I hope you thoroughly enjoy the above image of my new hiking shoes. It just took me 40 minutes to get this image up because I couldn’t get it the right size. LOL.
I absolutely love them. Bought them last night at Dicks/Field & Stream. What an amazing store. The brand is Danner. This seems to be a very good shoe company. The shoes were not cheap, but they were on sale. My birthday is coming up, soooooooooooo. Anyway, you want a good hiking shoe or boot. You want something that will protect you properly and last a long time. With the way the world is going, we may not have access to what we need the way we have always been used to. Everyone should go get themselves good, solid hiking shoes.
What do you want in hiking foot gear? Think about the scenarios you are likely to encounter in your area:
Water: get water-proof (mine don’t look water-proof, but they are!), Snakes: get very solid material with good ankle protection, Cold: get warm, Hot: get cool, Rocky/Slippery: get good soles that can handle all that, Ticks: get light-colored.
There should be good ankle support and I would recommend lace-up shoes for greater control of tightness (have extra laces in your bug-out bag). You may or may not want a defined heel. Try out shoes thoroughly in store for comfort and wear the type of socks you are likely to be wearing when hiking. I also recommend some sport-designed insoles, which you should also bring with you when trying on. This will make an ENORMOUS difference in your comfort level and health of your feet.
I also bought this great little prepper booklet, Disaster Survival Guide, which shows you what to do in many different situations and emergencies. I highly recommend getting something like this and reading it cover to cover. You will be amazed what you learn. You will become prepared for situations you never even conceived of, but could very possibly encounter (like the time the power went off at night when I was in my basement-very scary-you can quickly become completely disoriented-I will tell that story next week).
May go hiking again this weekend with my new shoes. If its interesting, I will tell you about it next week. If it’s boring, I will tell you about it next week…..