How to Properly Fit Hiking Boots
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- Опубліковано 17 тра 2024
- One of the biggest issues we find with hiking boots is the fit. There are plenty of reputable brands out there and honestly they are all good for different reasons, but nothing trumps fit. Often times you might be a different size from one brand or model to another, and you'll almost always be a different size when going from a sneaker to a hiking boot or shoe. In this video we go into a few things you should look for when selecting your next pair of hiking boots or shoes.
FYI- All of these tips apply to work boots as well, and many are applicable to running shoes and other types of performance footwear too. - Домашні улюбленці та дикі тварини
I honestly think this is the best review of it's kind. Thanks for the info.
Thanks!
So simple yet so effective. If I was a sportswear store manager, that video would be a must to my new employees training!
Probably the best fitting advice I've heard about any shoe-fitting, let alone hiking boots - cheers for the detail!
Thanks Mark!
Very chill guy, explaining basic shoe fitment to us with a lively attitude. If there were more school teachers like him, there wouldn't be a single student with a grade below a B-.
New hiker here, haven't even bought proper boots yet so I wanted to find out all I could about what to look for when buying a pair - this video is fantastic. Thanks!
Excellent presentation, all the points I needed to hear about to get the right fit. Thank you.
Thank you so much for the great details and in depth explanations!
Thank you for taking the time to make this. Very helpful
Solid info and super-useful and concise explanations - thank you!
Thanks for the tips! Fit is so dang important. A well fitting boot changes everything.
Incredibly helpful and thoroughly explained! Thanks so much!
Thank you for the informative video. The best one I found so far.
Brilliant video .....advice is straight to point....no waffle.....superb detail...facts, practical...and genuinely helpful to people....
I appreciate this video. Solves my exact set of concerns. Thank you.
Super useful video, makes everything very clear. Thank you!
Thank you a great informative video. Already using your advice as I have just brought a pair of new boots and I will wear them around the house before venturing outside in them. Ted
That’s been so helpful - thank you! 😀
Thankyou for sharing your experience
An awesome video, well explained, genuine, not here just to sell or promote a product. Good on you, Chaar👍
Greetings from New Zealand!
Great advice. Glad I watched this before boot shopping tomorrow
This is an actual good fitting video. Great work explaning this prosess. Thanks!
I know this is a few years old now but this is the most informative video for boots I’ve ever seen 👏🏻👏🏻 thank you for this, some brilliant advice here and you’ve helped me big time.
Probably the best video on this topic.Thank You.
really informative!
I just learned that my outlet Mammut shoes that I was woried I bought too big are actually a perfect fit! (got that thumb width on the insole)
Thank you! 🙏🤩
Awesome video 👏👏
Of all the videos I saw on how to choose the appropriate hiking boots, this is the most informative and educational video of them all!! I saved it and shared it with my trail buddies!
#Newbie🥾🥾🚶♂️🚶♀️
wow I learned so much thank you. you're the best!
I tired taking the insole out method thank you so much!
Great information for any shoe
Awesome tips and info. Many thanks!
Excellent advice provided here.
Excellent! Intelligent, knowledgeable, well articulated presentation, and a pleasure to watch and listen to. One of the most helpful videos I've seen. Many thanks from me and my feet.
Very informative. Thank you.
Awesome thanks so much. I've been having issues with a new pair beginner hiker here. Thanks for touching on width too.
Awesome information. Thanks! I have the socks and for comfort around the home wear one half size larger shoes. Now speculating I might want to stay one half size larger to accomodate the thicker socks.
Excellent advises ! Merrell and Salomon fits perfect for me
Really helpful video! Thank you
Very informative video. Thank you for sharing.
Great video with concise practical tips ... made a huge difference when trying multiple boots on! Thanks!
Glad it helped!
Very helpful. Thank you.
Just absolutely excellent video, as so many others have shared.
Great review. I have to use toe socks and/or toe sock liner with darn tough sock.
A very well presented video.
Thanks !
Thanks man! Great, succinct video.
Very very helpful. Thank you
Thanks so much! Very informative and super happy with my fit.
Glad to hear it!
This is very educational video. Thank you!
