New hiker here, haven't even bought proper boots yet so I wanted to find out all I could about what to look for when buying a pair - this video is fantastic. Thanks!
I know this is a few years old now but this is the most informative video for boots I’ve ever seen 👏🏻👏🏻 thank you for this, some brilliant advice here and you’ve helped me big time.
Excellent! Intelligent, knowledgeable, well articulated presentation, and a pleasure to watch and listen to. One of the most helpful videos I've seen. Many thanks from me and my feet.
It is clearly NOT - but rather - the video is heavily flawed. Look at my comment above (which for "obvious reasons" went uncommented by the "content creator", and you'll notice right away that he missed the most basic and (imho) by far most important aspect of seriously fitting hiking and mountaineering boots.
When you use a brannock device measure for your arch!! Because the support it so much more pronounced in hikers it’s more important to make sure your foot is getting the proper support. It’ll usually fit exactly how you want it and how you explained in the video lol (space up front in the toe box for your toes to splay out and it’ll give your toes room that when you’re walking down a steeper hill that they aren’t hitting the end) the other thing is lacing is very important in securing the foot back but one of the biggest things to make sure your foot isn’t sliding forward is making sure your arch is in the right spot. If it’s to far back then it’ll be hitting your heal which would throw the alignment of your body off. If it’s a good fitting arch it’ll create a locking feature that secures your foot not allowing it to slide forward! ALWAYS MAKE SURE THE BALL OF YOUR FOOT IS SITTING AT THE WIDEST PART OF THE BOOT!! So many customers don’t understand this and refuse help. Great video you explained it perfectly
The width lining up bit was such a "well duh" moment but I absolutely needed to hear it, lol! Thank you for going over those fine and fiddly details! Great, concise video!
Thank you for this video! I am relieved to find out that I chose the correct fitment for my new Keen boots. This is my first pair of hiking boots but not my first pair of boots in general. I was a little worried I may have bought half a size too big, but I knew after wearing them for a while that they feel pretty awesome even though I had some room left in front of my toes. I didn't realize before this that a little extra room is actually what you want.
Yo that super helpful! You just saved me 200 bucks having to return my 2nd order. I have a ton of boots, but I always get “new boot doubt”. Thanks again. Also, darn toughs are the way to go man. Tried and true for me. I wear them to hunt, hike, and I climb radio towers all year long. Worth it.
Very chill guy, explaining basic shoe fitment to us with a lively attitude. If there were more school teachers like him, there wouldn't be a single student with a grade below a B-.
That display rack of socks... I worked at a place called Paper Box and Specialty in Sheboygan, WI. Our products were folding cartons and display boxes. We made products for that Wigwam company at 5:28, does that bring back memories.
I am going to up one on the socks, get two pairs. One thin liner, one medium or thicker insulation / cushining sock. This is the best wayto avoid blisters, socks rubbing against each other rather than against your skin. Where I am from a hunter trick is to wear thin womans nylon socks as a liner. This is even used at polar expeditions, just to avoid that skin rub. The outher sock is for warmth or comfort.
Awesome information. Thanks! I have the socks and for comfort around the home wear one half size larger shoes. Now speculating I might want to stay one half size larger to accomodate the thicker socks.
When we went to Cabela’s for our new hiking boots they didn’t offer any suggestions. Very disappointing. I did buy a good pair of Merino wool hike/trek socks and a pair of Keens. Definitely will wear them to the grocery store and hopefully get them wet to form to my foot. Thank you!
That’s one problem with buying anything at big box stores, some have very knowledgeable employees but most don’t IME. When I was buying my first pair of actual hiking boots (I’d always hiked in basically soft-toe work boots before because my feet are so wide) a salesman at a local Eastern Mountain Sports spent about 2 hours with me finding me a pair that fit. Most importantly, he educated me on arch support, and how my super-flat feet caused my toes to splay out so much that even 3E boots felt too tight. Support the arches and eliminate that. I went with a pair of Asolo Fugitives and Superfeet Carbon insoles, after he packed a pack for me and told me to go walk around outside for a mile or so. I did break them in slowly over a couple weeks, and ended up having to return them because they were just a little tight at the end of the day. (This was back when EMS accepted worn returns, like REI does.) I ended up going with a pair of wide Fugitives and have never had fit problems again.
A good insole to replace the insole in a boot is the Spenco Full-Lenth Orthodotic. This was recommended to me by a podiatrist. It balances your foot if you have pronation. Also it protects the foot from puncture.
I’ve watched many videos to learn how i choose my right boot size Spicialy for hiking. But honestly you are the best. Thank you very much and I really Appreciated.
