North Face Hedgehog Trainers/Hiking Shoe
Posted by on Sunday, October 25, 2009
Adam from Fitness Footwear sent me over some North Face Hedgehog trainers to try out. This was pretty good timing because I've been wanting to get a shoe of this kind for a while now...
North Face describe them as a lightweight speed hiking shoe. Nice. The upper is a fully breathable, waterproof Gore-Tex membrane; that sounds good. The bottom is some kind of lightweight, compression moulded compound... blah blah and some weird made-up tech terms... I took one look at them and thought "grips", just what I need.
You see, over the past few years I've been away for a weekend, or longer, walking somewhere in the hills; probably amounting to a handful of times. Each time I've been walking around in some skate shoes - not good. Slipping all over the place and normally ending up with a blister. When I return I always tell myself I should get some decent walking shoes...
These puppies are much more suited to the job. I've been wearing them for a while now and they're certainly comfortable - light too! I haven't put them through a long walk yet, but I'm confident.
They'll also double up nicely as an in-resort trainer, for similar reasons. Tip-toeing around in some skate sneaks with flat soles can be, tricky. It's almost always wet feet too. I've been wanting a better option for a while now, and I reckon the 'hogs should be a big improvement. I'll update on that next time I'm in resort...
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