10 Italian Hiking Boot Brands: Our Favorites

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Usually, there is a reason why a country or region has a rich history when it comes to a specific activity or a particular type of product.

Hiking boot companies, for example, have often been started in places with magnificent mountains and vast natural landscapes.

This is the case of Italy – the country has a lot of mountainous regions that are famous tourist destinations but also a place for many human activities either professional or recreational like hiking, camping, and backpacking.

For this reason, Italy is also rich in footwear companies, in particular, hiking boot companies as we’ll see today in this article. You need durable boots to go hike on mountain trails after all.

We have chosen 10 Italian hiking boot brands and we’ll show you their characteristics, products, and business philosophy.

Among the main features, we can find their great attention to detail, the importance of safety, and the creation of very resistant hiking boots, ready to support the foot even on rough terrain or when there are very low temperatures.

Let’s take a look at these brands and all their particular characteristics!

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Salewa vs Salomon Hiking Boots and Shoes: A Comparison

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Hiking boots and shoes must have certain characteristics to make sporting enjoyable, safe, and not too tiring. For years, the Salewa and Salomon brands have specialized in the production of clothing, accessories, and sports equipment and have similar characteristics.

The main difference, however, is that in our opinion Salewa is more specialized in the hiking sector, while Salomon also produces products for other types of sports. However, both have created articles with all kinds of designs, very safe, very comfortable, perfect for ensuring stability even on the steepest and most muddy terrains.

In addition, both Salewa and Salomon always choose the highest quality materials, to make the footwear durable over time, highly waterproof, and light.

Both companies also contribute to respecting nature by choosing eco-sustainable solutions. With similar prices, their fundamental objective is to always satisfy every customer’s need, but above all also their safety.

The elements that characterize the two brands are not only these, let’s discover the others together and try to understand which of the two brands is the best!

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Is Nylon Good For Winter?

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Winter is that time of the year when you brace the cold weather and prepare for it with the right clothes.

Depending on the region you live in, the activity you will do, your personal preferences, you choose the layering that suits you best.

There are a lot of materials out there, and each one has its characteristics. A material can be good for one purpose but can be terrible for another.

So it is important to have the right information and do a little bit of research before deciding to buy something.

Today we will learn about how Nylon performs in winter weather. Nylon is a synthetic material that usually has that silk feeling. You find it also with the name Polyamide.

Let’s find out more!

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Is Polyester Good for Running?

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Until recently I never thought of another material but cotton for my fitness outfits. To be honest, I never went running neither outside nor at the gym. Being never overweight, I didn’t need to do a lot of cardio, so almost never sweat.

Unfortunately, that changed last year when I started gaining some weight so it was time to hit the treadmill.  For the first time, I saw myself sweating like crazy, and started feeling very uncomfortable wearing my cotton tops.

That’s when I realized that cotton wasn’t such a good idea, and in fact, it was better to choose polyester for running and for activities that require a lot of physical effort.

The reasons why I will explain to you in this article.

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Are Nike Running Shoes Good for Walking?

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Today we are talking about Nike shoes. When it comes to shoes I always have dilemmas in my head, which is best, will they last, will they look good?

I am a very practical person and I don’t really like shopping, and when it comes to shoes I try to be very very careful.

This happens precisely because I don’t like to make the wrong choice and be obliged to buy new shoes and go through the process of searching in the mall or online all over again.

Nike is most likely a part of everybody’s wardrobe at some point in our life. Its shoes are some of the best out there.

Considering that different trainers are used for different activities, no wonder we question ourselves: Are Nike’s running shoes good for walking?

Well, I am here to try to give you that answer!

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Polyester Leggings vs Cotton: Which Material is Better?

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Polyester Leggings VS Cotton

Leggings are nowadays an important part of every woman’s wardrobe. We wear them to exercise or in everyday life and I believe each one of us has had good or bad experiences with our purchases.

To be honest I didn’t care much to look at the leggings materials before buying them. Now I know how important it is to pick the right material, and this applies to all sports garments.

It should be clear that when it comes to leggings, we find composite materials, and today we will compare two of the main ones we find used in leggings: Polyester and Cotton.

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ASICS vs Nike Running Shoes: Which Brand is Better?

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Nike Vs ASICS Running Shoes

When it comes to running shoes the choices are infinite. Different brands offer a huge range of products that meet everybody’s needs.

A running shoe is a very important purchase. Everyone knows that if the shoe is chosen wrongly, the running experience can turn into a nightmare. Trust me, that knee pain is not a walk in the park.

Running shoes should also be fashionable because their use nowadays is not limited only to fitness activity, but they are also worn in everyday life.

For today I chose to compare two of my favorite brands: Nike and Asics.

What not many people know is the fact that these brands are connected somehow during the course of history.

While Nike started as an Onitsuka Tiger shop, ASICS was created after merging Onitsuka Tiger with GTO and JELENK.

I have tried both of them so I speak from my personal experience. While Nike is an American worldwide known brand, Asics is a Japanese trademark that produces some of the best sports garments on the market today.

Let’s jump to the specifics.

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