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I now have a few hundred miles in the Asolo Fugitive GTX's including over 22 miles on this last Saturday. I still like them. They're good for my ankles and give great stability when side-hilling. Thanks for the thread resurrection - I'm always looking to see what might be next. The Fugitive GTX has been my go-to for a decade. I did bump-up to the 520 GoreTex for a sheep hunt, but the Fugitives held up just fine in the Alps last month. FC
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Like em or hate em. Here is my nearly 750 miles hiked boots. These boots saw some wet, steep, rugged coditions. They held up well, and were recently replaced with the same model. ![[Linked Image]](http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/y522/dnbird1/Mobile%20Uploads/DDC90CA9-158B-436D-A1BE-D7A6C0EBB2F8_zpsodruevkl.jpg)
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The deer hunter does not notice the mountains
"I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve" - Isoroku Yamamoto
There sure are a lot of America haters that want to live here...
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I got my cast off two weeks ago. I will see if I can locate some. Deer season is close. Hunt in the Texas hill country. I'm gonna need something with support.
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Gents: Some of you may know that I suffered from a bad right ankle for many years. It's a long story, but the end result is that now it has been surgically repaired, and I've recovered mostly. Pre-surgery, I had to buy overkill boots ... something that would positively absolutely keep me from rolling my ankle in the field. That lead to me using lots of heavy, tall, sometimes cumbersome boots. Ankle support is still important, obviously, but now, I find myself able to shop much more "normally" for boots. I'd like to hear what people are using, in what conditions, and why. I'll start: Tried lots of boots: Danners, Red Wings, Rocky, Meindls (Cabelas), Hanwag, Asolos, Merrells, and others (Schnees, Sorels, Mucks) . Meindls seemed to work best for me as a hunting boot, even though I had to return two sets of Canadas due to stitching failures (when they were double-stitched only). Then Alaskas, but they were heavy. Then some hikers (pre-Perfekts), that were solid, but heavy for hikers. Got into some Hanwag Trapper Tops and also some Cordura hikers. Good, but .. heavy. Felt like Herman Munster in them. Finally tried some Asolos post-surgery, Echo, Neutron, and Fugitive GTX. Loved the Echo (non-Gore-Tex version of Fugitive GTX). Tried the Neutron but the last is not the same last as the Echo, and they just were not the same. Looked for Echos, but they had been discontinued, and then I read reviews on the Fugitive GTX and saw where they use the same last as the Echo and that special-ops guys love them in the sandbox, and so I bought a pair to replace my Echos. Put some miles (kilometers  ) on them in Argentina, and whooee ... did my ankle like these boots! Asolo Fugitive GTX is my new favorite boot. Light enough, tough, easy to walk in all day due to their very stable last, protects my ankle ... love them. Top of the list for me for a new pair, but am very interested to hear others' experience and what they are currently riding. How about you? If Asolo made the GTX in a true EE, I would love them. I tried them, but the toe section just bites the ball of my 9 EE foot terribly. I love them and really wish they fit.
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If you like the Assolo Fugitive then you will love the Salomon Quest 4D GTX. Slightly bigger toe box, more comfort, more ankle support. My ankles are toast and I believe in the Salomon's.
I personally throw in the sofsole insole with the proper arch and it's absolutely a foot orgazim every time I lace them up. I've got two pair. One set I wear to work everyday of the week and completely abuse the other I save just for hikes and hunts.
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I have been wearing Hanwags for several years now. Both tara tops and the Yellowstones. I have narrow feet and I have had no problem hiking in these boots. They are comfortable and after a long days hike my feet are not screaming to get out of them.
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I too have EE sized feet. This has made finding the right boot harder. I have been through the whole Meindl, Lowa, Danner et al experiment. I have two main pairs of boots right now; Kennetrek Hardscrabbles and Danner Santiams. It took Kennetrek three tries to get these right but right they are. The Santiams I wear when it is not quite so rough. Arizona is really hard on boots. I typically wear a set out in two seasons. Danners are on third soles. I painted the toe with some type of coating and it has really made them last longer. The original airbob soles lasted two hunts. I now have them rebuilt with Sierra soles. The Kennetreks are far better mountain boots. I have a pair of Whites which are tough and heavy but they are not great hiking boots like the others are.
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Gents: Some of you may know that I suffered from a bad right ankle for many years. It's a long story, but the end result is that now it has been surgically repaired, and I've recovered mostly. Pre-surgery, I had to buy overkill boots ... something that would positively absolutely keep me from rolling my ankle in the field. That lead to me using lots of heavy, tall, sometimes cumbersome boots. Ankle support is still important, obviously, but now, I find myself able to shop much more "normally" for boots. I'd like to hear what people are using, in what conditions, and why. I'll start: Tried lots of boots: Danners, Red Wings, Rocky, Meindls (Cabelas), Hanwag, Asolos, Merrells, and others (Schnees, Sorels, Mucks) . Meindls seemed to work best for me as a hunting boot, even though I had to return two sets of Canadas due to stitching failures (when they were double-stitched only). Then Alaskas, but they were heavy. Then some hikers (pre-Perfekts), that were solid, but heavy for hikers. Got into some Hanwag Trapper Tops and also some Cordura hikers. Good, but .. heavy. Felt like Herman Munster in them. Finally tried some Asolos post-surgery, Echo, Neutron, and Fugitive GTX. Loved the Echo (non-Gore-Tex version of Fugitive GTX). Tried the Neutron but the last is not the same last as the Echo, and they just were not the same. Looked for Echos, but they had been discontinued, and then I read reviews on the Fugitive GTX and saw where they use the same last as the Echo and that special-ops guys love them in the sandbox, and so I bought a pair to replace my Echos. Put some miles (kilometers ) on them in Argentina, and whooee ... did my ankle like these boots! Asolo Fugitive GTX is my new favorite boot. Light enough, tough, easy to walk in all day due to their very stable last, protects my ankle ... love them. Top of the list for me for a new pair, but am very interested to hear others' experience and what they are currently riding. How about you? I have a bad ankle and bought uninsulated Danner Pronhorns. I don't do extreme weather activities so decent socks will work for me. I am interested in what was wrong with your ankle, who your doctor is and the fix. I am in a bone on bone situation with my ankle and am not interested in the fusion solution. My ankle actually feels best in Gaerne SG12 motocross boots but they are hardly practical for everyday wear.
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I don't do much rough country hunting anymore so regular old Red Wings work fine most of the time.
When I am going to be wandering around in steeper areas I have an old pair of Danner Flashpoint wildland fire boots. They have plenty of ankle support and really good soles for traction.
At one time Danner would rebuild them completely when you wore them out. Don't know if they still offer that service since most of their boots are made overseas now.
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My foot covering need been simple. Local hunting is easy terrain and the weather is never much below 30ºf. LL Bean's have worked great for years.
For Africa, French Ranger boots made by Palladium have been comfortable footwear there for me on more than a dozen trips. Lots of walking, but not mountainous (most areas - there are exceptions)
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I've been really happy with my Lowa Renegades but a heavy duty mountaineering boot they're not. They're great for day hikes though.
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