Within that price range, I'd look at Scarpa and Soloman brands. I have the Solomon GTX boots (it's very comfortable but won't get much more than a couple years from hard mountain hiking IMHO) and the Scarpa R-Evolution which seems like a pretty good boot.
Last edited by Ltbullken; 05-29-2018 at 08:28 AM.
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Ltbullken
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I almost went with the SL active but chickened outt and went with the GTX version.
I might try a full leather next time... sounds like they work some guys swear by em.