Brasher: Good Buy Guide

By Tim Jepson 114PM GMT fifteen March 2010

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What is it? Older readers might recollect Christopher Brasher as an Olympic gold-medal leader in 1956 and the pace-setter for Sir Roger Bannisters initial sub-four-minute mile. He after became a hiking enthusiast, but was undone by old-style tanned hide on foot boots. Why couldnt boots be as light and gentle as using shoes? In 1983, he launched The Brasher. It was light, but robust, and pennyless the cover for hiking boots. A bottle of champagne was offering to any buyers who paid for the boots and still got blisters. Stockist report from the companys website (0191 5165780; brasher.co.uk).

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Any shift given then? Some one million pairs of Brasher boots later, the association is not lazy on the laurels and after forays in to alternative outside rigging has returned to the core product the lightweight boot. Standout boot, and approach successor of The Brasher, is the Supalite II GTX, launched this month, that weighs only 2lb 7oz (1.12kg) the span (size 9). Like most Brasher products it has a waterproof and breathable Gore-Tex backing (look for the GTX tag).

Full outlines These boots unequivocally are light, out-of-the-box gentle and unusually well made, with glorious leather. The Chichon GTX is an glorious fabric foot for children.

Also great for Light boots-cum-shoes such as the Kamati are great for travellers who might mix light hiking with sightseeing; and with the best new Lithium GTX, Brasher is relocating in to the fabric-boot market.

Could do improved Brasher should have a gash at a high-mountain, four-season tanned hide foot the stream Kanaga indication doesnt cut it…

Verdict Ive regularly rated fabric over tanned hide boots but Brashers Supalite GTX II have done me shift my tune.