you look like. Get what works the best.

And if you hike in anything less than Salomons, you are a casual.

[Lovegood No.8964420]

these r neat

[Anonymous No.8965036]

bump. any hiking inspo?

[Anonymous No.8965054]

Actually try >>>/out/ you dipshit, enjoy developing blisters wearing improperly-styled boots when hiking, and looking like a jackass when used casually

[Anonymous No.8965174]

>>8964271
These look nice, how would that sole handle hiking though?

[Anonymous No.8965505]

>>8965174
it's a vibram sole, so pretty fine
works great in snow

[gaspar No.8965509]

Marsell. idk if it counts tho

[Anonymous No.8965536]

>>8962081
Fucking don't do this to yourself OP
Good hiking boots are the most important thing to have when you go hiking, you need a pair that is extremely comfortable and good for your feet, you are a goddamn dumbass if you buy a pair to look good.
You will be walking all day in nature, that means uneven as fuck ground and it will kill your feet even WITH really good and comfortable pair of hiking boots.
Fuck you is dumb
Like if you walk a day in a city with old beat up pair of sneakers your feet are gonna hurt. Don't damage your feet to look good in some trail no one is even going to see you

[Anonymous No.8966061]

>>8962081
wearing /fa/ shit while hiking just lets everyone know you're a fucking casual. Danner is the only brand that makes respectable /fa/ hiking boots if you have to be a fag. Comfort is 100x more important than looks for hiking, unless you want bloody feet.

[Anonymous No.8966063]

>>8962081
Car shoe have some nice ones

[Anonymous No.8966105]

hiking boots look like shit, SHIT!

[pattydoodoo !!gaFKgLh+sWl No.8967025]

>>8962081
what season balenciaga is that

[Anonymous No.8968368]

>>8965536
>>8966061
i'm curious about your implications that it's not possible for a practical hiking boot to be plain and understated.

Before modern boots were invented, did people like John Muir and Meriweather Lewis just always hike with bloody feet?
I suspect that people have been navigating rocks, mountains, and woods for a few hundred years if not literal ages yet they didn't have stuff like >>8962106

[EndowedTurtle No.8968546]

>When /fa/ggots mix the real world and their hobby
>No clues to be found

If you're going to go full autismo and try to look 'good' while hiking, you might as well do it barefoot. Bring back neaderthalcore

If you want to hike seriously and not be a total fucktard, buy some vasques. If you keep them in good condition they'll last 15 years.

[Anonymous No.8968557]

>>8967025
topkek

[EndowedTurtle No.8968559]

>>8962090
These
>>8962143
aren't
>>8964271
fucking
>>8964420
hiking
>>8965509
boots.

It really fuckin makes me mad when people try and mix fashion with function, you aren't out there to look good you're hiking to get somewhere. You don't go mudding in a mercedes G class don't go uphill in the sludge with your timberlands that aren't EXPRESSLY for hiking

[Anonymous No.8968568]

>>8968559
they aren't hiking in them cool yr jets

[EndowedTurtle No.8968583]

>>8968568
I just saw Fury so I'm a little noided still. sorry

[Anonymous No.8968593]

>>8968583
at worst they will walk around outside, maybe up a slight gravel hill

[EndowedTurtle No.8968666]

>>8968593
as long as I don't see some fuckin SoCal hip kid hiking around the pacific nw with a pair of fuccboi fakeboots, aviators, rolled up JEANS and a sweater around his grizzled jaw then I'm good

[Anonymous No.8971181]

>>8968559
I'll hike in my timbs if I want to fucko you're not the boss of me

Cool your autism btw you don't need ugly vasques or NBs to hike people have gotten around tough terrain for millenia before they were a thing

[Anonymous No.8971498]

>>8968666
I went up in Ncascades in the summer and saw a group of fobs going up in skinny jeans and vans. I asked them and they said they were going up for a week.

[Anonymous No.8971802]

>>8968368
>Before modern boots were invented, did people like John Muir and Meriweather Lewis just always hike with bloody feet?
Those niggas did that shit all day every day throughout their lives, they probably had feet harder than your dick when you see a new rick piece
You are some faggot city whiteboy, you are gonna kill your fucking feet unless you get shoes that are good for you.

[Anonymous No.8971814]

>>8971802
>they probably had feet harder than your dick when you see a new rick piece

[Anonymous No.8973541]

>>8971802
i'm still skeptical..

I've been on day hikes and light backpacking in the sierra nevada, so i'm not 100% clueless. There are definitely slippery cliffs and boulder fields where it would be awful not to have regular hiking boots, but i have done a fair amount of what the average urbanite would probably call 'hiking' where you would be fine in a pair of dunks.

The issue is that 'hiking' really means different things to different people. OP could be talking about like 2hour walk on a dirt path in a park for all we know. pic unrel.

tl;dr I think the necessary footwear really depends on the specific terrain, climate, situation, etc you'll be in

[Anonymous No.8974692]

>>8962081
you know what? just put some fucking combat boots on.
not as functional as an actual hiking boot, but better than a city boot, and you might get some mileage out of it when you aren't hiking too.

[Anonymous No.8977018]

>>8974692
this

[Anonymous No.8977033]

>>8962081
>hiking in balenciagas