[Closed] Women's walking boots

In my experience Scarpa always seem to take quite a bit of 'walking in' to make them comfortable for me, as they are very robustly built with thick, stiff leather and less padding than boots that are instantly comfortable.

That being said the pair I had lasted well over 10 years of hard use.

Depends on what terrain and conditions obv, but for general low level hillwalking Mrs MR swears by lightweight option and always come back to these Italian beauties: Grisport Hurricane

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(yikes, the capcha phrase generated by tinypic was 'left shoe' - a conspiracy!)

In my experience reviews are useful only for material/manufacturing quality; however, for fit and comfort, there is absolutely no substitute for trying a shoe on. I couldn't find a Meindl boots that were comfortable with the shape of my feet; Scarpa, on the other hand (foot) are usually a perfect fit.

I think this one product where reviews mean nothing

Get to a shop and get your feet in them

Where the round for the house for a week. If you don't like then try again next weekend

PS Goretex linings have worked well for me

My wife has worn Brasher hill master for the last few years and had no problems at all. They are comfy, waterproof and light enough to wear all day. We bought them in a walking shop in Hawes and the lady said that my wife could wear them straight away as she has never had anyone complain about blisters or sore feet with these boots.
Hope that helps.

cool guys, thanks very much!

As above, it's all about fit. Find a good outdoors shop, try a bunch of different brands, buy the ones that fit. A good boot fitter will be able to have a reasonable guess at which brand's lasts are likely to be in the ballpark just by looking at her feet - different brands use different lasts (the plastic or wooden foot form boots are constructed around - and they all vary. What you're looking for, basically, is the brand which uses a last that most closely matches her feet.

Loads of decent brands around: Scarpa, Salomon, Meindl, Brasher - about to be subsumed into Berghaus - Zamberlan, Aku, Mammut, Asolo, Garmont, Keen, Teva, Altberg etc, many of them based in the same smallish area of northern Italy, but ultimately it's all about the fit. The best reviewed, best made boot in the world is useless to you unless it fits your foot shape.

gf uses cotswolds (*ramblers GRRRR :+) get 15% disc), but they do have proper fitting kit and she loves her Scarpas.

The most difficult bit is likely to be finding somewhere that stocks a range of brands.

I think this one product where reviews mean nothing

Get to a shop and get your feet in them

Where the round for the house for a week. If you don't like then try again next weekend

THIS.

Cotswold Outdoor are pretty good, and if you have one local it's worth getting a proper fit from them. I looked at Go Outdoors and they didn't offer, or even have, a measuring device 🙄

My Wife had a pair of Zamberlan Ladylite boots for many years and has replaced them with Meindl boots. She has fairly wide feet with a high instep.Neither pair are Goretex but with proper care are waterproof.As previous posts, you need to try on.

gf uses cotswolds (*ramblers GRRRR :+) get 15% disc)

So do CTC members 🙂

It's definitely all about the shape of your feet. Scarpas fit mine and I have never had to bed a pair in, including Manta winter boots. Like slippers (well heavy slippers). I would choose SLs above Rangers but the prices are getting a bit silly these days. Personally I think Brashers are a not good quality compared to the likes of Scarpa or Meindl for example.