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Quechua is decathlons own brand and i have found the vast majority of their stuff to offer decent performance and value. With most equipment being offered at a range of price points. But i agree walking boots can not be easily tested in a day ( although you could probably spot rubbish)
Bit of a strange test because boots need to be broken in over several days/weeks. I've got a pair of high quality Gore Tex stiff mountain boots and they were horrible to wear for the best part of a month. They're like slippers now.
This absolutely depends on brand and specific type or style of boot and what activity theyre for. The best outdoor hiking boots and shoes generally don’t require much breaking in and thats part of the technology that goes in to them/what you’re paying for. I think you do make a good point though because who knows with cheaper boots.
Dipping your feet in water is not a water proof test. Try walking though wet grass for 30 minutes. 95% of canvas/ fabric upper boots will fail this test resulting in wet feet😢
I laughed when they said that £100 was expensive for a pair of walking boots. They obviously haven't been down the whole rabbit hole - I'm thinking £160 - £200 is what I'm likely to spend on my next pair. Definitely should have had a premium option. All worn for at least a month as others here have said.
This test is utterly ridiculous. They're testing a hiking boot on a trail you could wear a pair of street trainers on. The premium boot is a lightweight trainer 😂 and no surprise on this contrived test it's not much better than a boot from Decathlon. A realistic test would involve mountainous terrain, a gradient worth talking about, wet rocks, fording a stream or 2, driving wind and rain, and an actual premium hiking boot made by Scarpa, La Sportiva, Lowa, Mammut or similar.
@@sdemosi That sounds like a rigourous test but would probably apply to 0.1% of buyers. This is commercial show for mainstream consumers, not gnarly mountain goats!
@@wooj82 not really. There are millions of hill and mountain walkers in the UK alone. Most of them will face terrain tougher than this type of stroll at some stage during the year. Conditions will be treacherous simply due to weather. So while my test is a bit extreme, this test isn’t rigorous enough to give an informed comparison
In my experience using hiking footwear I can say that expensive boots are perhaps a little better than cheap ones, but their price says otherwise. You don't need to wear very expensive equipment for outdoor sports activities, but if it gives you self-confidence to wear outfits with names like "Salomon" "Merrell" "Columbia" "Hoka" then go ahead and just do it...
Makes a change that the conclusion wasn't that the one that cost twice as much was the best but, yeah, they wore them once. They might fall apart in a couple of weeks for all we know, and if, e.g., the expensive ones only go up to a size 10 it wouldn't matter how fantastic they were they'd be no use to me but he didn't mention what size range either make come in.
Quecha are half decent brand, they are pretty good I had a pair for ages never let me down. Why not test the Top brands against the £18.99 pairs they sell in certain German supermarkets, and then see how they fair!
No sensible hiker would go any distance in new boots no matter what the brand or reputation you are just asking for trouble and what's this with The Gadget Show reviewing stuff that doesn't need plugging into the mains or WiFi?
For more info on the boots, check the description, and to watch the full episodes from our latest series, head over to My5: www.my5.tv/the-gadget-show/
Quechua is decathlons own brand and i have found the vast majority of their stuff to offer decent performance and value. With most equipment being offered at a range of price points. But i agree walking boots can not be easily tested in a day ( although you could probably spot rubbish)
Bit of a strange test because boots need to be broken in over several days/weeks. I've got a pair of high quality Gore Tex stiff mountain boots and they were horrible to wear for the best part of a month. They're like slippers now.
This absolutely depends on brand and specific type or style of boot and what activity theyre for. The best outdoor hiking boots and shoes generally don’t require much breaking in and thats part of the technology that goes in to them/what you’re paying for.
I think you do make a good point though because who knows with cheaper boots.
Also my hi tec just had both soles fall off after a few months of light use...
Dipping your feet in water is not a water proof test.
Try walking though wet grass for 30 minutes.
95% of canvas/ fabric upper boots will fail this test resulting in wet feet😢
Budget vs expensive I expected something like a scarpa or salomon not a £100 pair! For walking boots/ shoes that’s mid range.
I laughed when they said that £100 was expensive for a pair of walking boots. They obviously haven't been down the whole rabbit hole - I'm thinking £160 - £200 is what I'm likely to spend on my next pair. Definitely should have had a premium option. All worn for at least a month as others here have said.
This test is utterly ridiculous. They're testing a hiking boot on a trail you could wear a pair of street trainers on. The premium boot is a lightweight trainer 😂 and no surprise on this contrived test it's not much better than a boot from Decathlon.
A realistic test would involve mountainous terrain, a gradient worth talking about, wet rocks, fording a stream or 2, driving wind and rain, and an actual premium hiking boot made by Scarpa, La Sportiva, Lowa, Mammut or similar.
Try the Salomon X Ultra Pioneer!
@@sdemosi That sounds like a rigourous test but would probably apply to 0.1% of buyers. This is commercial show for mainstream consumers, not gnarly mountain goats!
@@wooj82 not really. There are millions of hill and mountain walkers in the UK alone. Most of them will face terrain tougher than this type of stroll at some stage during the year. Conditions will be treacherous simply due to weather. So while my test is a bit extreme, this test isn’t rigorous enough to give an informed comparison
In my experience using hiking footwear I can say that expensive boots are perhaps a little better than cheap ones, but their price says otherwise. You don't need to wear very expensive equipment for outdoor sports activities, but if it gives you self-confidence to wear outfits with names like "Salomon" "Merrell" "Columbia" "Hoka" then go ahead and just do it...
Makes a change that the conclusion wasn't that the one that cost twice as much was the best but, yeah, they wore them once. They might fall apart in a couple of weeks for all we know, and if, e.g., the expensive ones only go up to a size 10 it wouldn't matter how fantastic they were they'd be no use to me but he didn't mention what size range either make come in.
Quecha are half decent brand, they are pretty good I had a pair for ages never let me down. Why not test the Top brands against the £18.99 pairs they sell in certain German supermarkets, and then see how they fair!
Never heard of these brands. What about Vessi.
Messi?
Hoka Annacapa are the very best for my feet 100% mid gtx 2years old nearly 700 miles.
I’ve had my inov8s for a bit they are great I’m not going to lie
Meindl/ Berghaus for me, leather only
No sensible hiker would go any distance in new boots no matter what the brand or reputation you are just asking for trouble and what's this with The Gadget Show reviewing stuff that doesn't need plugging into the mains or WiFi?
Scarpa footwear every time
100%quechua
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