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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Biggamefish on June 08, 2020, 07:10:37 AM
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I am looking at danner boots for hiking hunting boot. I just can't spend the kind of money for kenetreks right now.
Has anybody had any experience with Danner boots and what are your thoughts?
Thanks Matt.
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I’ve wore the danner elk hunters for years and like them. I think it’s just a matter of what fits your foot best.
Tim B
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There is nothing wrong with Danner Pronghorns. Mine usually last two seasons. They take very little time to break in. For me they are a gold standard. There are some a little better but you will pay.
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I have a pair of Elk Hunter they can be rebuilt for half the cost of new pair.
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I’ve had two pair of Danner. Different styles,one a hiker and the other a full sized boot. The Construction was very good on both, but that was ten years ago.
The second pair didn’t fit quite as well, maybe because of problems with my feet.
So I went to Meindles, of course more money, but they are boot of choice now.
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Last year I was going to Kodiak and needed a pair of boots, I looked Danner Pronghorns and their reviews. Kept looking and then Scheels had them for $111 dollars so bought a pair. First thing I did was fill a tub with water up over my ankles and stand in it for 15 minutes. No leakage which was the main complaint in reviews, I wore them everywhere for a few days, comfortable, hardly any break in needed. They worked out great in the rain and wind and everything else that goes along with the island. After coming home and whitetail hunting I found myself using them as much as my rubber boots for the comfort. Well worth the $111.
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Got an up and coming company in this market looking at being a Sponsor here. Made in the USA also.
I have always strived to buy quality boots that last and preserve your foot health.
Footwear is majorly underrated.
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Last pair I bought several years ago was Meindle. Little pricey but I’m very happy with them and figure they should last me for years.
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I am a boot rep and have worked for several boot companies over the years after working for New Balance for several decades. Have owned Pronghorns in the past and won't say a bad thing about them. I now rep Thorogood Boots, a company mostly known for our USA-made work boots, and we are coming out with a hunting boot next month called the Infinity that was designed by the gentleman who used to design the boots Meindl made for Cabela's. When Bass Pro bought Cabela's, he came to work for Thorogood. Although the Infinity is not out yet, it is designed to be similar to the Kenetrek at about half the price. Kenetrek's are great boots as well and I have a pair that I won't wear anymore now that we are making hunting boots. . lol. One real key with any boots is just to make sure it fits your foot. A boot I love, you may hate because all of our feet are different.
When our new hunting boots launch in July, we are the ones who are going to advertise on Tradgang.
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It really depends on what you are doing. I wore Danner elk hunters for years while hunting elk in Washington and Idaho and loved them. Took them to Alaska where the hills were steeper and rocky and they self destructed the first season. Side wall broke down. Went to mountaineering boots for that application and have not looked back.
Mike
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I bought a Pair of Danner Frontiers w/1000 gr. thinsulate many years ago in July of all times. They were discounted less than 1/2 price due to it being the middle of summer. I still have them as they were USA made and re-solable and I'm on the second set. This model may not even be offered now and if it is it's probably "evolved" and may be entirely different, but I've been entirely satisfied.
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These are my fav hikers that I have. Not good for deep water as they are short. But love them. And are rebuildable
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Don't care for boots with heavy lugs because they carry too much mud into the house. That makes the wife unhappy.
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I really like my danner boots . sorry can't remember the model.
Only had to change the inserts to fit my high arch.
Wear them almost exclusively when hunting.
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i used to wear danners, :laughing: got tired of spending 200 plus every year on boots, now i prefer something light weight that fits good.plenty of boots that are just as good that last just as long and wont break the bank. :knothead:
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I've hear rumblings about Thorogood. I'd like to check them out for this fall as I am in the market. I hear they are serious about making a great affordable boot.
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used a pair of meindl until my arch's flattened out and they became too small. now i have Lowa. both very good.
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Been using these Meindl Ibex boots since 1998. I did have them resoled a couple times. They are great boots. They fit like a hiking boot and are gortex. Besides wearing them around home bowhunting small game I wore them on seven trips to Colorado bowhunting elk and muledeer, and twice bowhunting black bear in New Brunswick Canada. They're a tough boot.
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I use addidas terrex sneakers. QUIET, flexible, can feel the twig before it pops and back your foot off immediately before it makes a sound; and lasts longer than moccasins.
Guys tell me they need boots to protect their feet. But I say if you're tromping around to the extent that you need foot protection then you need to SLOW down.
I know this is not a recommendation. But couldn't help it. Sorry guys. Every deer I've ever killed has been on foot while still-hunting. Hence my screen name on here.
I'm sure all these boots are quite durable though.
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Wore a pair of (broken in) Danner Pronghorns on a three or four day deer hunt in the mountains in Colorado some years back. Thirty days after the hunt most of the skin had healed on my toes. They found their purpose in life behind my lawn mower. Lowas ever since. Pronghorn might do ok hunting back 40 whitetails but not a boot for the mountains with a pack. But boot fit is certainly a personal thing.
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Silent footed, the problem I have with soft shoes is SNAKES. I have told numerous times about stepping on a copperhead a few years ago while wearing low cut shoes. No, I didn't soil my trousers, but damn if it didn't scare me pretty good. So I now wear snake boots all he time. Mine came from Cabela's a long time ago, and luckily the are comfortable, supportive, and warm. I don't hunt tough mountainous terrain but have back packed a good bit on the AT. I did fine with standard GI issue all leather boots, but luckily, they fit my foot well. Besides, these were free, and I didn't have $200 plus for the top of the line models. As an aside but, still related to the topic, do most of you knowledgeable guys feel that most of the leading brand name stuff is that much better than more moderately priced boots?
