I've recently been wondering about my next pair of boots, and thinking I'd like to find something lighter in weight, on the theory that you can save a lot of energy by lightening up the weight on your feet. My last pair of boots were Cabela's Mendl Perfeckts, which have worked fine...but weigh over 4 pounds. In searching for lighter boots, I got tangled up in this thread on Backpackinglight.com about using trail running shoes instead of boots:

http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi...hread_display.html?forum_thread_id=43927

It's an interesting idea, and I can see some definite utility and energy savings when packing lighter loads...but I can't imaging packing out 80 pounds of muley on a steep mountain slope with trail running shoes.

Has anyone on here tried the trail running shoes idea?

Also, does anyone have any suggestions for a good, lightweight boot?

Last edited by Josey_Wales; 03/07/11.