Best boots for high desert

[balderdash69]

I will be doing a course/competition in an orienteering course in high desert environment with loose sand and mountains. I was planning on using my reliable salomon quest 4d 3, which they sadly don't make anymore. I have a pair of kennetrek mountain extreme 400g that I've never wore and am looking for a 2nd boot since I want a reliable backup. Would those be too cumbersome/heavy? My other thoughts were Lapponia 3 since it seems like the Quest 3. Other thoughts were Crispi Nevada. Appreciate all the suggestions.

 

[butcherboy]

I would use the Crispi Nevada’s. I prefer a boot that isn’t taller than 8” and is all leather. High desert has a lot of different cactus needles and many types of stickers. I recommend some good gaiters as well. It really stinks to have those little stickers get into your socks and top of your boots. If I didn't like Meindl’s so much I would probably use the Nevada’s.