Boot delima

[okie archer]

I live in Oklahoma so I don't get to go to several different stores to try on different boots. Scheels is the closest store that has good boots. Scheels carries Crispi, Kenetrek, Hoffman, Zamberlain.
Last year I bought a pair of Crispi West River insulated boots. I am just not fully satisfied with them. As far as quality goes yes they are great but just don't seem to fit my feet well. The main issue with the Crispi is the toes. The toe box is definitely not to tight, actually the opposite. When walking down hill I get "toe bang" real bad. The end of the boot is SO hard. Keeping toe nails tri.med well helps but doesn't totally solve the problem.

Went back to Scheels and spent substantial time trying different brands and styles. As far as Kenetrek goes the Mountain Extreme uninsulated were great on the toes. I even purposely tapped the toe of boot hard to floor and toe bang was pretty much non existent. HOWEVER, heel slip is annoying with the Kenetrek boots. Also a little narrow but store didn't have wides in stock to try on.

Crispi= toe bang
Kenetrek= heel slip
Hoffman were a no.
Zamberlain (didn't try because store rep said I wouldn't like them.
Don't have a way to try on Schnees Lowa, Selway, Meindl, etc.,

 

[Gellar]

The struggle is real! I went to scheels the other day to try on boots. I like a 6” uninsulated boot. The only boots they had in that style were Crispi. One was very tight, to the point it was constricting and one was quite a bit wider and I feared the “toe bang”. The salesman was helpful but you could tell he had no real experience actually using those boots.