Hello all
Have recently had opportunity to buy quite cheaply a nearly-new pair of Lowa PTBs in 9 after hearing people raving about Lowa boots. However after 2 6-mile hikes I found that the outer bottom edge of my right foot is quite painful, not blistered, just painful.
My question is, after buying only second hand boots before (British AB30 cold weather Goretex lined boots) is this a breaking in issue? Other foot is fine apart from feeling some horizontal pressure on the top of the foot where lacing starts.
My issue is that I think I have very wide feet. I've measured them at 257mm long and 112mm wide (at widest point). Should I persevere with the Lowas or buy something like German Para or Mountain boots as I understand they come in a Wide fit but every website I search on just seem to list boots as '8', '9' and don't respond to queries about width...closest Lowa stockist is Springfields in Burton but they don't carry Wide fits.
Boots are used for hikes and TA (issue boots wreck my Achilles!)
Help greatly appreciated...
Ash
Have recently had opportunity to buy quite cheaply a nearly-new pair of Lowa PTBs in 9 after hearing people raving about Lowa boots. However after 2 6-mile hikes I found that the outer bottom edge of my right foot is quite painful, not blistered, just painful.
My question is, after buying only second hand boots before (British AB30 cold weather Goretex lined boots) is this a breaking in issue? Other foot is fine apart from feeling some horizontal pressure on the top of the foot where lacing starts.
My issue is that I think I have very wide feet. I've measured them at 257mm long and 112mm wide (at widest point). Should I persevere with the Lowas or buy something like German Para or Mountain boots as I understand they come in a Wide fit but every website I search on just seem to list boots as '8', '9' and don't respond to queries about width...closest Lowa stockist is Springfields in Burton but they don't carry Wide fits.
Boots are used for hikes and TA (issue boots wreck my Achilles!)
Help greatly appreciated...
Ash