Outdoor Knowledge Hall | Getting Started with Hiking Shoes: Choose a Suitable Pair of Shoes

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and a good pair of hiking shoes is one of the important guarantees for outdoor hiking. Today, the sneaker novice will tell you about the entry-level selection of hiking shoes.

You don’t have to look at Arc’teryx, North Face and other top outdoor brands right away. Choosing Kailer Stone, which is mid to high-end, is almost enough.

When I first go outdoors, shoes are more expensive, so I started wearing shoes with a price range of 1000+. Not too distressed.

Be sure to buy high tops! ! ! Protects joints, prevents entry into sand and soil, prevents insects and snakes...

Hiking shoes have good waterproof performance . You can imagine: stepping into a 10 cm puddle with high-top shoes and walking away gracefully; stepping into mid-top shoes... That's it A taste that is hard to describe in words.

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Back then, Xiaobai’s first priority when buying hiking shoes was that they looked good. However, the colors of professional hiking shoes back then were mostly earth-colored and gray. In recent years, major outdoor brands have released several models with bright colors. Domestic outdoor brands have particularly good-looking styles and colors, but the earthy color of hiking shoes from international first-tier outdoor brands has always been the mainstream.

Newbies who are new to the outdoors can choose hiking shoes with a thicker sole . The middle layer is more elastic and can absorb shock, and the bottom layer is very hard and wear-resistant.

Although this kind of shoes is not as sensitive as those with thin soles, it can provide better support and protection for the feet, and is more suitable for new donkeys .

Buy a shoe size that is half to one size larger than your usual shoe size. In order to leave space for thick hiking socks to better protect your feet.

Cut your toenails before hiking. Climb mountains with long toenails, your toenails will fly~

Only your feet know whether the shoes are comfortable or not; only you have climbed the mountain to know whether the hiking shoes fit well. When you buy a car, you need to break it in, when you buy a stereo, you need to burn it in, and when you buy hiking shoes, you need to go outdoors more often to make your walking smoother.