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Good pair of hiking shoes?

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Hello Redditors. I'm in search of a classy yet extremely durable pair of hiking boots to take backpacking around the world for 12+ months with.

Hiking boots recommendations

Men's three season "urban hiker" (like Merrell MOAB but longer lasting)

BIFL Hiking boots for women

Hiking boots with good traction and can stand up to abuse.

Looking for a good pair of shoes for my weird feet

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Request: Hiking Boots

Comfortable and cushiony shoes for walking on pavement 10KM/couple hours a day (UK)

Hiking sandals that last?

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With a new snag-free HotForge keylock carabiner on top and our redesigned lightweight, easy-clipping classic HotWire carabiner on bottom thatâ€s colored for a visual climbing target, the Black Diamond HotForge Hybrid Draw combines smooth clippability with wiregate functionality. The 18 mm Polyester Dogbone is not only durable and easy to grab, but it features our Straitjacket insert to keep the bottom biner in the optimal clipping position.

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Black Diamond recently scrapped their entire quickdraw lineup and released five new models to fill the void. We tested the three most compelling versions, and of these, the HotForge Hybrid was our clear favorite. These affordable quickdraws pair a new HotForge solid gate biner on the top with a wiregate carabiner on the bottom, combining easy clipping of the rope through the wiregate, with the easy to clean keylocking design for the top. While the design is simple, effective, and affordable, we received by far the most comments on their looks. Climbers all over the crags we climbed at noticed the hot pink versions that we tested, repeatedly asking what kind they were.
It's hard to ask for much more than an effective sport draw at an affordable price. However, comparing them to the highest performers in our review, like the Petzl Spirit Express or the DMM Alpha Sport reveals that their gate springs are a bit tight, requiring slightly more effort to complete a clip. They are also relatively heavy overall, and their simple polyester dogbone is not engineered to be a fat handle to grasp when you are too pumped to clip. In our experience, however, these attributes only come with the highest priced choices, and we think budget-minded climbers will be more than happy with the performance they get from the HotForge Hybrid.

Black Diamond recently scrapped their entire quickdraw lineup and released five new models to fill the void. We tested the three most compelling versions, and of these, the HotForge Hybrid was our clear favorite. These affordable quickdraws pair a new HotForge solid gate biner on the top with a wiregate carabiner on the bottom, combining easy clipping of the rope through the wiregate, with the easy to clean keylocking design for the top. While the design is simple, effective, and affordable, we received by far the most comments on their looks. Climbers all over the crags we climbed at noticed the hot pink versions that we tested, repeatedly asking what kind they were.
It's hard to ask for much more than an effective sport draw at an affordable price. However, comparing them to the highest performers in our review, like the Petzl Spirit Express or the DMM Alpha Sport reveals that their gate springs are a bit tight, requiring slightly more effort to complete a clip. They are also a bit heavy overall, and their simple polyester dogbone is not engineered to be a fat handle to grasp when you are too pumped to clip. In our experience, however, these attributes only come with the highest-priced choices, and we think budget-minded climbers will be more than happy with the performance they get from the HotForge Hybrid.
Read more: Black Diamond HotForge Hybrid review

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 They are also relatively heavy overall, and their simple polyester dogbone is not engineered to be a fat handle to grasp when you are too pumped to clip. In our experience, however, these attributes only come with the highest priced choices, and we think budget-minded climbers will be more than happy with the performance they get from the HotForge Hybrid.

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After a few good months of use on these bad boys they’ve held together really well. They’re a little heavy for longer routes. I enjoy the wire gate but sometimes get a little frustrated with the response of the regular straight gate.

Well made

These quickdraws feel great and have held up really well through whatever abuse I've put them through. I am a weekend, casual climber and these have worked well for my needs.

Great draws

Solid well performing product. Can’t beat the price either. Works for sport or trad climbs here in Colorado.

Classic, solid, stout, with a quality feel you can trust your life on. Price is a value for the build. Action is smooth to clip in to. Will probably buy more!

You can hang your life on these

Straight  carabiner  with no  gap (tooth) at the gate so it  does not get stuck  in the harness gear - loop.   Highly recommended . I liked it !!! .

Great features

BD quality, light, strong, the right sizes. I Trad climb and climb towers for work. The tower stuff is HEAVY, but required. IMHO, the BD carabiners, slings, nuts and these QD's are top notch

 The tower stuff is HEAVY, but required. IMHO, the BD carabiners, slings, nuts and these QD's are top notch. I prefer Mammut ropes, but love BD.

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The Petzl Spirit Express is a classic among sport climbers. It comes with a keylock carabiner on each end and does everything a sport climber could ask for &mdash; clips are fast and snappy, and the rope never snags on the keylock gate. The wide dogbone is made to be grabbed, and we love the way it feels when we do so. It's one of the lightest sport-climbing specific models that we tested, shaving ounces off your harness in a sport where every gram counts.  
However, even with its latest weight loss, it is still not suited for long or alpine routes, so if that's your primary climbing style, check out the Petzl Ange Finesse, or another lightweight model like the Cypher Firefly II instead. For everything else, the Spirit Express is at the top of its class. Just don't loan them out, or you may not get them back! 