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Check out Danner Grouse boots, they will out live you! They are not cheap but you pay for quality and if you're going out west, don't skimp on cheap boots. These are 400 gram of insulation, so if you're going out late in the year they may not be the best boot. Thorogood boots are made right here in Wisconsin!
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My Danner Elk Hunters have to be close to 15 years old and are still going strong. Just my two cents worth :clapper:
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Who wears their boots in the house? My wife's bamboo floors have never seen a hard soled shoes. Strictly verboten.
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ha ha ha ha!... :biglaugh:
https://youtu.be/DPtfsk4ETjM
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That's what my mamma would call "w+i+t+ +r+s+h"
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There's boots in that video?
Never saw em.
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I know I've seen a few folks post in past threads about Oboz footwear. My Salomon's gave up the ghost this spring and I wanted something that had real lace eyelets and not pieces of nubuk that the lace went through. I found a local sporting goods store and went it. The Oboz fit well and are made I Bozeman Montana. I'm quite happy with them and I'd encourage anyone looking for boots to check them out. As has been said many times, my feet are not your feet and you need to find what fits your foot. Check out Oboz.
homebru
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I like the Nancy Sinatra 1966 version of These Boots Are Made For Walking. :goldtooth:
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If I get a vote, I cast it for saving up until you can afford the Kennetrek boots. I have worn mine hunting mountain goats and on backpacking trips plus all the normal hunting and they have been outstanding. Also look at Schnees. They make one very much like the Kennetrek and it might be constructed even better.
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Who was that girl with Willie?
:coffee: :campfire: :thumbsup:
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BAK - They prefer "Appalachian Americans".
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20 years ago I had a pair of Russell moccasins custom-made for $350. That figures to be $17.50 a year. I promise you they look like they will last another 20 years and that's $8.75 a year if I live that long.
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Friend,
I have been using the Pronghorns for several decades, primarily for Eastern whitetail hunting. Last year I bow-hunted elk in Montana in the foothills of the Absaroka Mountains, south of Big Timber. I wore the Danner Mountain 600 hikers exclusively and they did fine. I bought another pair for this year. The only place where you need a really stiff sole is when you get to a scree-slide (I think that what Danny called it) where there is a hillside covered with a thick layer of flat pieces of shale. Those pieces of shale slide over each other and the slope is slippery as all get out! Only a really stiff sole can get a purchase on it. The problem is that those stiff soles are noisy everywhere else.
Fit is the most important thing.
JMC
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Looking hard at Thorogood for a US made product and allot of good press.
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Had good luck with Danner Elk hunters. Lasted several years. Had a pair of Danner pigskin hikers that were really comfortable but they had a squeak I never got rid of. Last two pair of Danners were much wider across the sole and were painful on sidehills due to foot sliding around. Wore a number of Vasque boots but they moved production to China and last pair split all the way through the soles. Have since discovered Asolo boots. Not the cheapest but extremely good fit for my feet. Very well built and durable. Only brand I wear for hunting and hiking now. Own a pair of Asolo Hunters, a back country boot and two sets of hikers. Don't see need to switch to another boot maker any time soon.
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I have the 10” Danner Canadians . Most comfortable boot I have . They are pricey though.
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I have a pair of Danner boots, vitals, and I will be replacing them before season. I used them for 2 seasons and they started leaking water. Not good for me as I have psoriasis on my feet, it’s has been under control for the last few years but wet feet could cause a bad flare up.
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:campfire:
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I have dinner linesman boots since around 2000. I wore em a lot riding. Still wear them. They’re good boots but the Japanese junk is junk.
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I just got in a a pair of the
New Thorogoods...look b
Very promising. ....
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Just got the non-WP version of the ones about, I goofed the order. Just put the first 3.5 miles on them on pavement under a 53# pack and the normal pain I feel in my left ankle ain’t there. Little Sno-seal should set these right up.
:campfire:
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I ended up wearing a pair of tall merrells and they worked great. They might have been a little heavy with the composite toe but that safety toe helped when in the steep terrain that we climbed.
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When our new hunting boots launch in July, we are the ones who are going to advertise on Tradgang.
That's great. I wear your work boots and swear by them, looking forward to trying out your hunting boots.
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I'm picky about what I put on my feet :readit:
I've worked for the RailRoad for the last 32 years, retiring this past August.
For years, I bought what I thought were "good boots"... I'd go through 3-4 pair a year, walking 8-10 miles a night, inspecting trains in any and all kinds of weather. The ballast (2-3 inch crushed stone) would eat them up!!
One day my son Tyler and I stopped at a local Sports Store where they had a clearance "tent sale"... They had a pair of Carolina "Logger Boots" for $95! I called a friend who wears them to get his opinion? His reply was "If they're $95, I'd buy every pair they have! I pay $180 online" I got 3 years out of those boots!!! They were "retired" because there was NO tread left on the soles.
After that pair I bought 2 more pairs averaging about 3 years on each. 3 pair of EVERY DAY boots, in almost 10 years is quite impressive to me! Work Boots, are just that, boots made to work hard every day. Good boots are NOT cheap!! But, they are an investment that will last for years...
Today we went and bought a pair of Red Wing Loggers, for Tyler's new hunting boots. I'm sure he will be wearing them for many years!!! :thumbsup: