[at-l] Backpacking Boots??

[icw39@ncfreedom.net (Clark Wright)]

sounds like your feet had good "DEXTERity" on the Trail! :)

thru-punner

"Bob C." wrote:
> 
> I used to buy whatever I found for sale at LL Bean factory stores, but for the
> past 15 years I've been buying mostly "made in America" Dexter boots. I see
> their log cabin stores up and down the northeastern seaboard.
> 
>  A friend and fellow trail maintainer wore the same pair of Dexter's on two thru
>  hikes. He offered to give them to Dexter as an example of their durability.
>  Dexter told him, "your boots are nothing special. We make them to last." I made
>  the mistake of "breaking in" my Dexter's five years early and didn't keep them
>  oiled -- so the leather tops cracked and were letting in pebbles by the time I
>  reached Rusty's.
> 
>  The trail store in Waynesboro sold me a pair of light weight Merrills. They
>  were okay boots, much lighter than the Dexters, but with very slippery soles.
> 
>  When the Merrills finally disintegrated I replaced them with a $29 pair of
> Dexter "seconds," mostly because they happened to fit my 14W feet. Brand names
> truly don't matter much. Look for fit first, durability second. Being a scrounge
> I usually fit value in the equation at some point.
> 
>  Weary
> 
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