How to choose outdoor shoes for outdoor sports walking

What is the most important piece of equipment in our outdoor hiking? It is a pair of outdoor shoes that fit your feet. Most brands are categorized like this:

     One to three days, under 10 kg light, close to shoes or low top hiking shoes;

     Three to five days, carrying 10 to 20 kg heavy, mid-top walking shoes;

     Five more days, wilderness reloaded, high-top hiking shoes.

     This concept has been very popular, but everyone has different conditions and different places to go, so it can not be generalized. Look down at our own feet, from barefoot, our feet need what kind of protection, then we buy outdoor shoes needs. Outdoor shoes, like playing photography lens, what kind of lens you have, you can shoot what kind of film, what kind of shoes you have, you can play what kind of game outdoors. What hiking shoes, trail running shoes, proximity shoes, only suitable for yourself and the line of shoes, in fact, this sentence is reversed, what kind of shoes you have, determines where you can go, to play a game.

     First, the tread pattern:

     Probably most people in the selection of outdoor shoes will ignore this small detail, is the pattern of the sole. Perhaps most people think that the pattern of the sole is irrelevant, but what we do not know is that there is a knowledge about the pattern of the sole of outdoor shoes. The grain of outdoor sole is more single, the use scene is more single, but the professional is stronger. Tread pattern is rich, the representative is comprehensive strong, apply to a variety of terrain. Pattern is not the deeper the better, the role of the pattern is to enhance the grip, deep grain, more suitable for the complex rugged terrain forward, but on the flat road will reduce comfort. This is one reason why hiking shoes have deeper grooves on the soles than hiking shoes.

     Soft and hard sole:

     The softness of the sole has always been controversial. Some travelers say that the stiffer the shoe, the better, it is very comfortable to walk on the mountain. And some travelers say the softer the better the sole, how far the foot does not blister. In fact, the softness of the sole is greater depending on which type of outdoor activity you are involved in. For short-distance activities, soft soles are more shock resistant and can provide us with greater comfort, but at the same time, shoes with soft soles have poor wear resistance and are not suitable for long distances. It can be seen from this, if we are hiking, or the outdoor sports of medium and long distance, we should choose the outdoor shoes of hard soles. In this way, although the comfort is properly sacrificed, the wear resistance is also increased, so that we can go longer and farther.

     Upper height:

     As we all know, outdoor shoes can be divided into low tops, medium tops and high tops. Many novice travelers do not know how to use these three kinds of shoes, struggling with how to choose.

     Low top: Low top shoes lower than the ankle, a good guarantee of ankle flexibility, but at the same time also easy to sprain the foot, in the process of walking is also easy to get sand. Therefore, low-top shoes compare flat terrain, the route is simple and clear terrain.

     Mid-top: The height of the upper is just above the ankle and combines the flexibility of a low-top with the protection of a high-top. It is suitable for medium and short distance outdoor exercise with light weight.

     High top: The height of the upper of the shoe is higher than the ankle. It adds balance to the body and provides excellent ankle protection. It is suitable for long-distance outdoor sports with heavy load.

     Saw above these little knowledge, do not know whether you had a basic cognition to outdoor shoes? I'm sure you already know how to choose a pair of shoes that fit you.