Walking Boots

In article <[email hidden]>, aNdy <[email hidden]> writes

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Hi all I'm looking into buying some brasher hillmaster GTX boots, I was wondering if the soles
would wear out if I walked too much on concrete. TIA Andy

You have to be a student? Which college are you at?

Bernard Hill Selkirk, Scotland

In article <[email hidden]>, aNdy <[email hidden]> writes

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no im not joking

I didn't suggest you were joking, but that you were a student. If you are not a student then I
apologise. We get very many inane questions here from students who have no interest in walking, but
only post because their coursework requires them to.

Quoted message said:

Hi all I'm looking into buying some brasher hillmaster GTX boots, I was wondering if the soles
would wear out if I walked too much on concrete. TIA

I can't really advise on concrete. I tend to use the boots for the hills. However it clearly depends
what you mean by "too much". The obvious answer is Yes, if you walk on them too much then they will
wear out - but whether the uppers and internals are still intact in that time is unknown.

You would get better answers if you give the background to your question, and indicate why you
want to know.

Bernard Hill Selkirk, Scotland

aNdy said:

Hi all I'm looking into buying some brasher hillmaster GTX boots, I was wondering if the soles
would wear out if I walked too much on concrete.

From my experience the Brashers will wear faster than Zamberlans. My current boots are Zamberlan
Trek Lites and have regrettably been mostly used for work which involves walking about 3 miles a day
on pavements, they have lasted longer than a pair of Brasher shoes did. The limiting factor in the
life of boots and shoes has been the upper. The Zambs have just sprung a leak where the rand and
upper suffer most flex above the ball of the foot.
--
Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks"

no im not joking