Meindl v's brasher?

Dan Salter · #1 (**permalink**) 15-12-2006, 10:33 PM

Hi im on the lookout for a crimbo pressie to myself for completing the first term of uni .

I was all set on getting a pair of brasher walking boots ( probably the hillmaster classic gtx or the hillmaster lux as they appear to have suddenly discontinued there new top of the range boot the trailmaster??)

but i visited our local cotswold outdoor store and spied some yummy looking meindl's? two models borneo and burma?

Does anyone own or rate/review some of these meindl's

I get the impression its a love/ hate thing with brasher? and without sounding like a fashion victim the styling of the brasher compared with the meindl seems a little more dated? ( imo)

so basically any miendl leather boot owners out there?
and before someone suggests the obvious i shall be going back this weekend to try on the two makes and have a shop wander etc.

p.s. my budget will be around £100-£130

Deer Stalker · #2 (**permalink**) 15-12-2006, 10:42 PM

Iv'e got a pair of Meindl & they're very comfy. Can't remember what model they are but they were about £130 last year.

buzfuz8149 · #3 (**permalink**) 17-12-2006, 07:29 AM

I bought a pair of Meindl boots last year - I went for in Brasher but tried the Meindl Borneo at Stewardsons in Cumbria, paid £115.00. No complaints - I have worn them most days from then and they are very comfortable.

Carol

Lancashire.

hammock monkey · #4 (**permalink**) 17-12-2006, 08:24 AM

hi, i've also got a pair of Meindl's, they've always been great. bought mine an hour before a days hike in the brecons - i was expecting plenty of blisters - but they were perfect! very light, very waterproof, strong and very breathable and comfy.
apparently meindl family have been making boots for 300yrs...blimey charlie. think they cost approx £100. worth every penny!

canonman · #5 (**permalink**) 17-12-2006, 09:34 AM

Hi
both are good boots, it's a question of which ones feel more comfortable for you
Mick

Dan Salter · #6 (**permalink**) 17-12-2006, 10:14 PM

Thanks for the info guys and gals.

In all fairness the brasher hillmasters felt more comfy but then again they are like slippers with laces...i just feel a bit too young for the styling, they just scream rambler society to me ( no offence)
I think it will be meindl's but now i cant decide on burhma or borneo's?....

and i have just spied n their website some of the yummy higher cut hunting/hiking boots they do ! very sexy.
::: MEINDL ::: Shoes for Actives :::

Dan

Oy · #7 (**permalink**) 17-12-2006, 11:35 PM

I've been wearing a pair of Meindl Burma Pro for a few years now (Well - I take them off at night) and they're excellent!

Boddie · #8 (**permalink**) 17-12-2006, 11:45 PM

I just bought these. They are super for this time of the year

Royal Hunter Wellingtons and Wellies - Free 24hr Mainland UK Delivery

mrcheeky · #9 (**permalink**) 18-12-2006, 07:23 PM

Happy Christmas

Where has the meetings thread been moved to?

Hope you are well..........

Cheers

Mr Cheeky

eeyore · #10 (**permalink**) 20-12-2006, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by mrcheeky

Happy Christmas

Where has the meetings thread been moved to?

Hope you are well..........

Cheers

Mr Cheeky

its where it has always been - in the treehouse - its just that no one has posted on it for a few days so it is now on page 2

returning to the subject of the thread

I've owned both brands and my personal preference out of the two is for brasher , out of any brand however I would plump for zamberlan , Not very helpful I know

Dan Salter · #11 (**permalink**) 21-12-2006, 01:07 PM

No not very helpful ha ha

Comfort wise i agree on brasher and i love their legendary status...great website etc...i just struggle a little with the styling..call me vain?...the only one i liked was last years "New top of the range trekking boot..the Trailmaster gtx"...which has already been discontinued ?.

I worked with an old guy on tuesday coppicing and he had a pair of meindle borneos ( or burhmas?) that were already 15 years old and going strong...he swore by them?

I checked out zamberlains online...they seem great but the styling is very brasher once again?

I think to be honest..in this style/ price bracket...meindle, brasher, zamberlain etc....the performance and quality is very similar and it just goes down to personal tatse on the styling?

Dan

eeyore · #12 (**permalink**) 22-12-2006, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan Salter

I checked out zamberlains online...they seem great but the styling is very brasher once again?

I think to be honest..in this style/ price bracket...meindle, brasher, zamberlain etc....the performance and quality is very similar and it just goes down to personal tatse on the styling?

Dan

as mine are frequently (not to say mostly) caked in mud and other cack I have to say that the styling is not my biggest concern

- warm , comfortable , waterproof, and dont give me blisters is all i'm really worried about ... I wouldnt wear the meindls to go clubbing either

that said any of the options in this price bracket will be fine and as you say it comes down to personal taste.

