How to buy hiking shoes, 6 principles to keep in mind!

Date：2022-11-30 18:26:32

1.on the high not on the low principle
  If you are not familiar with the outdoor terrain you are going to, you should buy shoes on the high side, rather than on the low side, rather than choose a higher grade series.
  If you can't decide between the hiking series and the traversing series, then you should choose to wear trail shoes, which at best feel heavier, but can better protect your feet, because in terms of impact resistance or support, high-grade outdoor shoes will always give better protection to the feet.
2. Leave room for the principle (shoe size half size larger)
  In everyday life, shoe size should always be just right, but hiking shoes are different and should be left with a margin, i.e. the shoe size should be half a size bigger.
  Simply put: this is because the feet will expand when walking long distances. If the shoe is just right, the foot will feel tight after expansion, which is not conducive to the relaxation of the foot. Furthermore complex terrain with uphill and downhill, when people walk downhill, the pressure of the human body's center of gravity and the ground's reaction force often makes the foot lunge forward, just the right shoe will top the toe, and over time will make the toe very painful and even injured. The big one or half size shoes, laced up tightly will make the heel close to the rear, the front slightly spare, so that the foot in the forward process will reduce the extrusion, thus reducing the damage to the toes.
  Reminder: When choosing matching outdoor socks, you should choose slightly thicker cotton socks to fill the gap between the shoe and the foot, which can effectively prevent the foot from rubbing out blisters, and cotton socks can help absorb sweat and remove moisture. As for the standard of shoe width should not be tight and not loose, because no matter that series, there will be looseness after wearing for a period of time, so there is no need to leave a margin.
3. When traveling for a long time, focus on choosing waterproof shoes
  In the wild, especially the alpine environment, the weather is always inscrutable. At this time, we should think more about climate change and choose a pair of waterproof hiking shoes, preferably with waterproof lining, and prepare a few pairs of sweat-conducting and moisture-permeable socks, which will have the best effect when used together.
4. Pay attention to the anti-slip nature of hiking shoes
  Anti-slip is one of the basic characteristics of outdoor shoes, and it is also an important indicator to check the performance of a pair of shoes, good anti-slip is more conducive to walking stability, thus reducing injuries.
  In order to solve the problem of anti-slip soles, shoe manufacturers have made many articles on patterns and rubber surfaces to make outdoor shoes have better anti-slip properties. After a period of wear and tear on the sole, slip resistance will decline, especially on wet hard ground, the very high density of rubber often affects the slip resistance, but not on dry ground, outdoor people are more familiar with the Vibram outsole has this feature.
5. Before traveling, break-in principle first
  The key to strong support in outdoor shoes is that the sole is hard and the upper is tight and firm so that it can enhance foot support when carrying weight. However, this relatively stiff design structure is often not immediately adaptable when new shoes are first put on the feet, and requires a period of adaptation, so it is best to break in the new shoes on your feet for a week before you buy them and feel no discomfort before replacing them.
6. Mountain climbing shoes brand and cost performance
  When you are ready to choose an outdoor shoe, you may first consider how much money you need to spend and what grade of outdoor shoe you want to buy, then you must pay attention to the brand and cost performance of outdoor shoes.
  These outdoor shoes that look no different in appearance are of different quality due to the design techniques and materials used. A pair of excellent quality outdoor shoes should be light, strong, comfortable, with good flexibility, beautiful appearance and other characteristics, while low-grade outdoor shoes due to the use of cheap materials, relatively heavy, bad will also appear off the rubber, off the bottom phenomenon.
  Different outdoor shoes, although there is a big difference in price, but the feeling of wearing them will naturally be different. Some shoes seem to have a higher price, but a pair of high-grade shoes can offset two or three pairs of low-grade shoes to wear, compared to the economy may be more.