VIVOBAREFOOT Tracker Forest Esc, Mens Off-Road Hiking Boot With Barefoot Sole

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The April launch of Vivobarefoot’s latest Extreme Survival Collection (ESC) boot, the Forest Tracker, brings a flexible, minimalist feel to the leather hiker.

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But for those looking to let their feet move, get in touch with the trail, and maybe force your feet to work a little harder, the Tracker Forest ESC does so in a premium package. And a small revolution began about how to look after feet and how to look after the things that the feet sat in.Vivobarefoot advise you treat the Forest Tracker ESC regularly with all natural Renapur Leather Balsam. ESC is the brand's 'Extreme Survival Collection', and the new boot is a high-performance option designed to enable the wearer to tackle extreme terrain and conditions, all while getting that much closer to the earth. There is also a nice level of cushioning around the ankle and in the tongue of the boot; combined with the heal stabiliser, this offers comfortable support within the boot. The marketing images show that you can bend the boots up into a tight ball – which apparently shows how flexible they are.

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The minimalist design of the boot also means your feet are likely to feel the cold in winter more readily than with a heavier duty boot. The boots include a 50g tub of Renapur leather balsam for the user to apply for improved performance and durability.In the meantime, when hiking a day trip, 2000m in altitude, with a some 25lbs packpack, I use XeroShoes Z-Trek Zero Drop Barefoot Sandals… Its all just a matter of good supporting muscular strength, and than you can enjoy the benefits of the energy saving walking style and enhance your pace and total distance! If the barefoot style boot sounds too lightweight, and you prefer something that offers more substantial protection, consider this boot from Ariat. Over the past 15 years he has wandered many great trails, short and long, including a 2,000-mile journey through central Europe, a 500-mile exploration of the Scottish Highlands and, most recently, a 300-mile south-to-north passage through the beautiful mountains and valleys of Wales along the Cambrian Way. Ben McNutt and Deborah Nickolls are the Wild Human team, highly respected bushcraft instructors and survival experts who spend their lives introducing and teaching people to learn, grow, and expand their horizons in the wilderness.

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Designed in conjunction with wilderness experts from Wild Human and the Independent Adventurer, Vivo Barefoot’s Tracker Forest ESC is a rather unconventional hiking boot. It's ideal to treat new footwear as it helps relax the new leather and make your footwear waterproof. The laces are really grippy (over weeks of testing they didn’t come undone once) and tie high around the ankle, offering additional security. When you’re climbing hills (or mountains), the articulated toe lugs act like claws, while the essential heel lug provides a critical break for steep descents. It’s our most advanced adventure boot yet, packed with expedition-grade features without compromising natural performance, classic barefoot feel and fit.While the leather will keep the water out in moderately damp conditions, it's not going to keep you dry in a sustained downpour, or wading up a shallow stream, so again we'd perhaps not pick these if we were expecting torrential rain (it might be more 'natural', but damp feet are uncomfortable, whichever way you dress it up). I’ve been for a couple of tracking walkabouts and a few weeks out on our boat where you need good grip, comfortable study-ish boots and some kind of weather resistance. Between this and the mesh lining inside the boot, I had dry feet even after multi-day trips through boggy ground.