Hitha imigwaqo nge gear ezisekela izinyawo zakho
Ama-blisters, amaqhwa, ama-sweaty? Cha ngiyabonga. Kusuka e-Alps eqhwayo kuya e-rocky High Sierras, amabhuzu aphezulu kakhulu kufanele abe nawo nganoma iyiphi i-adventure yokuhamba. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ufuna izicathulo zokuhamba zansuku zonke noma izinkampani eziphezulu zokusebenza, ezihamba ngezinyathelo ezinzima kakhulu, siye sacwaninga izitayela ezilinganiselwe ukukhetha kuzo, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi isabelomali sakho. Amamodeli ethu aphezulu angenawo amanzi, aphefumula futhi alula. Kusukela kokunethezeka kunakho konke futhi okwedlula zonke izinto, kuya ku-bang bangcono kakhulu ebhodini lakho kanye nalokho okuhle kakhulu, nansi uhlu lwethu lwezinyawo ezihamba phambili zokuhamba ngezinyawo zamadoda.
USolomon ubelokhu edala izikhumba nezikhwama ezivela ekhaya labo e-Alps eFrance iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-70, futhi lezi zikhumba ezinamandla eziphakathi kwe-midweight, ezithola amamaki aphezulu kokubili induduzo (cishe ayikho isikhathi sokuphumula) nokuqina, ume ukuhlolwa kwesikhathi izibonelo ezingenakubalwa ezize phambi kwazo. I-Salomon Quest 4D 2 GTX izikhumba eziboleka ekusebenzeni ubuchwepheshe besikhwameni, futhi umklamo wabo ophezulu uhlinzeka abagibeli nabagibeli be-backpackers ukusekelwa kwe-ankle abayidingayo ngenkathi i-sole-traction kuphela ihlinzeka ngokulandelana kahle, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni eziqinile nezindawo ezimanzi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-Gore-Tex yokugqoka okungenamanzi kanye nekhanda lesikhumba nesigcawu senza lezi zikhumba zibe zingenakuphuza amanzi futhi zilula futhi ziphefumula-futhi zikhethwa kahle kuzo zonke izinkathi.
Ababuyekezi banikeza amamaki aphezulu kulo mbhangqwana umuntu oyedwa owayegqoke ukuhamba kuyo yonke i-Appalachian Trail, ethi bazizwa begqoke emakhilomitha angu-10.
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kunemvula ejulile, idaka, noma iqhwa, neqhwa, lezi zindebe, ama-hike angaphezu kwamanzi angenawo amanzi ngaphandle kwebhokisi futhi azidingi ukwelashwa okungeziwe ngaphambilini. Amapayipi e-Gore-Tex anokuphefumula, ama-Nubuck uppers angaphefumulayo, kanye nama-polyester linings agcina afudumele futhi asomile emakhazeni, kodwa ababuyekezi abanjalo bayakujabulela ukuhamba kwehlobo nokufudumala kwesikhathi. Ukulinganisa okungaphansi kwamakhilogremu amathathu, i-Lowa Men's Renegade GTX Mid iyinto engasindisi eklasini layo ngaphandle kokunikela ngemikhakha ezindaweni ezifana ne-traction, ukwesekwa, nokuzinza. Isigqoko sokwethenjelwa singena emibhalweni engaphezu kwemibili futhi sinama-eyelets asezinzile ezinsimbi.
Ababuyekezi bathanda lokhu ngenxa yenduduzo yabo kanye nomcibisholo ophezulu wokusekela.
Ngokweqile njengesihlangu kune-boot-akumangalisi ukuthi kunikezwe umkhiqizo owaziwayo we-sneaker-lezi zihambeli zokuphakama kwe-Gore-Tex zibonakala ziguquguqukayo futhi zilula, ziza kahle ngaphansi kwamakhilogremu amabili. I-Adidas i-Outdoor Terrex Swift R Mid Mid GTX nayo ihamba ngendlela ehlukahlukene, ikhululekile, futhi ihamba kahle kakhulu ukuhamba ngezinsuku eziningi nge-Outdoor outdoor ephethe i-Traxion ephethe kalula indawo evulekile nezwe elibandayo. Isistimu ye-lace esheshayo, evulekile ithatha ezinye ukujwayela kodwa ekugcineni yenza kube lula ukuthola izicathulo futhi zivaliwe. Imfashini ngokwanele yamakhanda azinyosi, lokhu kufana ne-dapper njengoba ungathola amabhuzu okuhamba ngezinyawo.
