Frag Out! Magazine
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What is more, the membrane provides protection against all sorts of dirt that may lurk in the sewers, mud, or street gutters, and such surprises might be encountered under conditions of a battlefield. The only problem I had with the boots itself it's the lacing system. After two month the lace in the right boots started to un-tighten by themselves. Also, the Nepal PRO are quite heavy. kordek SayS: Haix Nepal PRO - their task is to provide feet with the best stabilization under difficult outdoor conditions and they are still lighter than similar boots offered by competitors. The feature that distinguishes the boots from other similar models of that type is the new summer-type Gore-Tex. Yes. You have read it correct- ly. Summer. To be used during summer. Gore-Tex. And now brains of some of the people who are reading this article got a huge lag... Did you mean summer Gore-Tex? Yes, I did. W.L. Gore & Associates developed a membrane for summer use - Gore-Tex Extended Comfort. I also had been skeptical. Ok, I have been us- ing Zephyr Mid footwear with the "classic" Gore-Tex, actually throughout all seasons. A good pair of socks and everything was fine. When temperature reached over 30 degrees in summer, my foot did not drown in my own sweat. However, everyone knows how Zephyrs look like and what materials they are made of. In this arti- cle, we speak of boots that are higher and, what is more, made of leather with permeability worse than in case of suede. Well, if those boots are designed to provide the best pos- sible stabilization for feet in difficult terrain, mountains are probably the best area to test them. That is why I took them for hiking on trails of Beskid Wyspowy and Beskid Sądecki, with a 20-kilogram backpack. Not too much, no need to strain yourself. The route was about 60 km. The first impression – WOW! Despite the initial feeling of stiff- ness, boots are comfortable and they perfectly stabilize the ankle (and in my case, this one is susceptible to in- juries). I tried all sorts of hiking socks to use them with membranes. Their common feature was that they also consisted of merino wool (I also tested socks with the logo of Gore that I got together with the boots; they are also cool, by the way). Haix Nepal PRO BOOTS