Awesome video. Fitment of any boot is the key to not having problems with pain blisters or damaged feet. Asp Mountain boots with stiff soles. Comfort and perfect fit is just as important as Quality of the bands materials.
Fabulous. I wear Smartwool merino socks - no blister in 48 months.
This is so helpful!
The best boot fitting tutorial on UA-cam, well done lad 👌 Greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪
Thank you! Greetings from the US
That's absolutely the best hiking boot fitting guide there is! Thanks!
Thanks Nikolay!
It is clearly NOT - but rather - the video is heavily flawed. Look at my comment above (which for "obvious reasons" went uncommented by the "content creator", and you'll notice right away that he missed the most basic and (imho) by far most important aspect of seriously fitting hiking and mountaineering boots.
Solid information. Thanks
Strolled through all of UA-cam and I must say, this video is THE best out there regarding the fit of hiking boots!
Thank you!
Perfectly explained. Nobody is gonna argue with this video.
Great review - thanks !
super useful, thank you!!!
this was awesome! thanks man
learned a lot, thanks
Thanks - some great ideas
Great video. Thanks!
Great video, thank you!
Very clear video, thanks for all the information!
Thanks Lucia!
The width lining up bit was such a "well duh" moment but I absolutely needed to hear it, lol! Thank you for going over those fine and fiddly details! Great, concise video!
Thanks Meg!
I’ve watched many videos to learn how i choose my right boot size Spicialy for hiking. But honestly you are the best.
Thank you very much and I really Appreciated.
@amagi Thanks!
Thanks. I enjoyed the video
Thak you for the video sir!
Great content. Thank you.
Thank you for this video! I am relieved to find out that I chose the correct fitment for my new Keen boots. This is my first pair of hiking boots but not my first pair of boots in general. I was a little worried I may have bought half a size too big, but I knew after wearing them for a while that they feel pretty awesome even though I had some room left in front of my toes. I didn't realize before this that a little extra room is actually what you want.
Glad to hear it!
This is a fantastic video! How did I not know these things?
Nice and compact. Thanks.
Great informative video!
Very useful. Thanks
Super helpful!
Great video, cheers!
Really helpful video!
Just get Scarpa. 40 yrs and these boots are just awesome.
Well done!
I am going to up one on the socks, get two pairs. One thin liner, one medium or thicker insulation / cushining sock. This is the best wayto avoid blisters, socks rubbing against each other rather than against your skin. Where I am from a hunter trick is to wear thin womans nylon socks as a liner. This is even used at polar expeditions, just to avoid that skin rub. The outher sock is for warmth or comfort.
This is a great video !
Really really useful 👏
Good video. Thanks!
That display rack of socks... I worked at a place called Paper Box and Specialty in Sheboygan, WI. Our products were folding cartons and display boxes. We made products for that Wigwam company at 5:28,
does that bring back memories.
Pretty cool!
Great video!
Great, instructive video. Better than others with some random guy’s opinion!😀
This is really the best helpful video to find the perfect fit. It helped me a lot to choose the right size between two different sizes of new Salomon quest 4 gtx boots. I thought first EU 44 is right for me, but after your video it turned out that EU 44 2/3 is the perfect size. Thanks a lot for your great Video and eplanation.
Awesome! Thanks & have fun out there
Funny how some think the Quest is for hiking, while others think of a full leather boot for the same purpose. I guess that is the difference in where we hike and under what conditions. When I look at REI vidoes I am like "but those are paths with well mainteined bridges, we dont got those, we have rockey paths at best".
When you use a brannock device measure for your arch!! Because the support it so much more pronounced in hikers it’s more important to make sure your foot is getting the proper support. It’ll usually fit exactly how you want it and how you explained in the video lol (space up front in the toe box for your toes to splay out and it’ll give your toes room that when you’re walking down a steeper hill that they aren’t hitting the end) the other thing is lacing is very important in securing the foot back but one of the biggest things to make sure your foot isn’t sliding forward is making sure your arch is in the right spot. If it’s to far back then it’ll be hitting your heal which would throw the alignment of your body off. If it’s a good fitting arch it’ll create a locking feature that secures your foot not allowing it to slide forward! ALWAYS MAKE SURE THE BALL OF YOUR FOOT IS SITTING AT THE WIDEST PART OF THE BOOT!! So many customers don’t understand this and refuse help. Great video you explained it perfectly
You said exactly the same things he says in the video.
