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Skika t1_iwajhat wrote

Reply to comment by gaurddog in Cell Phone..............? by clarbr03

I hear ya. For what it’s worth, I switch back and forth between iPhone and android. Both are great. Personal preference, I think. Anyway. My last iPhone had a super beefy case and took a 40’+ fall down a granite hiking trail. Before that phone, I had a Samsung with a beefy case that took a 10 minute dip in a glacial lake and later fell off a big lift onto flat concrete, maybe 30’? Totally fine. I guess it’s just like, I think you can get away with more than just “tough” phones. And I’ve self repaired many phones on my own with parts from iFixit.com.

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Skika t1_iwag1na wrote

Reply to Hiking boots recommendations by No_Vanilla9662

Big time hiker/backpacker here. Tons of miles on tons of trails. Unless you are hiking in legit winter conditions, ditch hiking boots. Embrace trail runners and damp feet. They won’t be BIFL, but a good pair of trail runners will last about 300-500 miles. Boots like LaSportiva, Asolo, Scarpa, etc may get 1,000 miles, but also cost 2.5x as much. If you’re hiking, no footwear is going to be even close to BIFL. So it’s really a wash either way.

Information for anyone curious here, here, here, and especially here.

If you’ve never hiked in trail runners, give it a shot! If you’re working in the boots, that’s a different story. Like, trail maintenance, or farm work, or whatever else. But if you’re just hiking, you don’t need boots. Unless it is proper gnarly winter.

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