Hiking boots should be strong enough for handling the rugged conditions in your outdoor activities such as hiking, camping or even hunting. Durable boots should be heavy to endure the pressure from the feet particularly in long distance walking. For a long hiking you need the lightweight hiking boots . You can buy them in your local hiking or backpacking stores. You also need some hiking boots reviews about the lightweight shoes and lightweight hiking shoes.
There are some lightweight hiking boots most commonly available now such as Montrail Blue Ridge GTX, Vasque Breeze GTX, Timberland Cadion Waterproof Mid Gore-Tex XCR, Danner Radical 452 GTX, and the Columbia Frontier Peak GTX . These lightweight hiking boots come with a large range of sizes that can fit men and women. Lightweight boots usually are slightly taller than the mid-cut hiking boots. This design brings more support to ankle and lighte weight will keep you going in long miles. For ventilation there are leather uppers with mesh stripes in these lightweight boots. So you can wear them comfortably even in hot weathers.
To some users’ hiking boot reviews , the Montrail Blue Ridge GTX is good choice for those hikers who have narrow or medium feet. These Montrail hiking boots have nice leather uppers and only available in medium width. You need to pay around $180 to buy a pair of this kind of boots but the real price depends on the dealers. The Vasque Breeze running boots with ventilating mesh on the uppers.cost about $150. They have breathable Gore-Tex XCR for waterproofing and available in two widths . The boots especially attract a lot of women for the great ventilation.
This Timberland Cadion Waterproof Mid Gore-Tex XCR comes with medium width design that gives the extra strength. They feature waterproof and lightweight. This kind of boots have a fabric made of Swiss nylon, Schoeller material, polyester, Lycra, and Coolmax. All of the materials make the boots very light and the Gore-Tex XCR keeps them waterproofing even in the water. The boots have been praised highly and was awarded with the Backpacker Magazine 2006 Editor’s Choice award. This kind of Timberland hiking boots cost 140$ in online stores. The Danner Radical 452 GTX ($130) and the Columbia Frontier Peak GTX ($120) are also your nice choices for the extreme comfort they give. The Danner style is only available for men now and the Columbia have been replaced by the Titanium Daska Pass hiking boots.