A good insole to replace the insole in a boot is the Spenco Full-Lenth Orthodotic. This was recommended to me by a podiatrist. It balances your foot if you have pronation. Also it protects the foot from puncture.
Delighted i came across ths video,. Im actually going looking for hiking boots this weekend as we are hiking Ireland highest mountain in July and I don't think my current boots will be suitable for this so was hoping to upgrade to more suitable boots this weekend, will def take all these tips in mind and I'll also invest in a proper pair of socks and insoles.
Sounds like an awesome trip. Have fun!
@@chaarstore bought my new boots today, I followed all your advise and picked a pair that I hope suit me well, I was tired between 2 but if I hadn't followed your advise I would have probably gone with my heart but I felt I didn't hav just enough toe room and they were slimmer fit so went with my head and went for the other one which I had a bit more room in toe box, I also bought a pair of special high arch insoles and have now popped them into the boot. Thank you for the excellent but simple advise
@@kmw7273 Glad to hear it. Hope they work out well for you!
Excellent
Yo that super helpful! You just saved me 200 bucks having to return my 2nd order. I have a ton of boots, but I always get “new boot doubt”. Thanks again. Also, darn toughs are the way to go man. Tried and true for me. I wear them to hunt, hike, and I climb radio towers all year long. Worth it.
Thanks man!
Awesome video till date @2022
I’m a size 10.5 in most if not all shoes. Hiking boots however, I usually buy .5 larger in hiking boots and a full size larger in European made hiking boots/Mountaineering Boots
Real good presentation. Thank you! One question: How far up and down should my heel move when I walk around the store in the new boots I'm trying on? AND where is your store and the name of it?
Hi Dave- Thanks for the compliment! Really your heel should not move up and down inside the boots when properly laced up if they are the right size. You may experience heel lift in stiffer boots like backpacking and mountaineering boots, even when properly fitted, if they aren't laced securely.
Name of store is Chaar and we are located in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Thanks for asking!
V help full.
EXCELLENT .
Great video…what do you think about Solomon Outline Mid Gtx and Altra Lobe Peak Hiker boots?
@Alex - they're both decent lightweight/light duty hiking shoes. Pick a few options and try them on to see what fits best.
Thank you for the video! Could you tell please, when I stay on tge inclined down surface in a store, should I feel the end of the boot or should I feel an empty space?
When securely laced they should not touch the end of the boot.
@@chaarstore thank you💝
Thank You Mister Shoe.
When we went to Cabela’s for our new hiking boots they didn’t offer any suggestions. Very disappointing. I did buy a good pair of Merino wool hike/trek socks and a pair of Keens. Definitely will wear them to the grocery store and hopefully get them wet to form to my foot. Thank you!
That’s one problem with buying anything at big box stores, some have very knowledgeable employees but most don’t IME. When I was buying my first pair of actual hiking boots (I’d always hiked in basically soft-toe work boots before because my feet are so wide) a salesman at a local Eastern Mountain Sports spent about 2 hours with me finding me a pair that fit. Most importantly, he educated me on arch support, and how my super-flat feet caused my toes to splay out so much that even 3E boots felt too tight. Support the arches and eliminate that. I went with a pair of Asolo Fugitives and Superfeet Carbon insoles, after he packed a pack for me and told me to go walk around outside for a mile or so. I did break them in slowly over a couple weeks, and ended up having to return them because they were just a little tight at the end of the day. (This was back when EMS accepted worn returns, like REI does.) I ended up going with a pair of wide Fugitives and have never had fit problems again.
Mole tape skin, maybe moisturizer every hour, change socks often.
Idk if lotion would work but blisters are from high friction so lotion and mile tape to fight that.
For work boots normally an inch of stra space is a must but idk if that's best for hiking...
You could say hiking is completely different but I could spend 10 hours walking through a construction site with hills, debre, mud, water, tiny ankle roll rocks. Who wears steel toe on trail?