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It should come as no surprise that Petzl’s tried-and-true Spirit comes in at the top of this list. What’s not to like about this Cadillac of a quickdraw? The carabiners are super smooth, the dogbones are stable-feeling, and these things are, quite simply, really fun to clip. All the materials are ridiculously strong and durable, including the rubber grommet that keeps the rope-side carabiner from flipping over. The Spirit is equally easy to stick clip or grab when the good holds run out, and the whole unit is so rigid that you can hold onto the bottom end of the draw and still clip an out-of-reach bolt.

Petzl dropped the price considerably this year (from $25 down to $20), but the Spirit Express remains the same draw that we know and love. It’s ideal for sport climbing, but its weight and bulk mean that it’s not a super versatile draw. In fact, we’d be surprised if a Spirit Express has ever made it into the alpine, and we certainly wouldn’t want to clip it to a direction-dependent nut. But for a sport climbing draw, either for redpointing or leaving on a project for an extended period, this is the best model money can buy.See the Petzl Spirit Express

The Petzl Spirit Express is a staple among sport climbers. With a keylock carabiner on each end, it does everything a sport climber could ask for &mdash; clips are fast and snappy, and the rope never snags on the keylock gate. The wide dogbone is made to be grabbed, and we love the way it feels when we do so. It's one of the lightest sport-climbing specific models that we tested, shaving ounces off your harness in a sport where every gram counts.  
However, even with its latest weight loss, it is still not suited for long or alpine routes, so if that's your primary climbing style, check out the Petzl Ange Finesse, or another lightweight model like the Cypher Firefly II instead. For everything else, the Spirit Express is at the top of its class. Just don't loan them out, or you may not get them back! 
Read more: Petzl Spirit Express review

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 By far the easiest quick draw that i have to clip with so again, if you're pumped or if you're, cruxed out or if you're spooked and you need to clip in really quick um, you can slap it on that on that carabiner and nine times out of Ten you'll you'll get a nice positive clip on that on that flat faced gate and on that little uh little nose right there. So i really really like that. I'Ve been climbing with these for a couple of years now, and one thing that i've seen with other draws is that this rubber piece starts to loosen up over time, and i haven't found that, with these so you're not gon na, have to you know, fight uh, That carabiner, when you're, trying to make a make a clip or something like that um they're, it's really positive and it had and it hasn't hasn't, loosened up over time which, which is really nice. These are these are smaller than the the the gins and i'll

 I'Ve been climbing with these for a couple of years now, and one thing that i've seen with other draws is that this rubber piece starts to loosen up over time, and i haven't found that, with these so you're not gon na, have to you know, fight uh, That carabiner, when you're, trying to make a make a clip or something like that um they're, it's really positive and it had and it hasn't hasn't, loosened up over time which, which is really nice. These are these are smaller than the the the gins and i'll. Do a comparison video a little bit later, so you can see that the difference between the two but um but yeah. I think everyone should have some of these on their on their harness

 Really quick and it fills up your hand, it's really nice and ergonomic. Another reason why i like it so much is the carabiners here. Both of them are the the key lock nose as you can see there, so there is no snagging at all, which is great again if you're pumped or if you're cruxed out or something like that. If you're trying to clean the route, you can quickly take everything out really quick and i won't snag on anything

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 So the gin carabiner is three dollars less than the spirit. So it's a little bit more economical. So you saved a little bit of money, but you sacrifice a little bit of weight when we look at the bent gate side, there's a difference with those carabiners as well. Obviously the size, the weight difference, the cost difference, but there's one subtle difference on the gate and on the spirit

 So you saved a little bit of money, but you sacrifice a little bit of weight when we look at the bent gate side, there's a difference with those carabiners as well. Obviously the size, the weight difference, the cost difference, but there's one subtle difference on the gate and on the spirit. There is a really flat piece, that's kind of carved out so that you have a really positive place to fish against for clipping. So really really really easy to clip, whereas the gin is more of just a classic round bar stock

 That'S a little bit lighter. It'S gon na be a little bit easier to clip a little bit more ergonomic swing. If you're on a bit of a budget, the gin would be a great choice. You could buy them individually or the 6-pack to save you even more money and you're gon na have you know a really functional, easy clipping and handling quick draw or a carabiner

 Opening somebody who is you know, maybe just starting to climb, might find this one just a little bit easier to handle, but at the same time it is a little bit heavier. So for the carabiners, the gin is six grams, heavier than the spirit. Okay. So there's a little bit of a weight difference there and then there's also a cost difference

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However, even with its latest weight loss, it is still not suited for long or alpine routes, so if that's your primary climbing style, check out the Petzl Ange Finesse, or another lightweight model like the Cypher Firefly II instead. For everything else, the Spirit Express is at the top of its class. Just don't loan them out, or you may not get them back! 

 The wide dogbone is made to be grabbed, and we love the way it feels when we do so. It's one of the lightest sport-climbing specific models that we tested, shaving ounces off your harness in a sport where every gram counts.  

The Petzl Spirit Express is a classic among sport climbers. It comes with a keylock carabiner on each end and does everything a sport climber could ask for &mdash; clips are fast and snappy, and the rope never snags on the keylock gate. The wide dogbone is made to be grabbed, and we love the way it feels when we do so. It's one of the lightest sport-climbing specific models that we tested, shaving ounces off your harness in a sport where every gram counts

Durable product, reliable company and cool colors. I prefer petzl over any other manufacturer. They come in two different lengths and I use both.

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