"Bob Hobden" wrote in message
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"john west" wrote in message ...

Have been looking for some solid *long lasting *walking shoes, and have
seen these:

Brasher Country Traveller GTX Men's Walking shoe

A picture of them is in this site:


http://www.penroseoutdoors.co.uk/p/1...FYbItAodXE4CEA

It says the sole is Countrymaster rubber sole.

I'm mainly stomping pavements, would this likely to be a hard wearing sole
would anyone know? I'm tired of soles that seem to wear out by
themselves just by putting the shoes on.


They are a well known brand in the walking boot/shoe business so should be
fine for your requirements provided they are comfortable with the right
socks on. I use two pairs of socks, a thin liner pair and then the chunky
walking socks.

Why the thin inner pair, what advantage is there with those ?

I just wear chunky wool nylon mix all the time, not just for walking.

My own preference for walking boots are Zamberlan leather boots which have
Vibram soles which grip and are hard wearing.

I prefer elastic sided boots myself and whatever is comfortable.

However I do try to avoid pavements and tend to be found offroad.

Yeah, me too. I find walking around the streets too boring myself.

The only way to buy walking boots is to go to a shop and try them on, a
proper shop will have a slope so you can feel if your foot slips inside
the boot. You may find, like me, that you need a bigger size than you
normally do.

I don’t because I wear what I walk in all the time in winter. Wear bare feet
and thongs, what you lot call flip flops in the spring summer and winter
but do wear the boots when out walking for exercise in those seasons.
Don’t walk for exercise much in winter, too cold to be pleasant IMO.