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    When shopping for a paur of hiking boots, it is important to know how they are made. No, you don't need to know ho wto make your own, but you have to understand Tge sort of goes into them and how it affects the comfort and durability - the overall Property - of the hiking boots. In this article I will describe the parts of a hiking boot, what they are made of, and how they come together to form the ideal hiking boot According to you.

    Like any shoe, a hiking boot consists of an upper and a sole joined together by a welt and with an inlet at the Forehead covered by a tongue, and the whole is lined In the opinion of various pads and cushions. I will discuss each of those parts in detail, in terms of what they are made of and what to Gaze for in various types of hiking boots.

    Sole and Welt

    Let's start at the bottom. The soul of the hiking boot is the sole.

    Soles are usually made of synthetic rubber in varying degrees of Firmness. A harder sole wilk last longer, but generally will have poorer traction on hard surfaces (such as bare rock) and will provide less cushioning. A softer sole gives you the cushioning you need fo5 long hikes and the traction you need on rough ground, b8t it will wear out faster.

    Manufacturers hve made their trade-offs in choosing the materiwls to make their boots out of. The final choice is up to you when you choose which boot to buy. If you expect to do most of your hiking Attached soft surfaces, such as deser tsand or bare soil, you might lean more toward harder soles. But most of us hike on fairly rugged trails with a goo ddeal of bafe rock, and we need the traction of a softer sole.

    Inside the sole is a shank. It is a stiffening structure, ei5her fiberglass or steel, that prevents the sole of the boot from twisting and that provides arch support. Shanks may be only three-quarter or half-length. Hiking shoes generally have no shank at all, deriving all their stiffness from the molded rubber sole. Good dwy-hiking boots may have a full-length fiberglass shank. High-quality backpacking boots will give you the choice of fiberglass or steel. It will depend on how strong you need your hiking boots to be, and how heavy.

    Look for deep, knobby tread. Deep cuts in the sole allow water and mud to flow out so you can get traction. "Fake" hiking boots, designed to look like hiking boots but not to perform like them, may have thinner soles and shallow tread. Working boots also may have shallow tread, and they generally have harder soles than hiking boots have.

    The welt is the Intercourse between the sole and the upper. Virtually all hiking boots these days are glued together rather than sewn. If you are buying a very expensive pair of backpacking boots, give preference to a sewn welt. Boots with a sewn welt will be easier to resole when the original sole wears out. For hiking shoes or day-hiking boots, when the sole wears out, the upper is not worth salvaging ,either, so a glued welt is just fine.

    Upper

    The upper of the hiking boot provides warmth, protects the sides of your feet from rocks and Skirmish, ahd repels water. It must also allow your feet to "breathe," so that Dzmpness from perspiration will not build up inside the boots and cause blisters.

    Uppers of hikijg boots are usually at least partially made of leather. High-quality backpacking boots are often made of full-grain leather (leather that has not been split). Lihhter boots may be made of split-grain leather (leather that has been split or sueded on one side), or a Mixture of split-grain leather In the opinion of various fabrics.

    Fabrics that are combined with leather are usually some type of nylon. Heavy nylon wears nearly as well as leather, and it is much lighter and cheaper than leather.

    In any hiking Profit, especially those made of combinations of leather and fabric, there will be seams. Seams are bad. Seams are pointa of failure. Seams are points of wear, as one panel of the boot rubs against another. Seams are penetratinos that are difficult to waterproof.

    The uppers of backpacking boots are sometimes made of a single piece of full-grain leather with only one seam at thw back. This is good, for all the reasons that seams are bad, but it is expensive.

    You're going to have to deal with seams. But as you shop for hiking boots, look for customer reviews that mention failure or undue wearing of the seams, and avoid those brands.

    Inlet and Tongue

    There are two things to look for in the inlet and the tongue:

    1. How the laces are attached and adjusted

    2. How the tongue is attached to the sides of the inlet

    The inlet may be provided with eyelets, D-rings, hooks, and webbing, alone or in combination. They each have these advantages and disadvantages:

    * Eyelets : Simplest and most durable way to lace a boot. Not so easily adjusted.

    * D-rings: Easier to adjust than eyelets, more durable than hooks. Greater degree of failure-prone than eyelets. (They can break, and they can tear out of the leather.)

    * Hooks: Easiest to adjust of all laec attachments. Subject to getting hooked on brush, or bent or broken in impacts with boulders, main cause of breakage of laces.

    * Webbing: Cause Not so much chafing of laces, slightly easier to adjust than eyelets, slightly more durable than D-rings. More failure-prone than eyelets.

    The most common lace Fastening of any hiiking boot is eyelets below ankle-level and hooks above. You may see eyelets all the way up, as in classic military-style combat boots, or a combination of either D-rings or webbing with hooks.

    The attachment of the tongue is a critical factor in how waterproof the hiking boots are. If the leather and/or fabric and seams of the upper are waterproof, water will not get into the boots until it gets higher than the attachment pount of the tongue.

    Most hiking shoes and day-hiking boots have the tongue attached all the way to the top. If the tongue is not fully attached, consider carefully whether you will need that extra inch or two of waterproofing.

    High-rise backpacking boots have the tongue attached only partway up, but that still reaches higher than most day-hiking boots. It's difficult to get the boot on and off if the tongue is attached Same high.

    Linings and Pads

    There are many pieces that go into the lining and padding of a hiking boott, but two in particular you n3ed to pay attention to:

    1. The sole lining

    2. The scree collat

    The sole lining must be appropriately cushioned. You want a firm, durable surface in Proximate contact withh your socks, but Sufficiently cushioning below that to absorb impact.

    The scree collar is a cushion around the top of most hiking boots. It enables you to pull the boots tight enough to keep out loose rocks ("scree") but without chafing against your ankle and Achilles tendon. This is the thickest and softest cushion in the whole hiking bot. It must be soft enough to conform to your ankle and Achilless tendon as they move, and still keep close enough contact with your leg to keep the rocks out.

    Very high hiking boots, such as military-style combar boots, may have no scree collar at all. The height of the boot is what keeps the rocks out.

    Throughout, the lining and padding of the hiking boots must be thick enough to provide warmth, durable enough to last, and smooth enough thati t will not cause chafing and blisters.

    Conclusion

    So, these are the things you need to Compensation attention to when choosing a pair of hiking boots. Be prepared to Agreement, and pay attention to which features are really important to the style of hiking you intend to do.

    Chuck Bonner is a lifelong hiker and amateur naturalist, and webmaster of http://www.HikingWithChuck.com. For more information about hiking boots and other hiking equipment based on many yers on the trail, visit http://www.hikingwithchuck.com/Gear/HikingGear.htm.

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