I wouldn't get hung up on Crispi's, they just have a really good marketing campaign. I've owned 2 pairs and both make my feet blister. You can probably get by just fine with what you already have...
Edit to add, I think Crispi quality is great, they just don't work for my feet.
I’ll second that your training to little with too much weight. Add distance and reduce weight. It’s really not much different from lifting weights, if you use inappropriate weights and form you risk injury. It’s almost impossible to get injured with perfect form and I would guess you could be...
Negative on the insulation. It’s just going to make your feet sweat more when you’re moving which = colder feet when you’re not moving.
You should bring a second pair though, I’ve dealt with snow 2 years in a row for second season and was really happy to have a spare pair of boots to switch to...
Check out the MindPump programs. They have a lot of different options and a good podcast with timestamps that you can get a lot of you questions answered. They are total gym bros, so you have to look past that...their advice is solid though.
I've never worried about it much, then last year I helped a buddy with a draw tag. The first night we hiked up to 11,500 and camped 6 miles from our truck. He was hurting pretty bad getting up there so I set up camp and we went to bed. Woke up in the middle of the night to him vomiting. I...