Fozee
Fozee t1_j5reop7 wrote
Reply to comment by b1gd4ta in Good trailing boots. by Hulkmaster
>I dunno have you ever slowed down in hokas?
I haven't, but full disclosure I'm an absolute Salomon shill because my feet hurt in soft shoes and Salomon before last year only really ever used hard foams. A lot of brands like Hoka and On are just off the table for me, so I have no idea what to recommend.
Fozee t1_j5qz2tl wrote
Reply to comment by Hulkmaster in Good trailing boots. by Hulkmaster
Every one of the best runners in the world slow down and walk at some point. Trail runners are largely targeted toward the ultramarathon crowd, and some are better for walking than others. Salomon rarely has durability issues, their squishier trail runners like the Ultra Glide aren’t great for walking gait and the foams wear out, but their harder foams like in the S/Lab Ultra 3 or Sense Ride 4 will easily last a good 1000-1500km (running) unless you really have a weird gait or something.
But for hiking and walking around I'd really look at the Salomon X Ultra 4. It comes in a low or mid version, that's up to you. But it's consistently one of the best technical hiking boots in the world and is not unreasonably priced. Something like a Hanwag may be more BIFL, but I think someone with your use case would see just as much life out of the Salomon. Additionally, the Salomon has a hard plastic chassis in the midsole which is used for stability while carrying extra weight which sounds perfect for your size (they're designed by little 70kg Frenchmen)
Fozee t1_j60wk8g wrote
Reply to comment by Hulkmaster in Good trailing boots. by Hulkmaster
Salomon has a kind of trend where almost nobody actually leaves reviews on their site, and most people only go there to leave negative reviews