The IHF/Viberg Hiker

[Snowy]

Walking the Kiso Valley in Japan for EG (8KM) is likely to be the biggest single day.

[Giles]

I'd consider the service boots over the hikers…..They are lighter, smaller and a little less "i'm going feckin hiking"....

[Snowy]

Thanks. Oddly enough a guy I work with wears hikers to work as his work shoes, which really got me thinking about this.

[Giles]

I wear mine for everything and anything at the minute….

[seawolf]

@mclaincausey:

Mud has a tendency to wick moisture from leather when you let it dry, in addition to the aforementioned infiltration of grit. I never let mud dry on shoes. YMMV.

100% Backed. As far as leather footwear is concerned, mud is the enemy. Wash it off before it dries.

[Giles]

Whether you want rough our or smooth out, orders for these are closing today…

[mclaincausey]

@Giles:

@mclaincausey:

dumb question, I assume they couldn't flip the skin to make a smoothout right?

Yes we can.  G

OK then, next step for my 8.5D smoothout IH hikers?

[hajduk]

Love these boots!

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[seanocono]

I'm so impressed with these. I wore them for two consecutive 14 hour work days, straight out of the box. Of that time, I probably spent 30 total minutes off my feet. My feet were tired at the end of the day, but not sore at all, and no blisters.

They feel like tanks; I couldn't be happier with them. The fit is absolutely perfect, too. A touch snug, like I prefer.

Thank you for making these happen, G.

[derivative666]

Wear in good health Sean!!!!

[Giles]

BOOM…....

[mclaincausey]

They are pretty damn swell I must say.

[Giles]

4 out of 4 happiness = 

[mclaincausey]

Yep. I especially love these with Smartwool hiking socks. Next level comfort, like walking on pillows. Totally different vibe than the smokejumper clodhopping stompers, each awesome in their own ways.

[tmg]

G, will you be running any more of these?

[Giles]

Nope…...But Vater & Sohn have some in stock...

[Max Power]

^and that's where I got a pair. Totally unplanned, but needed for my hiking holiday this year (of course ;)). Fanbtastic built boot, pretty comfy out of the box. Just the laces are a bit too stretchy for my liking - it's not easy to fasten the boot real tight. I'll try to wear them as much as possible, two months to go until I really need them.

[mclaincausey]

Good call on the elasticity of the laces

[Max Power]

How did you guys solve it? I actually thought about new ones, also in red. Leather felt tighter, but I haven't worn those yet outside. How many wear does it take for the boot to soften up (more)?

[seanocono]

I seem to remember mine softening up pretty quickly, but I thought they were really comfortable straight out of the box; so it's tough to say exactly. The leather laces do provide more of a "locked in" fit, but I haven't had any issues with the red.

Great choice with these, MP, and excellent pics, as always. I wear mine all the time and they just keep getting better.