Re: [Philmont]: ?hiking boots

My experience - Philmont and other - says don't get hung up on brands or models. The most important consideration is fit and break-in. Get the best you can afford, fitted properly (including putting weight on you back) and put lots of miles on them before you go. A pair of sturdy $100 boots properly fitted and seasoned will treat you better than a $300 pair chosen for the wrong reasons and left in the box until your trek.

Gary Boyd
Crew 151 CC
Georgetown, TX

>From: david richardson <drichi@swbell.net>
>Date: Fri Sep 23 07:42:39 CDT 2005
>To: Multiple recipients of list philmont <philmont@troop47.com>
>Subject: [Philmont]: hiking boots

>I am looking for a little help on which hiking boots to take a look at
>for philmont next year. I see that all the vasque sundowner boots are
>made in china now instead of italy. I was going to take a hard look at
>these and asolo 535 tps boots. Has anyone had any experience with the
>new sundowners?
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