User Review: Alpine Design Hiking Boots

Reviewed October 31, 2007 by David Williams

Rating: rated 4 of 5 stars
Materials: Leather
Use: rough trail / 40lb pack
Break-in Period: two days
Price Paid: $69.99

I really love this boot and I've been hiking twenty to thirty miles a week with it in rugged terrain with a pack in the mountains of Southern California, it gets wet inside and my feet get all pruney but that's cause I'm sweating so much and haven't started changing socks yet.

It has a much wider toe box than almost every other shoe I've tried on (I've tried on every shoe at REI and Adventure 16) and they have an even wider model available. It's comfortable and I've been trying to beat these up by hiking through steep rubble, kicking rocks, jumping in puddles etc because I'm training for the Appalachian Trail.

I like this boot; HOWEVER, I went through a couple at the store that were messed up inside (bad WP insert alignment, bunched up insole etc). It's a good boot but they need to have better quality control from the factory. If you inspect the boot well before you buy it and try on a few different ones, you'll get a great boot for a very great price.

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