Abantu abathanda uMerrell bathengisa lezi zikhumba zokuhamba ngezikhathi ezinyakazayo kodwa bengasitholi, ama-Moab 2 Vent Mid abagibeli abanobunzima abathola amamaki aphezulu wokuhlala. I-model ye-vent mid ihamba kahle kulabo abadinga ukusekelwa kwe-ankle eyengeziwe futhi bakhetha ukuhamba ezindaweni ezifudumele-ukuphefumula (okungewona amanzi), ukuklanywa kwemifino kukuvumela ukujula. Yenziwe ngesikhumba sokwaziswa kanye ne-Vibram kuphela, enompheme womoya esithende, bobabili baqinile futhi bakhululekile. Phinda amakhasimende ngokuvamile abagibeli bezinsuku noma abathwali bezinto ezingekho emthethweni abahlambalaza mayelana nokukhanya okulinganiselwe kwe-model (2.2lbs), intengo yebhajethi, intandokazi enhle kakhulu, nokuzinza. I-shoe version iyatholakala futhi, njengoba ibubanzi obubanzi, i-waterproof, ne-Gore-Tex onobuhle.
Abagibeli bebusika abathandekayo bayothanda lezi zikhumba. Ngendlela yokuguqulwa kwesithuthuthu nokuqina okunjengezintaba, izinketho ze-SCARPA ze-Zodiac GTX ziyizikhethelo eziphezulu zokuhamba ngezindawo ezinamatshe, eqhwa neqhwa, okungaqiniseki njengoba inkampani yase-Italy isekelwe e-Alps futhi yaziwa kakhulu ngezicathulo zokusebenza gear for the alpine. I-Vibram Drumlin iminyango ngisho ne-turf ehamba phambili ngenkathi umklamo ophezulu ongaphezulu kwe-ankle unikeza ukusekelwa okudingekayo kakhulu ekukhuphukeni emigwaqeni emincane noma ehla emithambekeni engavamile. I-midsole encane emithathu igcina lezi zikhumba zikhululekile, i-mile ngemva kweyela. Ngaphezu kwalokho, azinamanzi ngokugcwele emigwaqeni yasebusika.
Lezi zikhumba zihle kakhulu endaweni yezintaba zeqhwa kangangokuthi omunye umbuyekezi wabuye wathi "ukujula njengembuzi yezintaba".
Lezi zitshalo ezigcwele izikhumba zesikhumba zinezinwele ezanele zokunyuka kwentaba, kodwa zinezindlela ezanele zokuhamba emigwaqweni yedolobha. Ababukezi bathi njalo abalindi beMimberland bahlala bekhululekile futhi behlala njalo-ikhasimende elilodwa elijabulile lithi "lezi yizimbotshana ezihlala isikhathi eside kunazo zonke engake nginazo" -ukuthi kunkulu njengoba isikhumba esenziwe ngotshani esibhakabhaka esibomvu esicwebezelayo kuphela sinciphisa futhi siphume kangcono ngeminyaka. izibhuzu ezizimele ezingakwazi ukumelana nokuhamba okulula kepha akuzona ukubheja okungcono kakhulu kokuhlehlela emuva okujulile noma ukuhamba ngezinyawo. Nakuba zingenakuvinjelwa ngokuphelele, ziyakwazi ukumelana nesimo sezulu futhi zingakwazi ukusingatha umswakama obuningi neqhwa elincane. shades of brown ungakhetha kusuka kuye ngokuthi izidingo zakho zesitayela.
Elula, engenawo amanzi, futhi engabizi, lezi zikhumba azikwazi ukubekezeleleka-nobufakazi bokuthi akuwona wonke amabhukwana okuhamba ngezinsimbi okufanele abe nezindleko. Kuhle kakhulu ukuhamba ngezinyawo zokuhamba ngezintaba nokuhamba ngezimpelasonto, i-Hi-Tec Bandera Mid Boot inezinhlawulo zenjoloba kanye ne-shank ensimbi, enikeza kokubili ukulandelana nokuzinza kwabagibeli bamazinga onke. Ababuyekezi bayiqaphele ukuthi i-insole ene-foam ebunjiwe akuyona yonke into ekhululekile, kodwa iyasuswa, ngakho kulula ukulungisa, ikakhulukazi inikezwa izindleko ezifanele. Isikhumba nesigqoko se-textile sinezintambo zokugqoka kanye nezintambo ezinamathelisi, futhi zihambisana nezinhlobonhlobo zembala.