Dan Salter · #13 (**permalink**) 23-12-2006, 12:21 AM

why do i seem to find it impossible to type miendl(e) without an e on the end?

eeyore · #14 (**permalink**) 25-12-2006, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan Salter

why do i seem to find it impossible to type miendl(e) without an e on the end?

you also have the i and the e reversed, its meindl (or at least it is when I spell it

)

antdg · #15 (**permalink**) 26-12-2006, 10:57 PM

I have always had a big problem with blisters in the past. However I bought a pair of Brashers GTX (

I think) and have never had one since

.
If I dont get blisters but look abit out of fashion

I know which Id choose

Cheers

Tony

Boddie · #16 (**permalink**) 26-12-2006, 11:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by antdg

I have always had a big problem with blisters in the past. However I bought a pair of Brashers GTX (

I think) and have never had one since

.
If I dont get blisters but look abit out of fashion

I know which Id choose

Cheers

Tony

They are not bad looking shoes. I love my Scarpas and I really do like my new Hunter wellington boots. I used to get bad blisters too. I was never meant to walk. Proof in proof be need be that I was stolen from the aristocracy as a child and sold to my parents

eeyore · #17 (**permalink**) 26-12-2006, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Boddie

They are not bad looking shoes. I love my Scarpas and I really do like my new Hunter wellington boots.

I hope you got a family discount

i rarely get blisters - proof that i am a horny footed son of the soil - or possibly an unusually tall hobbit

Dan Salter · #18 (**permalink**) 13-01-2007, 01:01 AM

Ok finally put an end to my hiking boot brasher/meindl and went out today and bought the Meindl "Burma pro mfs" ones.

Still in box though....will give a better opinion of them once i have given them some good use !

Ok....wellies next....and woah ! what a mine field......but fun ! I never thought the day would come that i go ga ga for a yummy looking pair of wellies but it has come !

almostnormal · #19 (**permalink**) 21-03-2007, 09:46 PM

being new to this site, i read this thread with some trepidation, but phew, you went for the meindl. i had brashers for going to egypt. they lasted 16days and then the soles started to peel off. by the end of my 28day trip my spare boot laces were holding the boots together in a sort of harness thing. i went and bought some meindl's on my return home and they've lasted me through 8years of lake district hiking.

sarah

p.s. i'd go with aigle, hunters are a bit skinny in the leg. makes for uncomfy walking if you're into mountain biking, or serious walking, or dance.....

Mr Mag00 · #20 (**permalink**) 21-03-2007, 09:57 PM

lots of thread revival taking place!!

I have both meindl and brasher, excellent for different thing tbh, meindl hill walking, brasher for gentler strollling .As for wellies i plumped for some muck boot and they look good on the streets 'Innit!'

Dan Salter · #21 (**permalink**) 22-03-2007, 11:31 PM

Blimey ! i think a few old threads have been revived since i was last online yesterday ? ha ha
Oh and the harlequin thread too ( which isnt mine)

Almostnormal....do you have any welly dancing tales? ha ha

almostnormal · #22 (**permalink**) 23-03-2007, 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Dan Salter

Blimey ! i think a few old threads have been revived since i was last online yesterday ? ha ha
Oh and the harlequin thread too ( which isnt mine)

Almostnormal....do you have any welly dancing tales? ha ha

welly dancing? nope, sorry. strange place you live in

tee hee, actually though, thinking about it, i did loose one half of my last pair in a bog. stepped on what looked like solid stuff and sank 3ft....lost one welly and had to hop the rest of the bog...SIGH....i bet i looked a right muppet walking down a gravel path in socks with one drenched muddy leg, and one clean dry one!

Dan Salter · #23 (**permalink**) 23-03-2007, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by almostnormal

welly dancing? nope, sorry. strange place you live in

tee hee, actually though, thinking about it, i did loose one half of my last pair in a bog. stepped on what looked like solid stuff and sank 3ft....lost one welly and had to hop the rest of the bog...SIGH....i bet i looked a right muppet walking down a gravel path in socks with one drenched muddy leg, and one clean dry one!

U mentioned wellies and dance in the same line not me?

And yes....i suspect you probably did have a whiff of muppet aire about you?

almostnormal · #24 (**permalink**) 23-03-2007, 01:12 AM

i suspect so given the hilarity it was causing as i was hurrying down the path. one little boy actually pointed. i'm not sure i'll ever get over that....

nightshade · #25 (**permalink**) 23-03-2007, 11:05 AM

Meindl do a comfortable boot and do wide foot fittings,very useful