Jack Doolan wrote: I'd expand that to STRONG LEGS and the CORE. Best exercise of the whole bunch by far is the Squat, the king of all exercises. Another cool vid: https://youtu.be/MRzeLDkWT1c?si=n_EWB2wkW1WekmRT I agree and according to my podiatrist and physio, it's all about the glutes. I guess being a tight *&%$#! has its benefits.[/quote] Statistics: Posted by Jack Doolan — Sun 19 May, 2024 6:59 am ..read more

I'd expand that to STRONG LEGS and the CORE. Best exercise of the whole bunch by far is the Squat, the king of all exercises. Another cool vid: https://youtu.be/MRzeLDkWT1c?si=n_EWB2wkW1WekmRT[/quote] I agree and according to my podiatrist and physio, it's all about the glutes. I guess being a tight *&%$#! has its benefits. Statistics: Posted by Jack Doolan — Sun 19 May, 2024 6:59 am ..read more

Jack Doolan wrote: The idea that you need a boot for ankle support has largely been debunked. Strong feet (and supporting muscles) are far more important according to.......me I'd expand that to STRONG LEGS and the CORE. Best exercise of the whole bunch by far is the Squat, the king of all exercises. Another cool vid: https://youtu.be/MRzeLDkWT1c?si=n_EWB2wkW1WekmRT Statistics: Posted by gbagua — Sat 18 May, 2024 9:25 am ..read more

Hi Moondog, I have a toaks ti shield. Its too thin for my calipers too. Based on its dimensions (580 x 110mm), weight of 14 gr and the density of ti (~4.506 g/cm3) the foil thickness calculation comes out at 0.0487 mm . So I thinks its made of 0.05 foil. (I didnt discount for the punched holes.) It is thinner than the ebay ti foil i have. Statistics: Posted by Bill P — Fri 17 May, 2024 11:36 am ..read more

Penguin wrote: A few years back (six in fact) I did a literature search on whether leather boots provided increased ankle support in rough terrain compared to shoe style of cut. Apart from a couple of low level articles that were written as a result of research funding from the American Army in the 1960's, I could find NO evidence to support that contention that leather boots reduce the risk of ankle injury. Has anybody else done a lit survey and found any interesting scientific articles on this. Lace up ankle braces might help a bit, not sure if you can apply this to high ankle boots thou ..read more

I favour Altra Olympus 5 or Altra Lone Peak 7. The Olympus 5 let in a lot of dirt which is a bummer. My winter boot is either the Altra Olympus 5 GTX (leather and Gortex - so no dirt ingress) or the Lems Summit Boot. No prizes for guessing that I prefer a zero drop, wide toe box shoe. The idea that you need a boot for ankle support has largely been debunked. Strong feet (and supporting muscles) are far more important according to.......me Statistics: Posted by Jack Doolan — Fri 17 May, 2024 9:14 am ..read more

sandym wrote: Do you find the Inov8's narrow? Inov's Trailfly, Trailfly Speed, Mudtalon, Mudtalon Speed, Roclite Gtx & Roclite Mid Gtx come in wide versions. Statistics: Posted by ofuros — Thu 16 May, 2024 10:23 pm ..read more

Do you find the Inov8's narrow? Statistics: Posted by sandym — Thu 16 May, 2024 7:13 am ..read more

Aushiker wrote: ofuros wrote:At the moment, I'm rocking a pair of Inov's with the graphine sole/tread...so far they've outlasted the Speadgoat5's which died @ 500km. Durable. Uppers are fine. That is good to know, as the Roclite 315 GTX V2 have 'Graphene enhanced' soles. My Inov8 Trailroc's got retired after 650km of single track elevated rocky trail running which I consider to be far harder on shoes than hiking, and their soles were still near new looking, mostly just rounded off and chipped, I am somewhat of a lightweight though. Only retired them because I ripped a hole in the upper ..read more

Ignore, I missed your last post I think that would depend on the brand. Pomoly are making lightweight woodstoves for hiking/bushcraft, so the material they use for flues would be the lightest out there. Couldn't hurt to ask them. Statistics: Posted by crollsurf — Tue 14 May, 2024 12:48 pm ..read more