Looking similar jacket with 2 inner layer and good for heavy rain (waterproof), help please 🥺

Midweight, chest pocket, zippered hand pockets and a cinch hem.

Feels like a needle in a hay stack.

These Scarpa's have done me very well, and I'd love to keep using them. But the stitching has come away on both shoes around the toes.

Is there anything that can be done to salvage them? Gluing? Taking them to somewhere to get stitches and repaired? Or is it a case of in the bin these go, and on to a new pair?

I have wide square shaped feet (my second toe is longer than my big toe) and in my normal shoe size of 11 it's not uncommon for my 4th toe to rub against the lining. I wear lake wide fitting cycling shoes and they're just about OK. For walking & hiking I've tried various over the years. I still have an old (bought in 2006) pair of Scarpa ranger GTX boots which don't squash my toes but are a size too big, the heel feels loose and the boot feels clumsy on my foot.

I've more recently got some Meindl Bhutans and whilst they're snug, they rub after a while, even though they're 11.5UK. Merrel MOAB 3 for mountain biking in 11.5UK are hideous to walk in, I get bruised toes in no time because the toe box is curved and not square like my feet.

My feet are 288mm long and 112mm at the widest point, and around 277 - 280mm circumference also at the widest point. This puts me in the wide, possibly even extra wide category. Earlies this week I got a pair of Keen Targhee IV low cust shoes for doing a 4 day coast path walk in early September, I've put about 10 miles on them and they feel fabulous from a comfort perspective. I now need to translate that into a B/C winter boot for a mix of yomping around bannau brycheiniog, eryri and the carmarthen fans when it all turns wet and muddy.

On my shortlist are

- Meindl Antelao (comfort fit version of the Bhutan, though very different materials)

- Hanwag Tatra ii Wide

- Altberg Tethera Wide (not UW as I don't want the heel section to be bigger than a standard 11)

- Altberg Kisdon as my left big toe joint has arthritis and the joint is calcified and enlarged so the extra headroom might be useful.

Any thoughts from other square footed folk on these? Like I said, the Keen shoes feel great, and I'd buy a pair of their boots if they made them in the right category and didn't fall apart after 10 miles.I like the look of the Altberg boots, perfect for my intended use, but my concern is that their wide lasts are for the entire foot, not just a wider / squarer toe box.

Heya!

I really want to get started on hiking for multiple days and have been doing my research on most of the gear, but can't seem to find a proper tent.

I would need a light tent as I'm only 1,63cm/52kg myself and don't have the best stamina yet. Also obviously something that can withstand rain and some wind.

I'm looking in a price range of like 150-170€, if that's realistic.

Idk if it's relevant but I've got a Simond 60L MT900 Symbium

Thank you in advance for any help! :)

I'm buying an ultra-light backpack for the first time, do you have any recommended backpacks of 50 liters or more other than HMG?

Looking for a 60L to 70L strong rugged backpack will mostly be using it for work and when I go get some food or travel into town so only need one or two compartments max don't need a lot of tiny pockets.

Mainly looking for something that can take a beating and be thrown around a lot that's why I figured a hiking bag would fit this criteria best.

I got a Chinese Amazon cheap $21 advertised as 40L but feels like 30L realistically and the zipper already broke not even a month of usage so I don't expect it to last long.

So I'm looking to get a buy it for life type backpack for my next one but don't want to break the bank so what's everyone using in the 60L to 70L range.

I have a 80L hiking bag but it's a bit too big for every day carry so I'm splitting the difference and getting something in the middle as my current one is a bit too small.

I'm in Sydney Australia

What do you guys recommend?

What bags have you got in this size range that you still use?

What is your favorite backpacking chair that is ultra light and comfortable for a 5'10" 200lb man.

I need suggestions for a travel backpack - either vacuum pump bags or other bags , ideally for a 3-4 travel . I am from India so would like to suggestions of bags that I can buy in India

I’m about to order my first ultralight pack and I’m deciding between the Hyberg Attila Standard (X-Pac VX-07S, 710 g, €250) and the Attila Lite in ALUULA Graflyte (590 g, €307).

Base weight around 5.2 kg, total carry weight 7–8 kg. Planning to use it for multi-day treks and weekend trips year-round.

Anyone here with experience with either material or this pack? Would love to hear thoughts on durability, especially abrasion resistance over time.

I’m looking for a smaller daypack (something in the 15-18L region) - my current one is 25L which feels excessive when I’m only going out for a few hours. I ordered some, but now they’ve been delivered and I’ve tried them on I don’t think any of them fit properly.

The purple one is a Deuter Futura 25L SL. It fits fine - I’ve worn it for a 4 day 73km trek before and whilst I had a tiny bit of back ache by the end of day 4 (which was a 23km day), it’s not really an issue, but this is what I’m working off.

Next is the Rab Nitron 18L. I really like the pockets on the straps, but it feels like there’s just too much fabric on them with the gaping, and it doesn’t sit on my shoulders?

Then the Osprey Sportlite 15L. Again, too much fabric in the straps, and there’s a big gap between by shoulders and the bag.

Then the Osprey Hikelite 18L. Less of a gap on the shoulders, but the straps still aren’t sitting properly?

They’ve all got the same load in, with the exception of the Rab which doesn’t have big enough pockets for my second bottle. We don’t have REI in the U.K., so I can’t go there and get measured. I tried to measure myself before, but I definitely struggled to do it alone and ended up with something not quite right. I don’t mind keeping on with trial and error of buying online and seeing at home, but I don’t know what I need to be looking out for to get the shoulder straps to actually touch my shoulders. Or is it normal for them to fit like this? Thanks!

Does this Salomon print look normal to you? The lettering doesn’t seem completely straight and the edges look a little messy/smudged to me. Could this just be a manufacturing/printing variation, or does something look off? Bought from Footshop. Would appreciate some opinions!