Boots.......to Sole Or Not To Sole

[Huan72 687]

Sorry for yet another boot thread but.................I currently buy £40 boots that do the job and keep me dry so all good but am thinking of getting Lowa Combat GTX. The thing is I cover a lot of miles and am heavy on my soles and wear them out every time within six months. I have a choice between carrying on getting the cheaper boots every 6 months or getting the Lowas and replacing the soles when needed. Is the difference in quality worth the initial outlay if I am wearing the soles out so quickly :hmm:Never had Lowas and also if there are any lowa experts in the room, do you know what the difference is between the Lowa combats and the Lowa hunters :hmm:I notice the hunters are crampon compatible, are the combats? Many thanks for reading this and sorry for annoying you with yet another boot thread

[iamduvern 62]

I use these http://www.lancashiresportsrepairs.co.uk/walking_boot_repairs.htm

 

New Vibram soles mid soles replaced 1 eyelet replaced and new laces and a leather treatment £72 top quality workmanship the boots are 5 years old and I expect to get another 4/5 years before repairing or replacing them

[Huan72 687]

That's testimony enough, thanks for that. I have read the threads and all seem to rate Lowas, so I think I'll bite the bullet and get a pair. People seem to agree that they are on the heavy side but that hopefully translates into toughness and build quality I am one of those strange types, I actually enjoy conditioning and polishing my boots, it helps to build the relationship ,