There is no denying, boots are a hiker’s most critical gear. The right pair will help you glide down the trail with a smiling face. A wrong boot will put you through a lot of discomfort and agony.
We feature Arvind as our Guest Blogger who shares his experience with Hi Tec Pioneer WP shoe. Find out his take on the boot and if you should buy this over the popular Quechua Aprenaz 100 MID hiking boot.
Permission to feature the Blog obtained from Arvind
Hi-Tec Shoes is relatively unknown brand in India. Launched by a Dutch entrepreneur in 1970’s, It’s a popular name in UK but in rest of the World, it’s a different story. Despite this, it does have a good line up of hiking shoes in India though availability of models is not regular. Hi-Tec brand manufactures wide variety of shoes apart from hiking shoes.
It’s always good to have more choice. Availability of hiking shoes in India is fairly limited. Following are common brands that one usually comes across- Columbia, Quechua (Decathlon) and Wildcraft. Few standalone stores do offer popular international hiking and trekking brands but the prices are steep and choice is limited. It works well for those who want serious trekking stuff like North Face or Marmot. Then there are other brands which offer “trekking look” essentially a non technical shoes like Weinbrenner, Fila, Woodland etc. One can call…
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