Delighted i came across ths video,. Im actually going looking for hiking boots this weekend as we are hiking Ireland highest mountain in July and I don't think my current boots will be suitable for this so was hoping to upgrade to more suitable boots this weekend, will def take all these tips in mind and I'll also invest in a proper pair of socks and insoles.
@@chaarstore bought my new boots today, I followed all your advise and picked a pair that I hope suit me well, I was tired between 2 but if I hadn't followed your advise I would have probably gone with my heart but I felt I didn't hav just enough toe room and they were slimmer fit so went with my head and went for the other one which I had a bit more room in toe box, I also bought a pair of special high arch insoles and have now popped them into the boot. Thank you for the excellent but simple advise
I’m a size 10.5 in most if not all shoes. Hiking boots however, I usually buy .5 larger in hiking boots and a full size larger in European made hiking boots/Mountaineering Boots
Thank you! 🙏🤩 Awesome video 👏👏 Of all the videos I saw on how to choose the appropriate hiking boots, this is the most informative and educational video of them all!! I saved it and shared it with my trail buddies! #Newbie🥾🥾🚶♂️🚶♀️
Thank you a great informative video. Already using your advice as I have just brought a pair of new boots and I will wear them around the house before venturing outside in them. Ted
Where the arch support of the shoe / insole strikes your foot is just as important as length. If it’s too close to the ball it’s going to cause you grief and if it is too close to your heel it will equally cause you grief. It’s gotta hit the sweet spot right between ball and heel in the middle of the arch.
really informative! I just learned that my outlet Mammut shoes that I was woried I bought too big are actually a perfect fit! (got that thumb width on the insole)
I was about to change my Salomon, cause my toe is little far away and shoe feels like one numb big and i’m not comfortable in that. But after this video, it fits perfect:) i have to see that after 6 hours a day with 3 days hiking, then i know i will thank this video again :)
@@taimaaldebiat6313 i couldn’t test yet mate sorry.. but lots of people saying same thing.. if you hike for days it’s important, but if you just for 1-2 days for hiking you can just take true to fit foot numb imo✌🏼
This is really the best helpful video to find the perfect fit. It helped me a lot to choose the right size between two different sizes of new Salomon quest 4 gtx boots. I thought first EU 44 is right for me, but after your video it turned out that EU 44 2/3 is the perfect size. Thanks a lot for your great Video and eplanation.
Funny how some think the Quest is for hiking, while others think of a full leather boot for the same purpose. I guess that is the difference in where we hike and under what conditions. When I look at REI vidoes I am like "but those are paths with well mainteined bridges, we dont got those, we have rockey paths at best".
Mole tape skin, maybe moisturizer every hour, change socks often. Idk if lotion would work but blisters are from high friction so lotion and mile tape to fight that. For work boots normally an inch of stra space is a must but idk if that's best for hiking... You could say hiking is completely different but I could spend 10 hours walking through a construction site with hills, debre, mud, water, tiny ankle roll rocks. Who wears steel toe on trail?
Darn Tough are guaranteed for life, so if you get a hole send it back they will send you back another pair, of course it has to be logical...if you set fire to them you are not going to get another pair, use your head. Although I have noticed that any wool socks you wear can not be wash as often has cotton socks, since they tend to wick away moisture and smell, wear them a few day not consecutively of course, but don't wash them so often and do not put them in the dryer let them dry on a towel or line dry, the important thing to remember is take care of them because they are expensive and you want them for a long time. I have over 30 pairs Darn Tough, WigWam, Smartwool, Icebreaker, and my favourite and really really really warm socks come from New Zealand...they are the Lothlorien Possum made from merino wool and possum fur...yes that's right possum fur! Possum and Merino wool combines for extra health benefits in resisting odour and bacteria. You need to try them I guarantee they are worthed...you can get a pair for 35 NZ dollars so that's about 25.00 usd, same price as all the other brands.
Going back to the store tomorrow! Lol Boot felt GREAT for days but something is just off....pulled the insole out and it's literally the exact length of my foot!! Oops.
Buying a pair of hiking boots and I find this information very helpful. Thank you for a very informative presentation. And the last comments regarding socks was good to know. If not for that, I would be using the "cotton is rotten" variety. I appreciate your post.
watch it again and that is covered. snug on the sides, finger down the back of your heal between your heal and boot, take out the insole and one thumb with at the top of the insole is a good fit, etc.
Happy to find out on my new pair of hiking boots I picked the correct size. I'd been wearing a pair of the higher end US Army military boots for the past 6 years and they're starting to get worn out. I needed the taller boots at the time that the Army surplus kind afforded me for being in a heavy timber rattlesnake and copperhead area. Now I've decided to try a mid pair between boots and low tops hikers.
I honestly think this is the best review of it's kind. Thanks for the info.
Thanks!
So simple yet so effective. If I was a sportswear store manager, that video would be a must to my new employees training!
New hiker here, haven't even bought proper boots yet so I wanted to find out all I could about what to look for when buying a pair - this video is fantastic. Thanks!
Probably the best fitting advice I've heard about any shoe-fitting, let alone hiking boots - cheers for the detail!
Thanks Mark!
I know this is a few years old now but this is the most informative video for boots I’ve ever seen 👏🏻👏🏻 thank you for this, some brilliant advice here and you’ve helped me big time.
Excellent! Intelligent, knowledgeable, well articulated presentation, and a pleasure to watch and listen to. One of the most helpful videos I've seen. Many thanks from me and my feet.
That's absolutely the best hiking boot fitting guide there is! Thanks!
Thanks Nikolay!
It is clearly NOT - but rather - the video is heavily flawed. Look at my comment above (which for "obvious reasons" went uncommented by the "content creator", and you'll notice right away that he missed the most basic and (imho) by far most important aspect of seriously fitting hiking and mountaineering boots.
When you use a brannock device measure for your arch!! Because the support it so much more pronounced in hikers it’s more important to make sure your foot is getting the proper support. It’ll usually fit exactly how you want it and how you explained in the video lol (space up front in the toe box for your toes to splay out and it’ll give your toes room that when you’re walking down a steeper hill that they aren’t hitting the end) the other thing is lacing is very important in securing the foot back but one of the biggest things to make sure your foot isn’t sliding forward is making sure your arch is in the right spot. If it’s to far back then it’ll be hitting your heal which would throw the alignment of your body off. If it’s a good fitting arch it’ll create a locking feature that secures your foot not allowing it to slide forward! ALWAYS MAKE SURE THE BALL OF YOUR FOOT IS SITTING AT THE WIDEST PART OF THE BOOT!! So many customers don’t understand this and refuse help. Great video you explained it perfectly
You said exactly the same things he says in the video.
The width lining up bit was such a "well duh" moment but I absolutely needed to hear it, lol! Thank you for going over those fine and fiddly details! Great, concise video!
Thanks Meg!
Strolled through all of TH-cam and I must say, this video is THE best out there regarding the fit of hiking boots!
Thank you!
Thank you for this video! I am relieved to find out that I chose the correct fitment for my new Keen boots. This is my first pair of hiking boots but not my first pair of boots in general. I was a little worried I may have bought half a size too big, but I knew after wearing them for a while that they feel pretty awesome even though I had some room left in front of my toes. I didn't realize before this that a little extra room is actually what you want.
Glad to hear it!
I tired taking the insole out method thank you so much!
The best boot fitting tutorial on TH-cam, well done lad 👌 Greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪
Thank you! Greetings from the US
Yo that super helpful! You just saved me 200 bucks having to return my 2nd order. I have a ton of boots, but I always get “new boot doubt”. Thanks again. Also, darn toughs are the way to go man. Tried and true for me. I wear them to hunt, hike, and I climb radio towers all year long. Worth it.
Thanks man!
Perfectly explained. Nobody is gonna argue with this video.
No so fast. Have you met my wife?
Thanks for the tips! Fit is so dang important. A well fitting boot changes everything.
Fabulous. I wear Smartwool merino socks - no blister in 48 months.
Very chill guy, explaining basic shoe fitment to us with a lively attitude. If there were more school teachers like him, there wouldn't be a single student with a grade below a B-.
That display rack of socks... I worked at a place called Paper Box and Specialty in Sheboygan, WI. Our products were folding cartons and display boxes. We made products for that Wigwam company at 5:28,
does that bring back memories.
Pretty cool!
Great video with concise practical tips ... made a huge difference when trying multiple boots on! Thanks!
Glad it helped!
I am going to up one on the socks, get two pairs. One thin liner, one medium or thicker insulation / cushining sock. This is the best wayto avoid blisters, socks rubbing against each other rather than against your skin. Where I am from a hunter trick is to wear thin womans nylon socks as a liner. This is even used at polar expeditions, just to avoid that skin rub. The outher sock is for warmth or comfort.
Awesome information. Thanks! I have the socks and for comfort around the home wear one half size larger shoes. Now speculating I might want to stay one half size larger to accomodate the thicker socks.
