Danner
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Received my Danner Mountain Light II's this morning. 1st thoughts the boot fits true to size I went w/ a 12D. I wear 11.D in Alden 405, Alden Longwings & Whites SD. The toe box on these are fairly narrow but, I believe the boot runs true to size. The leather is thick and supple yet fairly soft. Their will be zero break in time on these and I have not developed any hot spots. The soles are vibram and and seem to be very solid. I really like the overall build quality on them and would imagine the waterproofing is tremendous. Two major concerns i have are the ankle support does not seem to be very good, they are 5" high same as Whites SD the second is I would never be able to carry a large pack their is not enough support. I believe they will be perfect for day hikes with a light pack. I let you know how effective they are after I turn my ankle the 1st time. -
Went on a 10 mile hike yesterday. Boots held up great ankle support was much better then I anticipated. These may be the best hiking boots I have owned. I will post more after the 1st hundred miles.
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Went on a 10 mile hike yesterday. Boots held up great ankle support was much better then I anticipated. These may be the best hiking boots I have owned. I will post more after the 1st hundred miles.
Your experience is the same as mine, I've got a pair of danner mountain lights that I use for light bakcpacks (up to 10-15kgs) for moderate hikes in the norwegian wilderness. After I got them, my taller/stiffer Alfa Bever has got little to no use.
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they are fine boots for normal to light hiking. Structurally, they dont offer much "ankle support" but that doesnt mean they are bad. They do what they are intended for quite well in my experience. They are about as old school as it gets for hiking boots, so keep that in mind, and dont expect these to be your go to hikers for above average pack loads and shit like that.
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Size 10.5 looking for a new home
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^nice looking boot
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I had that boot. was a 10D though and I needed a 10.5D. I also resoled it with a christy, made it much more suited for urban use than the og vibram.
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I had that boot. was a 10D though and I needed a 10.5D. I also resoled it with a christy, made it much more suited for urban use than the og vibram.
I don't think they made this boot in a D width, or any other Mountain Light for that matter. I have only seen EE
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Yes they did. (if thats the model # that is a bunch of numbers, like 181945 or something) I got it from the Breakroom on closeout. They made/make a lot of their mountain lights in D width just not the stumptown collection. Occasionally a D will come up a s a one off, but its rare.
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Mountain Light II
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Danner Vertigo. The leather on these is buttery soft.
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Did a bit of research because I am nervous to get back on the trails with my mountain light II's although they may be the most comfortable hiking boots I've owned. I don't feel the ankle support is there when carrying a heavy pack or being on extremely rugged terrain. I spend all my time hiking the AT. I've decided to get another pair of Danner. Hopefully gave better results with these cant afford another incident with that ankle. Behold the danner crater rim
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Trigger has been pulled usually out in Wawayanda State Park and The Delaware Water Gap
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Danner Crater Rim
