Thread: Kids walking/hiking boots - can you get them?

They exist, but I can't help with where, as we bought ours back in the UK.

Whats wrong with Blunnies?

I found a pair at anaconda in Geelong to suit my son.

12 year old.

Michael.

I've never had the need, but try some of the specialist outdoor stores such as Paddy Pallin, Mountain Equipment or Kathmandu. I think that they all have websites.

All the sports stores have them, Feed shops and saddlery's sometimes stoke them as well. Alternatively try a pair of doc martins

I work for a large Australian shoe retailer.

I will go and check the range to see if we have anything in that category at the moment.

David

Originally Posted by Numpty's Missus

Nat,

At 6 & 8 are they going to be walking that far anyway?
You won't get a long life out of them at the rate kids feet grow so not worth spending big bucks...but you should be able to get something suitable.
Nothing wrong with blunnies...they support the ankle, are strong and durable and I reckon comfortable enough for walking the sorts of distances an 8yr old would walk...hmmm...I remember walking miles and miles as a kid with my dad. Can't remember what footwear we had but we were a poor family so they wouldn't have been anything flash..and I don't recall having blisters or any other problems

I didn't have any special walking boots until I was about 17 - and I did an awful lot of bushwalking!

My father once commented that he never owned a pair of shoes until he started high school - and in some places he had to walk several miles through the bush to school!


John

The feedback is great, thanks guys.

We took them the other week on a 5.8kms walk. Longest they have ever done and they loved it.

Am I cruel getting them to walk that far???

The little fella has a pair of blunnies (don't get me wrong I know they are a great boot) but the elastic sides don't support his ankles too well and if there is a pebble on the track he will trip over it