After buying a $70 pair of Vans at famous footwear and having them literally fall apart after using them as daily walking shoes, I’ve realized the quality of shoes overall has gone down over the last decade or so.
I don’t mind if they cost $100 or more, are there medium-light weight walking shoes that can withstand the horrors of walking on pavement? I remember checking out some Ecco shoes at the mall years ago, didn’t pull the trigger as they were almost $300 but the way the construction was described to me it sounds like those could last 5+ years.
What shoes do you have that you wear almost daily (not during the winter), and have had for almost a year but aren’t falling apart?
Solomon shoes are expensive, but generally last a few years. They tend to blow out in the ankle first. Really comfortable too.
I’ve bought about five pairs of the waterproof Salomon trekking shoe models, wearing them daily I always got holes in the material after about one year.
I usually just get the normal ones. The waterproof ones are OK, but they make my feet really hot and sweaty after 5-6 hours.
I have some la sportiva shoes right now, that started falling apart at the 6mo-1yr mark. So annoying.