walking boots-- which are good?
SMS wrote:
On 27/03/10 2:45 PM, john hamilton wrote:
somebody mentioned sketchers and there is a big sketchers shop in
oxford st with hundreds of different items. on their web site it
says they do a punisher 3 trail shoe (where somewhere else it said
it was their most popular item).
The shoe you are talking about is called the Energy 3 Punisher. It's
not a trail shoe. It's a basic sneaker. As long as you're not using
them on trails, or in wet conditions, they'd be fine. Waterproof
socks are a terrible idea. I have some similar Skechers, "Skechers
Energy Downforce" which I like. One big plus of the Skechers brand,
at least in the U.S. is that they have many models with extensive
sizing options, including half-sizes past size 11, and wide sizes
(this is fairly rare).
If you live in a place that gets a lot of rain (and expect to be
wearing the shoes out in the rain) you should look for a sale on The
North Face Men's Ultra 104 GoreTex Xcr Trail Running Shoes. These
sell for around $65 in the U.S. when on sale.
You won't save that much money by not getting a shoe with a GoreTex
(or other breathable membrane) and you lose a huge amount of
functionality. Waterproof socks don't serve the same purpose. GoreTex
socks are expensive, and are thick (like wearing two pairs of regular
socks) so you need to take that into account when choosing sizes. And
of course if the waterproofness in the shoes, the shoes can be used
with any socks, but the converse isn't true because the waterproof
socks are so much thicker.
All the experts agree that the best option is to get a shoe that has a
breathable, waterproof membrane.
Like hell they do, most obviously with the military.
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