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I have a lot of experience hiking, decades really, from full on backpacking for days on end, to trekking through our local forests.

As one would expect, I’ve gone through a lot of boots over the years. Some new, others hand-me-downs, pairs that lasted a long time, and others which fell apart after only a few wears.

After all this, you can trust me when I say the Danner Mountain 600’s are, by far, the best hiking boots I’ve owned!