Berghaus Men's Explorer Trek Gore-tex Waterproof Walking
Berghaus Men's Explorer Trek Gore-tex Waterproof Walking Boots
| Dimensions: | 30 x 20 x 10 cm; 1 Kilograms |
| Model: | 422405 |
| Manufacture: | Berghaus |
| Department: | Men's |
| Dimensions: | 30 x 20 x 10 cm; 1 Kilograms |
I haven’t used these for the terrain they are intended for yet due to injury but while wearing in on normal walks I found them to be comfortable and appear to be well made as I would expect from Berghaus. Great price at the time. I haven’t used them in the rain/wet yet so can’t comment on that aspec
As a family we have used northwest territories and johnscliffe boots for years (and recommended them as fantastic no nonsense functional waterproof walking boots) but these were offered at a price contemporary to the above so tried them out and turned out a good test of the above budget brands too!
I got them for 47.00, similar to the above
The not so good (only my opinion)
They have fabric Lacing system – nw and johnscliffe have brass hardware
They have no leather over the tongue – the budget boots have leather panel on the tongue
The lining feels a little cheap, the budget boots have a nicer lining – and as a result they seem pretty warm, ok for cooler weather but even during this mild winter/spring they have felt too warm, so jury out on breathability at the moment
Too much stitching and style over substance design that could lead to water ingress in the future…?
The good!
The leather is really nice, a treated waxed finish, better than the budget boots, although not as thick… But not much in the weight of either.
The laces are flat – in my experience they hold much better.
The sole unit seems tough, good feedback and resistance to sharp stones, although the nw and johnscliffe also have fabulous soles.
Tread pattern sheds mud reasonably well
Waterproofness seems very good so far, grass, puddles, streams… Although again the nw and johnscliffe are excellent in this respect
Although narrower than the budget boots they are comfortable and feel more at one with my foot than my usual boots – I have narrow feet though, so you may prefer the nw or johnscifoe this reason alone.
They take gwax well!
Overall? All mentioned are general walking boots, at 140 I couldn’t justify these and would stick to, most likely, the johnscliffe canyon – amazing tough boot. Although, if caught on sale then these seem built well, comfortable and should be a solid trustworthy companio
Fingers crossed they stay waterproof , they’ve had some good use, comfortable fit, true to size with walking socks. Good grips on sole, no sign of problems there. I gave the leather a coat of shoe polish, now rain just runs off and mud just rinses off under a tap and they dry off a lot quicker than fabric finish boots. One very slight gripe is that the top two pairs of eyelets have fairly wide open jaws, so you have to keep a constant tension on tying laces, otherwise the laces slip out.
Am delighted with these boots. The fit is perfect & comfort is extremely good. As far as look is concerned the cobalt blue is very smart for a walking boot. Only negative is there is a slight discomfort high on the ankle although I am expecting that to ease once broken in as I am not used to this design. In all honesty these are the best walking boots I have ever owned & their Gore-Tex waterproofing is exemplary.