Tecnica Hiking Boots Review

Tecnica s plasma s uses technology similar to ski boots to thermo mold to a specific foot s shape.

Tecnica hiking boots review.

After looking at nearly 125 pairs of boots speaking to our experts about the most important qualities to look for in a great hiking boot and reading through hundreds of boot reviews on amazon. The special feature of the shoe is that it has no tongue as we normally see it in shoes and that the fit can be adjusted completely to your feet. He has lived and backpacked in thailand peru and germany with at least 500 miles hiked in each country. The forge encourages a shift back to the way retail was done before the days of online shopping as fittings must be done in person.

That said first long hike on steep terrain yielded no blisters and no significant discomfort. The process of getting this boot fitted was quirky to say the least but the result has been seriously impressive. The boot is comfortable and cushioned right out of the box and very supportive. The insides of these tecnica boots can be heat molded but due to covid that service wasn t provided at rei so will just have to break them in the old fashioned way.

Best known for their ski footwear and the apres ski sensation the moon boot the italian company tecnica has transitioned its custom adaptive shape molding technology from ski boots to hiking. The tecnica forge hiking boot is a heat moldable boot integrating technology similar to that which is used in moldable ski boot liners. It makes for a very comfortable fit. It performs well on varied terrain protects well and looks pretty good as well in my opinion anyway.

The thing is there s way more to this boot than thermo moulding. Ross is a senior review editor at outdoorgearlab and led our hiking boot and hiking shoe testing from 2014 2017. Race ski all mountain ski freeride ski freestyle ski mountaineering ski race ski boots freeride ski boots mountaineering ski boots footwear trail shoes hiking shoes trekking shoes. That does tecnica by using an oven.

The tecnica forge s gtx is a medium high hiking shoe and suitable for everyday hikes to serious backpacking. Since 2014 ross has personally tested more than 50 boots and shoes over 1000 trail miles. The boot is comfortable lightweight and has a surprisingly low profile.