Hiking boots
| Author | Date | Message |
|---|---|---|
| Torben Dahl | Jan 9 2012, 8:49pm | Looking for some advice on hiking boots. Myself and a couple of friends are going to Morocco by end of this month to do some hiking in the Atlas Mountains. We had planned to rent boots down there, but this has now fallen through. Anyone having any suggestions on: 1) Places to hire boots in Ireland. 2) Suggestions about which boots to buy. Thanks and regards, Torben |
| aidan roe | Jan 10 2012, 6:59am | Torben i would consider buying a pair over renting. Renting boots is a crapshoot. You may think boots are ok in shop where your renting only to have your foot destroyed with blisters a day later. i've seen it happen before. it can ruin a holiday. i'd look at buying a pair now and getting some miles in before the end of the month. I know there expensive, but there your most importanat bit of kit. and no I dont work in any of the outdoor store:-) Aidan |
| cormac o ceallaigh | Jan 10 2012, 8:28am | contact Des Clark at www.nomadicmorocco.com , he lives in Morocco,( from Dublin originally) i went on a trip with him a few years ago in the Atlas mountains , he would have good local knowledge and contacts. |
| Jeff Fitzsimons | Jan 10 2012, 11:19am | I love that a fairly random inquiry such as Torben's has had such a specific reply as that delivered by Cormac. Gas stuff really, Cormac has a man in Morocco for boots. What next, a lady in Niger for galoshes? :) Back on topic though, I'd be wary of the renting option as well, sounds like a recipe for sore feet. |
| CaitlÃn bent | Jan 10 2012, 11:22am | Torban, I would agree with Aidan. Buy a reasonably decent pair of boots and 'break them in' before you go. Look out for The Great Outdoors sale which should be coming up soon. Ask staff when. (I do'nt work there but my husband got a pair of' Meindle' at a good reduction last year.) Try to go on 1st day of Sales. Wearing the right socks also is important. |
| Diarmuid O COLMAIN | Jan 10 2012, 3:23pm | Sale on in Basecamp, middle Abbey st at present, I think |
| Jeff Swords | Jan 11 2012, 1:01pm | Was wondering when Basecamps started, thanks Diarmuid. The Great Outdoors sales starts the 19th, or so I was told when I last rang to check. |