When we went to Cabela’s for our new hiking boots they didn’t offer any suggestions. Very disappointing. I did buy a good pair of Merino wool hike/trek socks and a pair of Keens. Definitely will wear them to the grocery store and hopefully get them wet to form to my foot. Thank you!
That’s one problem with buying anything at big box stores, some have very knowledgeable employees but most don’t IME. When I was buying my first pair of actual hiking boots (I’d always hiked in basically soft-toe work boots before because my feet are so wide) a salesman at a local Eastern Mountain Sports spent about 2 hours with me finding me a pair that fit. Most importantly, he educated me on arch support, and how my super-flat feet caused my toes to splay out so much that even 3E boots felt too tight. Support the arches and eliminate that. I went with a pair of Asolo Fugitives and Superfeet Carbon insoles, after he packed a pack for me and told me to go walk around outside for a mile or so. I did break them in slowly over a couple weeks, and ended up having to return them because they were just a little tight at the end of the day. (This was back when EMS accepted worn returns, like REI does.) I ended up going with a pair of wide Fugitives and have never had fit problems again.
Incredibly helpful and thoroughly explained! Thanks so much!
A good insole to replace the insole in a boot is the Spenco Full-Lenth Orthodotic. This was recommended to me by a podiatrist. It balances your foot if you have pronation. Also it protects the foot from puncture.
I’ve watched many videos to learn how i choose my right boot size Spicialy for hiking. But honestly you are the best.
Thank you very much and I really Appreciated.
@amagi Thanks!
Great review. I have to use toe socks and/or toe sock liner with darn tough sock.
Awesome thanks so much. I've been having issues with a new pair beginner hiker here. Thanks for touching on width too.
Great job tyler
❤
Just get Scarpa. 40 yrs and these boots are just awesome.
I appreciate this video. Solves my exact set of concerns. Thank you.
Thanks man, great info!
Delighted i came across ths video,. Im actually going looking for hiking boots this weekend as we are hiking Ireland highest mountain in July and I don't think my current boots will be suitable for this so was hoping to upgrade to more suitable boots this weekend, will def take all these tips in mind and I'll also invest in a proper pair of socks and insoles.
Sounds like an awesome trip. Have fun!
@@chaarstore bought my new boots today, I followed all your advise and picked a pair that I hope suit me well, I was tired between 2 but if I hadn't followed your advise I would have probably gone with my heart but I felt I didn't hav just enough toe room and they were slimmer fit so went with my head and went for the other one which I had a bit more room in toe box, I also bought a pair of special high arch insoles and have now popped them into the boot. Thank you for the excellent but simple advise
@@kmw7273 Glad to hear it. Hope they work out well for you!
I’m a size 10.5 in most if not all shoes. Hiking boots however, I usually buy .5 larger in hiking boots and a full size larger in European made hiking boots/Mountaineering Boots
Thank you! 🙏🤩
Awesome video 👏👏
Of all the videos I saw on how to choose the appropriate hiking boots, this is the most informative and educational video of them all!! I saved it and shared it with my trail buddies!
#Newbie🥾🥾🚶♂️🚶♀️
Thank you a great informative video. Already using your advice as I have just brought a pair of new boots and I will wear them around the house before venturing outside in them. Ted
Solid info and super-useful and concise explanations - thank you!
Great advice. Glad I watched this before boot shopping tomorrow
Just absolutely excellent video, as so many others have shared.
Where the arch support of the shoe / insole strikes your foot is just as important as length. If it’s too close to the ball it’s going to cause you grief and if it is too close to your heel it will equally cause you grief. It’s gotta hit the sweet spot right between ball and heel in the middle of the arch.
Yes, buy the one that fits your foot, not your shoe size, and trim the excess.
Probably the best video on this topic.Thank You.
great advice
An awesome video, well explained, genuine, not here just to sell or promote a product. Good on you, Chaar👍
Greetings from New Zealand!
This is an actual good fitting video. Great work explaning this prosess. Thanks!
This is so helpful!
really informative!
I just learned that my outlet Mammut shoes that I was woried I bought too big are actually a perfect fit! (got that thumb width on the insole)
Great information for any shoe
Excellent presentation, all the points I needed to hear about to get the right fit. Thank you.
Excellent advises ! Merrell and Salomon fits perfect for me
Brilliant video .....advice is straight to point....no waffle.....superb detail...facts, practical...and genuinely helpful to people....
Thankyou for sharing your experience
wow I learned so much thank you. you're the best!
Thanks. I enjoyed the video
That’s been so helpful - thank you! 😀
Thank you for taking the time to make this. Very helpful
Super useful video, makes everything very clear. Thank you!
