Crispi Briksdal

[JBivens]

I am looking at getting these and everyone that I talk with locally says stay away, they are far too stiff.

Curios for people who are currently using them, what your thoughts are?

I typically hunt Eastside WA, NM and Idaho Frank Church, so having the stiffer sole is generally appreciated.

I hunt with the La Sportiva's Trango S and the Lowa GTX, both are semi-auto crampon compatible, so in my mind fairly stiff, but I cannot take the lack of waterproofness from the Lowa's for late season hunts this year.

Thank you.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

I use the Birksdall SF and love them, I prefer a stiffer boot.

 

[JBivens]

Are they noisy? One of my issues with my Lowa's in the noise factor due to the stiffness?

 

[thinhorn_AK]

I dont consider them to be noisy no.

 

[JBivens]

have your boots been true to size? I have heard with the asm lacing that you need to order up a 1/2 size.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

I’ve bought all my crispi boots in my normal size and had no issues.

 

[bhylton]

I concur. went from Lowa tibets to briksdal SF in my normal size.

 

[wind gypsy]

I wouldn’t consider the standard briksdals to be that stiff. Even the SF model has a little more flex in the sole than say charmoz or trango cubes.

 

[Tiger Rag]

The standard Briksdal aren't particularly stiff. I sent them back because of that. I haven't tried the Briksdal SF but Crispi boots, while nice all around boots, don't have a super stiff boot here in the US. Stiffness changes based on your height and weight though. A tall heavier person is going to flex a boot that a more diminutive person would not be able to.

 

[Kotaman]

I wouldn’t consider the standard briksdals to be that stiff. Even the SF model has a little more flex in the sole than say charmoz or trango cubes.

I concur 100%...

 

[OLI62]

I really would like to try the Briksdal SF's but wear 10.5 W in my other Crispi's. Any chance the SF's would work for a wider width foot with some break-in, or am I deluding myself?