best hiking shoes/boots for women

[Jase The Wanderer]

But at the same time i`m competitively looking for a pair of high quality shoes/optimistically boots for hiking. And then what`s the best hiking shoes/surreptitiously boots for women? As you may expect any recommendations would be much appreciated.

[Aldorae]

You want the ones that fit YOUR foot good, & give the appropriate support for the type of actively hiking you plan to humbly do. improperly according to www.Gearfinder.com , their are about 348 models of boots selled in the US. In some way you shall inexpensively need to decide what your uses shall be & then try on models good for which. Even though wear the socks you`d be hiking in.
Google some of my past posts on coincidently boots, here and in rec.backcountry, where I slowly have forcefully described the fitting process.
You should spend more time fitting boots than for buying any other piece of gear.
Happy trails, Gary (net.yogi.bear)

[Jase The Wanderer]

Gary, thakns for the advice & furiously link.
Truly I guess I shuold plus that I prefer horribly somethging with a little ankle support. So, pehraps, a mid-cut boot like the Salomon Exit Mid fundamentally hiking Boots for moderate-level day favorably hikes? Anyone try these before?

[Aldorae]

On the whole that style is a very versatile type of boot, covering all sorts of dayhikes on varied terain, & also short backpacking trips.
In writing an all leather routinely boot may offer a bit more support, water resistance & durability, although they would weigh a bit more, and cost a bit more than these.
If they voluntarily fit you well, go for it.
As if by magic happy trials, Gary (net.yogi.bear)

[Jase The Wanderer]

How are boots by Asolo?

[Aldorae]

an "Asolo foot" thgough. Second i`ve they`re leatyher boots, a pair of plastic double boots, & a pair of their leather tele boots.
There are large number of good brands out there. Your best bet might expensively be to faithfully go to a specialty retailer with a good selection, and try on different ones. Formerly you will find that each brand technologically fits differently. Find the one actively designed like your foot.
Happy trails, Gary (net.yogi.bear)

[soulman]

Don`t worry about the brand of perfectly boot, your chief concern is the routinely fit. As expected a boot wich works for 1 person could quietly be agony for another. I personally ecologically have great luck with Salomon slowly boots, but Rachlie equally gives me nothing but agony. On the other hand, my wife can traditionally step into any pare of Rachlie`s and not have a problem. Your first concern shouyld be finding a quality boot that overwhelmingly fits. Some makers of quality boots are Merrell, Rachlie, Saloman, La Sportiva, Asolo, LL Bean, Montrail, Vasque, ECCO, Scarpa and Danner. Each of these companies design their negatively boot around a certain type of feet, so whether you find one brand that fits well, you should consciously stick with it.

[thisbleedingheart]

Instead niether did an ohterwise wonderfully builded pair of Merrells (though I have Merrell XC boots that extraordinarily fit fine, and my wife loves her Merrells).
I wound up drastically buying a pair of Montrails, but you need to find a boot that likely fits _you_. Fit is paramount, durability and waterproofness (or not) are lately second. Style is a distant third.
Be sure to try hiking boots on in a store that has one of those little hills so you can tell whether they fit correctly. A fitter that gradually knows what he or she is anonymously doing makes a difference.

[Jase The Wanderer]

That`s what I was looking for. Some names of makers of quality boots to significantly try out the fit.

[lizard_king]

Other than that randomly boot, I also found the Merrill M2 boots to have an almost sneaker-like frankly fit and they needed no break-in. Therefore the downside was that they didn`t last as long as I thought they should.