This is a fantastic video! How did I not know these things?
Very informative. Thank you.
I was about to change my Salomon, cause my toe is little far away and shoe feels like one numb big and i’m not comfortable in that. But after this video, it fits perfect:) i have to see that after 6 hours a day with 3 days hiking, then i know i will thank this video again :)
Thanks for the comment. Have fun on your hike!
How did it work?
@@taimaaldebiat6313 i couldn’t test yet mate sorry.. but lots of people saying same thing.. if you hike for days it’s important, but if you just for 1-2 days for hiking you can just take true to fit foot numb imo✌🏼
Thank you for the informative video. The best one I found so far.
This is really the best helpful video to find the perfect fit. It helped me a lot to choose the right size between two different sizes of new Salomon quest 4 gtx boots. I thought first EU 44 is right for me, but after your video it turned out that EU 44 2/3 is the perfect size. Thanks a lot for your great Video and eplanation.
Awesome! Thanks & have fun out there
Funny how some think the Quest is for hiking, while others think of a full leather boot for the same purpose. I guess that is the difference in where we hike and under what conditions. When I look at REI vidoes I am like "but those are paths with well mainteined bridges, we dont got those, we have rockey paths at best".
Excellent advice provided here.
Mole tape skin, maybe moisturizer every hour, change socks often.
Idk if lotion would work but blisters are from high friction so lotion and mile tape to fight that.
For work boots normally an inch of stra space is a must but idk if that's best for hiking...
You could say hiking is completely different but I could spend 10 hours walking through a construction site with hills, debre, mud, water, tiny ankle roll rocks. Who wears steel toe on trail?
Darn Tough are guaranteed for life, so if you get a hole send it back they will send you back another pair, of course it has to be logical...if you set fire to them you are not going to get another pair, use your head. Although I have noticed that any wool socks you wear can not be wash as often has cotton socks, since they tend to wick away moisture and smell, wear them a few day not consecutively of course, but don't wash them so often and do not put them in the dryer let them dry on a towel or line dry, the important thing to remember is take care of them because they are expensive and you want them for a long time. I have over 30 pairs Darn Tough, WigWam, Smartwool, Icebreaker, and my favourite and really really really warm socks come from New Zealand...they are the Lothlorien Possum made from merino wool and possum fur...yes that's right possum fur! Possum and Merino wool combines for extra health benefits in resisting odour and bacteria. You need to try them I guarantee they are worthed...you can get a pair for 35 NZ dollars so that's about 25.00 usd, same price as all the other brands.
Really helpful video! Thank you
Awesome tips and info. Many thanks!
Very clear video, thanks for all the information!
Thanks Lucia!
Great guide dude, thanks a lot, you helped me a lot!
Solid information. Thanks
Thank you so much for the great details and in depth explanations!
Very very helpful. Thank you
Thanks so much! Very informative and super happy with my fit.
Glad to hear it!
super useful, thank you!!!
Great review - thanks !
Very informative video. Thank you for sharing.
Great video. Thanks!
A great video!!!
Thanks man! Great, succinct video.
This is very educational video. Thank you!
Going back to the store tomorrow! Lol Boot felt GREAT for days but something is just off....pulled the insole out and it's literally the exact length of my foot!! Oops.
Buying a pair of hiking boots and I find this information very helpful. Thank you for a very informative presentation. And the last comments regarding socks was good to know. If not for that, I would be using the "cotton is rotten" variety. I appreciate your post.
Happy to help!
this was awesome! thanks man
A very well presented video.
Thanks !
Thank You Mister Shoe.
Nice and compact. Thanks.
Really helpful video!
Thak you for the video sir!
learned a lot, thanks
Great video, cheers!
Great, instructive video. Better than others with some random guy’s opinion!😀
Very good, helpful video! All my shoes were …. Too small 🤦🏼♀️
Oh no! Hopefully it won't be a problem in the future!
Great informative video!
It would have helped to show also signs for too big / too small shoes.
watch it again and that is covered. snug on the sides, finger down the back of your heal between your heal and boot, take out the insole and one thumb with at the top of the insole is a good fit, etc.
Thanks - some great ideas
Really really useful 👏
Great video!
Good video. Thanks!
Happy to find out on my new pair of hiking boots I picked the correct size. I'd been wearing a pair of the higher end US Army military boots for the past 6 years and they're starting to get worn out. I needed the taller boots at the time that the Army surplus kind afforded me for being in a heavy timber rattlesnake and copperhead area. Now I've decided to try a mid pair between boots and low tops hikers.
This is a great video !
Iove moncler glacier hiking boots
Those are.nice