Maybe it the age of mine, but I noticed it with my Danner in college, once those vibram soles wear a bit, they get "shiny" and slick as snot. I tried to wear mine in WY this year and ended up going back to something softer and soaking wet because the soles were fresh and still very grippy.
Sorry to resurrect an older thread, but how do the Explorers run width wise? I measure just a hair above D width on the Brannock with really flat feet, and depending on the boot will take either a Medium or Wide. Some other boots I own or have tried
- tried on Lowa Tibet and Tibet Hi in 11D and 11.5D, both seemed to tight in toe box
- Tried on lowa Camino in 11W and 11.5W. This boot seemed to run narrow and toebox in Wide seemed tight.
- tried on Lowa Renegade in 11.5D and that toebox seemed like it would fit
- own Hanwag Alaska in 11.5W. Overall Good fit but still get a bit of pinch/pressure on pinky toe
- own Crispi Summit 1.0 in 11.5D. Get slight pressure on pinky toe.
- tried on Kennetrek Mountain Extreme in 11.5D. With thin sock seemed ok in toe box, boot ran a bit long. Toebox was tight with thicker socks.
- tried on Crispi Wyoming in 11D. With a medium weight sock also got a bit of pinky toe rub
- own danner Recurve in 11.5 D. These seem to run a hair big and width is good.
