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What are your fav all purpose shoes?
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For all the walking and mild to not so mild hiking. Something that can withstand some rain and still feel comfortable and look good w/ most clothes.

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Something like this:
[url=‘http://www.newbalance.com/productbrowser/product_details.html?g11n.enc=ISO-8859-1&feature=&gender=Men&segment=&product=MW746BR&product_type=shoe&sport=Walking’]New Balance[/url]

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I prefer Columbia’s. I’ve had a pair for about 3 years now, they’ve come to Europe once and have hiked miles through western Canada and they’re still holding up, although I am going to be getting a new pair before my next trip to Europe.

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I have some lightweight but sturdy Vasque boots that i use for everything. I can’t seem to destroy them. I use smartsocks to deal with the sweat that Goretex produces. I have also hiked and vacationed 100% in sunny places in some Asolo leather sandals with Vibrum soles, which I also can’t seem to destroy.

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I have a pair of Merrell boots I got for next to nothing, 6 years old and they still look brand new… indestructable!

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I like my Lowa Renagade Gortex boots. They are the widest boots I could find for my wide and flat feet. I wore them to Europe and also hike and showshoe in them.

But if I go to hot and humid places I would wear my Merrel sandals. The kind with no arches and with antibacteria thing. I also like flip flops (the ones you wear in the hostels showers) for walking in Thailand since it’s sooo hot.

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Dutch army boots. I picked my pair up for 90 euro and have since worn them on numerous hiking trips, endless horseriding and connected stomping through muddy fields and stables, wore them sailing on a tall ship, walking around cities and forests – they still look as new, black, round-nosed but quite neutral underneath trousers (if they’re long enough, that is). Plus you can stand in ankle-high water and keep dry feet and they last forever. Brilliant things.