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      Hi-Tec Altitude IV WP Walking Boots 

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      squeekingsapper
      Published on 18-03-2012 21:01  Number of Views: 1252 
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      Everyone has heard of Hi Tec footwear, as let’s face it, they have been around since 1974, starting off in the sports footwear area and slowly spreading, also trading under their other brand name of Magnum.

      One of the mainstays of the Hi Tec walking boot range is the Altitude range of boots that are now in their '4th generation' and which are a lightweight ankle type of boot weighing in at only 600 grams in weight per boot in a size 8. The altitude boot comes not only in a choice of two colours (black or brown), but also a choice of full grain of nubuck leather upper. I have tested the full leather version in brown, however I doubt there is little difference to the weight between the ver ...
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      Hi-Tec Cascadia Event WPI Walking Boots 

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      Gramps
      Published on 17-03-2012 17:46  Number of Views: 841 
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      My first ever pair of walking boots were some Hi-Tec Matterhorn’s that I got while in college nigh on 17 years ago. When I returned to hillwalking about 6 years ago it was in a pair of Hi-Tec Rangers, so I have a little history of this brand. I was really interested to see how the brand had moved on from those basic offerings to the more technical boots on offer today. ...
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      Nike Air Pegasus+ 28 Running Shoes 

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      Gramps
      Published on 10-03-2012 23:22  Number of Views: 1464 
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      The Nike Air brand has been about for over 20 years now and has always proven popular with athletes, recreational runners and those that think a Gym is their old uncle James. As a brand Nike have always tried to push their products with a huge technological spin.

      The running shoes I have tested are the Nike Air Pegasus+ 28; these are sold as being suitable for people around the neutral running gait and as being in the cushioned bracket. A brief description of the technologies involved in the shoe follows. ...
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      Asics Gel Cumulus 13 Running Shoes 

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      Bad CO
      Published on 08-03-2012 00:15  Number of Views: 1926 
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      A few years ago I was all set for the London Marathon. I’d got my place sorted and having spent 4 months at Khandahar Airfield conducting some high altitude winter training I was probably fitter than I’ve ever been. On my return to the UK I was knocking minutes off my routes and then, out of nowhere, something went ping in my knee and running on it became incredibly painful. ...
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      Ops Systems Climate 6 Desert Boots 

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      Bad CO
      Published on 03-02-2012 15:04  Number of Views: 1519 
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      The market for military footwear is pretty crowded but newcomer Ops Systems are hoping to break into it with their range of ‘fit for purpose’ boots. Their blurb explains that the Climate 6 Desert Suede is designed for use in desert operational theatres by military, United Nations and Private Security Companies. Unfortunately the UK in the winter probably wasn’t the best time to fully test this but I did manage to get them out for a couple of runs and hiking through the bogs of Dartmoor. ...
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      Mountain Warehouse Men's Cyclone Waterproof Shoe 

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      Gramps
      Published on 20-12-2011 23:16  Number of Views: 1234 
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      I like boots for walking, always have. I feel that they give more support and grip than shoes, I have only had walking shoes for day to day wear, cycling and short dawdles with the kids. I was not expecting these to change my opinion. Now obviously this is weather dependant and I wouldn't wear them while up in the Munroe’s but for some of my short to mid distance walks I will probably start to wear these more. ...
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      Hi-Tec V-Lite Altitude Ultra Luxe WPi 

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      MrBane
      Published on 20-11-2011 20:28  Number of Views: 2379 
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      These boots were made for walking, and that's just what they'll do! These boots were made for walking and they'll walk all over... a fair part of the Falklands (Not as if there's anything else to do there!) to find out just how comfortable the Hi-Tec V-Lite Altitude Ultra Luxe WPi boots actually are.

      Turns out that the answer is 'very'. ...
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      Magnum Sidewinder HPi Multicam Boots 

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      wedge_cadman
      Published on 15-11-2011 23:39  Number of Views: 1858 
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      Magnum released two boot styles in July 2011 that are guaranteed to generate the most buzz amongst end users and observers alike, they are the 'All MultiCam' boots, the Sidewinder HPi and the Spider 8.1 HPi.

      According to Magnum these boots, which took more than a year in development with the aid of American, British and Southern Hemisphere Special Forces personnel around the globe and for over 14 months in Afghanistan, are also the first solid MultiCam boots to be wear-tested in Afghanistan by actual military personnel. This is not the UK issue Multi Terrain Pattern (MTP). The comparisons between the two can be found elsewhere on this site and have been already covered. ...
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