Hiking Boots Blog

Maybe you’ve seen them. Maybe you haven’t. Chances are you will meet them someday.

If you ignore the fact that the guy’s backside in this video appears to be on fire, it’s pretty informative stuff. The main points covered: A good pair of boots is hard to come by. It takes a lot of research and time to break them. If you’re backpacking with a heavy load, you want [...]

We traverse through the backwoods in order to get away from it all — to leave all that technology and noise behind. So, exploring the wilderness with an iPhone in tow is kinda an oxymoron, right? Maybe. However, trekking completely bereft of simple technologies (like a compass, for instance) can be slightly dangerous depending on [...]

When we prep for a long trek, it’s nice to know that all you need is right there on your back. And when you can avoid lugging around a few extra pounds, it’s even better. The JakPak does just that — combining your jacket with your tent and sleeping bag. The camping contraption comes in [...]

When it comes to hiking boots, less is more for Damien Tougas. As a firm believer in minimalist footwear, he produced a series of posts on his blog ADVENTUREinPROGRESS chronicling his discovery of a footwear somewhere in between boots and bare feet. Along with Tougas, more and more hikers are turning to minimal footwear brands [...]

As much as we’re pro-hiking boot, we can’t ignore the back-to-basics movement. How basic, you ask? Well, it’s kind of like hiking around caveman style, but not quite. Throughout ancient history — from the Egyptians to the Romans — people donned little to no footwear. The Barefoot Hiker, a guide book published in the early [...]

Escaping that ugly, real-world grind with a nature hike through mazes of swaying trees with those cuddly little forest animals scampering about is one of the best things you can do to ease your mind. While taking it all in — the crystal-clear skies, the almost-intoxicating air, the completely surreal solitude — what’s the last [...]