Crispi guide

[Jmort1754]

Does anyone where these for eastern hunting ? How stiff are they ?

 

[camping1601]

I just spend a few weeks in them in the PA mountains. As far as stiffness it's hard to describe the level without a comparison. I'll say they are on the stiff side and overall slightly too stiff for general running around in the woods without weight on your back. This is very personal.

With that said I have a love hate relationship with them. The outsole and midsole are kind of hard, but when the temps got down in the lower 30's they got really hard and felt like bricks on my feet. Also when it got down in the 20's snow stuck to the bottom bad, really bad! This was really annoying and cause undue fatigue for sure.

I love the height, support, toe room, and they have a nice rocker to them, but I would likely send them back because of the snow sticking to the soles.

 

[Husky10]

I don't wear them for eastern hunting, but i can comment on how stiff they are. I routinely use the guides, briksdal sf, and charmoz... out of those three, the guides are the least stiff. I love all of them, but if I''m climbing mountains and rugged country, I'm wearing the charmoz or briksdal. The guides a perfect all around boot. I would use them for everything if I didn't have the charmoz or briksdal. Can't go wrong with them. awesome boot.

 

[curtnapril3610]

I just spend a few weeks in them in the PA mountains. As far as stiffness it's hard to describe the level without a comparison. I'll say they are on the stiff side and overall slightly too stiff for general running around in the woods without weight on your back. This is very personal.

With that said I have a love hate relationship with them. The outsole and midsole are kind of hard, but when the temps got down in the lower 30's they got really hard and felt like bricks on my feet. Also when it got down in the 20's snow stuck to the bottom bad, really bad! This was really annoying and cause undue fatigue for sure.

I love the height, support, toe room, and they have a nice rocker to them, but I would likely send them back because of the snow sticking to the soles.

I'm in a similar situation, looking for a good pair of boots for hunting the mountains in PA. Have you stuck with the Crispi's, or did you go another direction?

 

[camping1601]

In recent years I've used the Cabelas Perfekt Hunter, Lowa EVO Extremes, Lowa Tibets, Schnees Beartooth II, and now the Guides. The problem is that everything is always wet and covered with leaves. I'm trying to find that balance between stiffness and traction as well as fit. Boots with an outsole like the EVO and Tibet are down right dangerous on the rocks hidden under the leaves. The BT II is great in that aspect boot lacks the support and stiffness I want.

If I could just pick and choose the thing I like from or the other and build my own boot.

 

[BeastOfTheTrees]

I’m in the same boat trying to find crispis that work well in the Allegheny... I’m thinking the wild rocks might fit the bill