User Review: Lowa Tanark
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Materials: leather upper
Use: dry trails with moderate loads
Break-in Period: a few days
Weight: 3 lb.
Price Paid: $170
The fit is fantastic, the boot wears well. I have had two pairs--on the first pair the sole delaminated; Lowa honoured the warranty and they were replaced. (This was after a summer of moderate-heavy use.) But--the boot leaks like crazy! Both pairs, two different production batches, leaked at the bottom of the tongue. You cannot waterproof this boot--the nylon tongue gussets leak, even if the exterior leather is waterproofed. The gussets appear to be made of an uncoated breathable nylon. Water pours in through the bottom of the tongue, even in shallow momentary puddle walks. I thought it was me, but my significant other has a pair and hers leak too! During easy intermittant summer snow hiking--melt water gets in through the bottom of the tongue, even with (non-super)gaitors on...there seems to be no way to fix this problem, short of replacing the tongue gussets with waterproof material (yeah, right).
I cannot believe that Lowa would sell this boot as an all around boot!
It is a great boot for dry climate summer hikes, nothing else. Needs drains to at least let the water out!
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Where to Buy
Buy Online We found the Tanark at 3 online stores:
| Store | Product Description | Price |
 Massey's | Womens Lowa Tanark Mid Hiking Boots - 2006 | $47.49 | Buy Now |
 Sierra Trading Post 2 purchase options: | Tanark Trekking Boots - For Women | $108.95 | Buy Now |
| Tanark Mid Backpacking Boots - For Women | $108.95 | Buy Now |
 US Outdoor Store | Tanark Mid Boots - Women's | $190.00 | Buy Now |
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