Best hunting hiking style boot

[renegade19]

Danner Mountain Light II.  I'm on my 2nd pair in the last 25 years.  First pair lasted 20+, never did lose their waterproof I just walked the soles down to slick.

[perrytrails]

Danner Mountain Light II.  I'm on my 2nd pair in the last 25 years.  First pair lasted 20+, never did lose their waterproof I just walked the soles down to slick.

That's impressive. I bought a pair of Danner pronghorns in January.

I broke them in... really nice boot so far

[putzy]

Solomon quest 4D have been my favorite so far. Very satisfied.

[kjnengr]

Hopefully my question is an addition, and not a hijack to the thread...

I have a narrow heel and a high arch...

I would love to find some good, comfortable, waterproof, and non-insulated boots for upland hunting and turkey hunting...

In the past I have actually tried purchasing women's hunting/hiking boots due to having such a narrow foot, but most of the women's boots not only have insulation, they have a lot of insulation, and my feet literally feel like they are cooking with the extended walking I do in them.

Hiking boots last me about 1 year at the most, as they are made for hiking on trails, and not on rugged terrain...  Also hiking boots do have as good of ankle support.

Any recommendations (from anyone else with narrow feet) would be appreciated.

Are just your heels narrow, or your whole feet?  Have you tried the stick in heel pads that go on the back side of the inside of the boots?  I don't have narrow heels but I had a pair once that slipped on my heel and those helped.

[howl]

They are probably different for different people because the lasts for different boots are made to fit different feet. One company might have several last shapes they make different models off of. I found, for instance, that some models of Danner boots fit me very well while others did not. The folks at Danner explained that the shape of the last they made the boots I liked from was the same for those models that fit me best. Other boots the did not fit well were off different lasts.

I like Merrell Ventilators. I used to wear Danner or Alico traditional leather hiking boots. Now I wear lightweight hikers. Saving a pound off the end of your leg will make those hills easier to climb; especially at the end of a long season of digging gobblers out of those hills.